Lot 73A: Group of Nine 19th Century Books on Schooling as well as Dictionaries
Group of Nine 19th Century Books on Schooling as well as Dictionaries
1840 The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book by Noah Webster LL.D, published by Roby, Kimball, and Merrill
1807 Geography Made Easy: Being an Abridgment of the American Universal Geography by Jedidiah Morse, D.D. A.A.S., published by Thomas and Andrews
Johnson’s English Dictionary by Samuel Johnson as Improved by Todd and Abridged by Chalmers with Walker’s Pronunciations Dictionary, combined: to which is added Walker’s Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names, 1828
1804 The Royal Standard English Dictionary (Second Broochfield Edition) by William Perry, published by E. Merriam and Co. Brookfield, Massachusetts
1847-1855 School Term Ledger
Three early 20th century law school notebooks written by Edward J. Willi
The Complaint or Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality, by the late Dr. Young, printed by John Mycall, for the proprietor of the Boston Bookstore, number 59, Cornhill, Boston, 1827
Provenance: Gentlemen’s Estate Watch Hill, Rhode Island
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Estimate: $400- $600
Auction Date: July 30, 2024
Realized Price: $Unsold