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Miscellaneous

A Bibliography of Books on Language and Languages Printed in the United States Through the Year 1800

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Adam, Alexander
(1741–1809) 1799 The Rudiments of Latin and English Grammar. Boston: Manning & Loring for Hall (35073).Google Scholar
Alden, Abner
(1758–1820) 1797 An Introduction to Spelling and Reading. 21 vols. Boston: Thomas & Andrews (31706–07). (2nd ed. of vol. I1, ibid. 1800 (36789).)Google Scholar
Alexander, Caleb
(1755–1828) 1792 A Grammatical System of the English Language. Boston: Hall (24030). (2nd ed., Boston: Thomas & Andrews 1793 (25087); 3rd ed., ibid. 1795 (28162); 4th ed., ibid. 1796 (29962); 5th ed. 1799 (35092).)Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1793 Grammatical Elements. Ibid. (25086).Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1794 A Grammatical Institute of the Latin Tongue. Worcester, Mass.: Thomas (26547).Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1794 An Introduction to the Speaking and Writing of the English Language. Boston: Thomas & Andrews (26548).Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1795 A New Introduction to the Latin Language. Worcester, Mass.: Thomas (28163).Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1796 A Grammatical System of the Grecian Language. Ibid. (29963). [This appears to be the first grammar of Greek written in the United States.]Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1797 The Young Ladies and Gentlemen’s Spelling-Book. Providence, R.I.: Carter & Wilkinson (31709). (Another ed., Worcester, Mass.: Thomas 1799 (35093).)Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1797 The Young Gentlemen and Ladies Instructor. Boston: Larkin & Blakes (31708).Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1800 The Columbian Dictionary. Boston: Thomas & Andrews (36792). The Amusing Practice of the Italian LanguageGoogle Scholar
(1755–1828) 1782 New York: Rivington (17456). [Known from an advertisement.]Google Scholar
Ash, John
(1724–79) 1774 Grammatical Institutes. 7th ed., London, reprinted New York: Gaine (13123). (Other eds., ibid. 1799 (16194) [from an advertisement]; Chatham, N.J.: Kollock 1783 (44298); Philadelphia: Crukshank 1785 (44642); Worcester, Mass.: Thomas for Battelle & Green 1785 (18918); New York: Kollock 1786 (19477) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Crukshank 1788 (45244); Philadelphia: Stewart 1788 (20936); New York: Gaine 1792 (24059) [from an advertisement]; Boston: Thomas & Andrews 1794 (26578); Philadelphia: M’Culloch 1795 (28214); New York: Buel for Duyckinck 1798 (33317); New York: Davis for Arden 1799 (35118); Mt. Holly, N.J.: Ustick for Carey 1800 (36851).)Google Scholar
Babcock, Elisha
(1753–1821) 1798 The Child’s Spelling Book: Calculated to Render Reading Completely Easy. Hartford, Conn.: Babcock (33346). (2nd ed., ibid. 1800 (37179).)Google Scholar
Bachmair, John James
(d. 1778) 1772 A Complete German Grammar. London, reprinted Philadelphia: Miller (12315). (Another ed., ibid. 1774 (13127) [known from an advertisement]; 2nd American ed., Philadelphia: Cist 1793 (25128).) [N.U.C. cites 2nd ed., London: Linde 1752.]Google Scholar
(d. 1778) 1788 A German Grammar. Philadelphia: Cist (20937).Google Scholar
(d. 1778) 1788 Der erste oder Theoretische Theil von Bachmairs Englisch-Teutschen Grammatick. Ibid. (20938).Google Scholar
Bailey, Nathan
(d. 1742) 1720 English and Latin Exercises. 5th ed., Boston: Fleet (2092 and 39716). [B.M.C. cites a 1706 ed., London: Holland.]Google Scholar
