The only sure guide to the English tongue; : or, new pronouncing spelling-book: upon the same plan as The royal standard English dictionary. Designed for the use of schools, and private families. To which is added, a comprehensive grammar of the English language. /
Perry, William,1747-1808.
Edinburgh: : Printed by Gavin Alston for the author; and sold by J. Wilkie, St. Paul's church-yard, T. Evans, Pater-noster-row, and J. Murray, Fleet-street, London; A. Donaldson, J. Bell, W. Creech, J. Dickson, C. Elliot, and R. Jamieson, Edinburgh; W. Charnley, Newcastle; C. Etherington, York; Cresswell, Nottingham; Norton, Bristol; Frederick, Bath; and by the author at his Academy. (Price bound I s.),
M,DCC,LXXVI.. [1776]
Appears to be a reissue with the addition of an appendix regarding the sounds of consonants before vowels. Pagination and signatures carry on from original issue. The final page of the appendix contains an erratum to page 144.
Not in Alston.
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