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The alphabet along with lessons in morals and civil behaviour

FENNING, Daniel.
The Universal Spelling-Book; or, A New and Easy Guide to the English Language. Containing I. Tables of Words  in one, two, three, and Four Syllables; with natural  and easy Lessons in each, adapted to the Capacity of  Children, from Three Years old and upwards. II. A very easy and rational Guide to English Grammar, by Way of Question and Answer. III. A Collection of near 5000 of the most useful Words of two, three and four Syllables, viz. Nouns Substantive, Adjectives, and Verbs. IV. Many useful Things necessary to help the young beginner. V. Chronological Tables of the Succession of the Kings of England, and many of the most memorable Occurrences in sacred and prophane History.

With illustrations of a boys' and a girls' classroom and of children playing on engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved plates, one with various alphabets in Roman printing types and the other with various writing types in "round hand", and 8 woodcuts within ornamental borders to the reading exercises, which include some fables.

With illustrations of a boys' and a girls' classroom and of children playing on engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved plates, one with various alphabets in Roman printing types and the other with various writing types in "round hand", and 8 woodcuts within ornamental borders to the reading exercises, which include some fables.



Thirty-Fifth Edition, with Additions. London, for S. Crowder, B.C. Collins in Salisbury, 1789. Sm.8vo. Contemp. buckram. With illustrations of a boys' and a girls' classroom and of children playing on engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved plates, one with various alphabets in Roman printing types and the other with various writing types in "round hand", and 8 woodcuts within ornamental borders to the reading exercises, which include some fables. (12), 152, (4) pp.

Popular English primer. It not only teaches the A B, but also provides the children with a sound introduction into other school-subjects as well, like writing, English grammar, history and geography, including biblical history, while inbetween, a.o. in the reading exercises, the children are taught morals and civil behaviour. First published in 1756, the A B book is nicely illustrated, the woodcuts having been generally attributed to Bewick. Fenning's "Universal Spelling-Book" was also published at Rotterdam in the Netherlands, so it probably was also used to teach the English language to Dutch children.

Good copy.- (Some pencil underlining).
Osborne Collection I, p. 119 (ed. of 1794 and 1804); Gumuchian 124 (ed. of 1811); Cat. Van Rijn 182 (Rotterdam-edition of 1793); KLKL 594 (idem); Muller 1016 (idem); Loonen pp. 308-309; this ed. not in NUC.

Related Subjects: 18th Century  Children's Books  Education  English  Linguistics 

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