Barry, John
1790 The American Spelling Book. Philadelphia: Carey, Stewart and Co? (22326). (2nd ed., Philadelphia: Omrod and Conrad? 1794? (26622).) [Both editions known from advertisements.]Google Scholar
Baxter, Richard
(1615–91) 1664 Wehkomaonganoo. Cambridge, Mass. (84). (Another ed., ibid. 1688 (440),) [This is John Eliot’s translation into Natick of Baxter’s Call to the Unconverted.]Google Scholar
Bayly, Lewis
(d. 1631) 1665 Manitowompae. Cambridge, Mass. (95). (Another ed., ibid. 1685 (383).) [This is John Eliot’s translation into Natick of Bayly’s Practice of Piety.]Google Scholar
Benezet, Anthony
(1713–84) 1776 The Pennsylvania Spelling-Book. Philadelphia: Crukshank (42994). (2nd ed., ibid. 1779 (16204); 3rd ed., Providence, R.I.: Wheeler for Greene 1782 (19398); another ed., Providence: Wheeler 1789 (21674) [from an advertisement].)Google Scholar
(1713–84) 1779 An Essay Towards the Most Easy Introduction to the Knowledge of the English Grammar. Philadelphia (16202).Google Scholar
Beresford, Richard
(1755–1803) 1779 A Dissertation on the Uses of the Learned Languages. Charleston, S.C.: Young (35182).Google Scholar
Bible
1663 Cambridge, Mass. (72 and 73). [In Natick.]Google Scholar
1665 Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe. Cambridge (385). [In Natick.]Google Scholar
Bible. O.T. Psalms 1658 A Few Psalmes in Meter. Ibid. (50). [In Natick; no copy extant.]Google Scholar
Bible. O.T. Psalms 1663 Up-Bookum Psalmes. Ibid. (74 and 85). [In Natick; no copy extant.]Google Scholar
Bible. O.T. Psalms 1663 Wame Ketoohamae. Ibid. (75). [In Natick; no copy extant.]Google Scholar
Bible. O.T. Psalms 1682 Wame Ketoohamae Uketoohomaomgash David. Ibid. (31z). [In Natick; no copy extant.]Google Scholar
Bible. O.T. Psalms 1709 Massachusee Psalter. Boston (1380) [In Natick.]Google Scholar
Bible N.T.
1661 Wusku Wuttest amentum. Cambridge, Mass. (65). (Another ed., ibid. 1680 (279).) [In Natick.]Google Scholar
1799 Die Geschichte… In die Aruwackische. Philadelphia: Cist (35201). [In Arawak of Guiana.]Google Scholar
Bingham, Caleb
(1757–1817) 1785 The Young Lady’s Accidence; or a Short and Easy Introduction to English Grammar. Boston: Greenleaf & Freeman (18934). (3rd ed., Boston: Thomas 1789 (21692); 4th ed., Boston: Thomas & Andrews 1790 (22363); 5th ed., ibid. 1791 (23206); 6th ed., ibid. 1792 (24114); 7th ed., ibid. 1793 (25197); 8th ed., ibid. 1794 (26675); 9th ed., ibid. 1796 (30095); 10th ed., ibid. 1797 (31828); 11th ed., Boston: Manning & Loring for West 1799 (35209).)Google Scholar
(1757–1817) 1792 The Child’s Companion. Boston: Hall (24112). (2nd ed., ibid. 1792 (24113) [there were only a few weeks separating these two editions]; 4th ed., Boston: Manning & Loring 1795 (47365); 5th ed., ibid. 1796 (30094); 6th ed., ibid. 1798 (48370).) [This work is a spelling book.]Google Scholar
(1757–1817) 1797 The Columbian Orator. Boston: Manning & Loring for D. West & J. West (31827). (2nd ed., Boston: Manning & Loring 1799 (35208); 3rd ed., ibid. 1800 (36972).)Google Scholar
Blair, Hugh
(1718–1800) 1784 Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres. Philadelphia: Aitken (18369). (Another ed., 21 vols. New York: Allen 1793? (25200) [from an advertisement]; 2nd American ed. from the 4th London ed., Philadelphia: Carey 1793 (25201); another ed., vol I1, Mount Holly, N.J. (36982) [no copy extant].) [B.M.C. cites a 1783 ed., London: Strahan and Cadell; N.U.C. also cites a 1783 ed., Dublin: for Whitestone.]Google Scholar
(1718–1800) 1788 Essays on Rhetorick. Albany (20971) [no copy extant]. (Other eds., Boston: Freeman 1789 (21693); Boston: Thomas & Andrews 1793 (25198); Philadelphia 1793 (25199); Boston: Etheridge for Thomas & Andrews 1797 (31833); Albany: Barber & Southwick 1798 (33426).) [N.U.C. cites a 1784 ed., Dublin: for Moncrieffe.]Google Scholar
Blair, Thomas
1720 Some Short and Easy Rules, Teaching…French. Boston (2096).Google Scholar
Bradford, William
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Buchanan, James
(fl. 1753–73) 1780 A Regular English Syntax. From the London ed., Philadelphia: Styner & Cist (16725). (Other eds., Philadelphia: Cist 1783 (17858); ibid. 1786 (19526); 4th American ed., ibid. 1788 (20985); 5th American ed., ibid. 1792 (24153).) [B.M.C. cites a 1767 ed., London: Wren.]Google Scholar
(fl. 1753–73) 1784 The British Grammar: Or an Essay in Four Parts. Boston: Coverly for Norman (18382). [B.M.C. cites a 1762 ed., London: Millar.]Google Scholar
Burgh, James
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Burr, Jonathan
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Camden, William
(1551–1623) 1800 A Grammar of the Greek Language. 1st American from the 3rd London ed., edited by John Snelling Popkin (1771–1853) Boston: Thomas & Andrews (37085). [N.U.C. cites a 1595 ed. of Institutio Graeoae Gramma-tices Compendiaria, London: Bollifant, of which this is a translation.]Google Scholar
Carey, John
(1756–1826) 1793 A System of Short-Hand, Practised by Mr. Thomas Lloyd. Philadelphia: Rice (25252).Google Scholar
Carey, Matthew
(1760–1839) 1800 A Child’s Guide to Spelling and Reading. Philadelphia: Carey (37098).Google Scholar
Carre, Charles
1780 A Table of French Verbs Auxiliaries. Philadelphia: Bailey (16730).Google Scholar
1794? Supplement aux grammaires anglaises. Baltimore? (47000). [No copy extant.]Google Scholar
1794 Tableau de son & accens de la langue anglaise. Wilmington, Del.: Adams (26743). [From an advertisement.]Google Scholar
Carrol, James
1795 The American Criterion of the English Language. New London, Conn.: Green (28395). [On pronunciation.]Google Scholar
Carson, James
1794 A Practical Grammar of the English Tongue. Philadelphia: Bailey (26744).Google Scholar
Cheever, Ezekiel
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The Child’s New Play-Thing, or Best Amusement, Being a Spelling-Book
1744 Boston: Edwards (5359) [from an advertisement]. (4th ed., Boston: Draper for Edwards 1750 (6477); other eds., Philadelphia: Chattin 1757 (7871) [from an advertisement]; Wilmington, Del. 1761 (8813) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Dunlap 1763 (41334); ibid. 1765 (9927) [from an advertisement].)Google Scholar
Child’s Play Thing, or Easy Spelling
1786 Philadelphia: Spotswood (19555). (Another ed., ibid. 1795 (28417).) [Both editions known from advertisements.]Google Scholar
Church of England
1715 Book of Common Prayer. The Morning and Evening Prayer. New York: Bradford (1740). [Translated into Mohawk by Bernardus Freeman and Lawrence Claesse.]Google Scholar
Clarke, John
(1687–1734) 1786 An Introduction to the Making of Latin. 1st Worcester ed. revised from the 24th London ed., Worcester, Mass.: Thomas (19560). (Other eds., Philadelphia 1788 (21000) [from an advertisement]; New York: Oram 1799 (35311).) [N.U.C. cites 4th ed., London: for Butterworth 1724.]Google Scholar
Cobbett, William
(1763–1835) 1795 Le Tuteur Anglaise. Philadelphia: Bradford (28441).Google Scholar
Collin, Nicholas
(1746–1831) 1798 Philological Views of Some Very Ancient Words in Several Languages. Philadelphia (33534).Google Scholar
The Columbian Spelling and Reading Book
1798 Philadelphia: Carey (33545). [From copyright entry.]Google Scholar
A Comprehensive Grammar, in which the Principles of the English Language
1789 3rd ed., Philadelphia: Dobson (21746).Google Scholar
Cordier, Mathurin
(1479–1564) 1724 Corderii Colloquiorum. 3rd ed., Boston: Eliot and Henchman (2517). (20th ed., Boston 1770 (11615); 22nd ed., Philadelphia: Crukshank 1777 (43240); 25th ed., New York: Gaine 1786 (19588); 23rd ed?, Philadelphia: James 1787 (20301); other eds., Boston: Thomas 1789 (21770); New York: Gaine 1792 (24228) [from an advertisement]; Exeter, N.H.: Ranlet for Thomas & Andrews 1800 (37256).) [With translations by John Clarke.]Google Scholar
Cotton, John
(1584–1652) 1691 Nashuanittue Meninnunk. Cambridge, Mass. (550). [This is a translation into Natick by Grindal Rawson of Spiritual Milk for Babes. It is also reprinted in the Indian Primer of 1720.]Google Scholar
Culmann, Leonhard
(1498–1562) 1702 Senteniae Pueriles Anglo-Latinae. Boston (1045). (Another ed., Boston: Buttolph el al. 1723 (2427).) [With translations into English by Charles Hoole.] [N.U.C. cites a 1544 ed., Lipisiae: Blum.]Google Scholar
Curtis, Abel
(1755–83) 1779 A Compendium of English Grammar. Dresden, N.H. (16249). (2nd ed., Norwich, Conn.: Trumbull 1783 (17901); 3rd ed., ibid. 1784 (18431); 4th ed., ibid. 1785 (18980).)Google Scholar
Davidson, James
(1732–1809) 1781 A Short Introduction to Latin Grammar. Philadelphia: Cist (17370). (2nd ed., ibid. 1783 (18135); 3rd ed., ibid. 1786 (19988); 4th ed., ibid. 1789 (22143); 4th ed. Boston: Folsom 1790 (22890); 5th ed., ibid. 1792 (24787); 6th ed., Exeter, N.H.: Lamson 1794 (27701); 5th ed., Philadelphia: Cist 1797 (32835); 6th ed., ibid. 1799 (36309); 7th ed., Wilmington, Del.: Bonsai & Niles 1800 (38501).)Google Scholar
(1732–1809) 1789 Quaedam ex Colloquiis Corderii. Philadelphia: Bache (21771).Google Scholar
(1732–1809) 1798 An Easy and Practical Introduction – to the Latin Tongue. Philadelphia: Cist (33604).Google Scholar
Davys, Peter
(d. 1689) 1758 Adminiculum Puerile. Dublin, reprinted Philadelphia: Dunlap (8111). (Other eds., ibid. 1764 (41439); Philadelphia 1778 (15778) [known from an advertisement]; 4th ed., Philadelphia: Crukshank 1785 (18983); another ed., ibid. 1788 (21042) [from an advertisement]. [N.U.C. cites a Dublin ed. 1694.]Google Scholar
Dearborn, Benjamin
(1755–1838) 1792 The Pupil’s Guide or Assistant in Writing &c. Boston (24250). [From copyright entry.]Google Scholar
(1755–1838) 1795 The Columbian Grammar. Boston: Hall (28543).Google Scholar
De Heusch, Alard Henry
1796 The Teacher; or, Practical French Grammar. New York: Bull (30560).Google Scholar
Dilworth, Thomas
(d. 1780) 1747 A New Guide to the English Tongue. 8th ed., Philadelphia: Franklin (40424). (15th ed., New York: Parker & Weyman 1754 (7183); 7th ed., New York: Gaine 1755 (7408) [known from an advertisement]; other eds., Philadelphia: Chattin 1757 (7883) [from an advertisement]; New York: Gaine 1761 (8839); 23rd ed., Philadelphia: Dunlap 1762 (41259a); other eds., Boston: D. & J. Kneeland for Webb 1764 (41440); New York: Gaine 1765 (9951) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Hall 1766 (10284) [mentioned in Franklin accounts]; Boston: Mein & Fleeming 1767 (10602) [from an advertisement]; Boston: Kneeland & Adams for Draper 1768 (41811); Philadelphia: Hall & Sellers 1768 (41812); Boston: Mein & Fleeming 1769 (11240) [from an advertisement]; Boston: Perkins 1770 (42084); Philadelphia: Bradfords 1770 (11634); Boston: M’Alpine 1771 (12027); Boston: Leverett 1772 (42338); Philadelphia: Dunlap 1772 (12374); Boston: J. Kneeland for Ellison 1773 (42434); Boston: J. Kneeland for Perkins 1773 (42435); 94th ed., Philadelphia: Crukshank 1774 (13249) other eds., Boston: Fleets 1777 (43242); Lancaster, Pa. 1778 (15783) [known from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Aitken 1778 (15782); Philadelphia: Bell 1779 (16258) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Crukshank 1779 (16260) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Hall & Sellers 1779 (16259) [from an advertisement]; Baltimore 1780 (16762) [from an advertisement]; Boston: Boyle 1780 (43794 and 19403); Newburyport, Mass. 1780 (16763) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Dunlap 1780 (16761); Philadelphia: Steiner & Cist 1780 (16760) [from an advertisement]; Norwich, Conn.: Trumbull 1781 (43968); Philadelphia: Crukshank 1781 (43969); Portsmouth, N.H. 1781 (17137); Boston: Hodge 1782 (44196); Chatham, N.J. 1782 (17522) [from an advertisement]; Hartford, Conn.: Patten 1782 (17521) [from an advertisement]; Boston: Coverly 1783 (17916); Norwich, Conn.: Trumbull 1783 (17917) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia 1784 (18446) [no copy located]; Philadelphia: Young, Stewart & M’Culloch 1785 (44676); Boston: Fleets 1786? (19607) [from an advertisement]; Litchfield, Conn.: Collier for Babcock 1786 (44879); Trenton, N.J. 1786 (19608) [from an advertisement]; Hartford, Conn.: Patten 1787 (20333) [from an advertisement]; New Brunswick, Me. 1787 (20334) [from an advertisement]; 46th ed., Hartford, Conn.: Patten 1788 (45251); 50th ed., Boston 1788 (21056); other eds., Portsmouth, N.H.: Melcher 1788 (21057) [known from an advertisement]; Boston: Fleets 1789 (21795); Philadelphia: Crukshank 1789 (21797); Boston: White & Cambridge 1790 (45862); New Haven, Conn.: Morse 1790 (45863); New York: Loudon 1790 (22462) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Campbell 1790 (22463) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Pritchard & Hall 1790 (45864); Hartford, Conn.: Patten 1791 (23325); Philadelphia: James & Johnson 1791 (46156); Philadelphia: Rice & Co. 1791 (46157); Wilmington, Del.: Brynberg & Andrews 1791 (46158); 48th ed., Hartford, Conn.: Patten 1792 (24268); other eds., New York 1792 (24271) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Crukshank 1792 (46430); New York 1793? (25398); Philadelphia: Bradfords 1793 (25399); Portsmouth, N.H.: Melcher 1793? (25397) [from an advertisement]; New Brunswick, N.J.: Blauvelt 1794 (26887) [from an advertisement]; New York: Campbell 1794 (26888) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Stewart & Cochran 1795 (47406); Portsmouth, N.H.: Melcher for Larkin 1795 (26568); New York: Rogers & Berry 1796 (30349); Boston: White 1797 (32046); New York 1797 (32047) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Stewart & Cochran 1797 (48108); Wilmington, Del.: Brynberg 1799 (35409); Philadelphia: Stewart 1800 (37326).) [G.B., p. xiv, cites 1st ed., London 1740.]Google Scholar
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1736 The English Instructor, or the Art of Spelling Improved. 5th ed., Boston: Draper for Henchman (4011). (8th ed., Boston: Henchman 1746 (5762).)Google Scholar
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1797 New French Pronouncing Spelling-Book. Philadelphia: Omrod (32174).Google Scholar
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