A new guide to the English tongue
Subtitle: In five parts. ... The whole, being recommended by several clergymen and eminent school masters, as the most useful performance for the instruction of youth, is designed for the use of schools in Great-Britain, Ireland, and America.
By: By Thomas Dilworth, author of The schoolmaster's assistant; Young book-keeper's assistant, &c. &c.
Edition: Bradford's edition.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 11634.
Publisher: Printed & sold by Thomas & William Bradford, wholesale and retail booksellers and stationers, no. 8, South Front Street.
Published: 1770
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Dilworth, Thomas, -- d. 1780 -- Portraits.; English language -- Orthography and spelling.; English language -- Grammar.; Fables.; Spellers.; Prayers.
Notes: Edition statement from head of relief portrait of Dilworth on p. [1], 1st count.

Date of publication supplied by Evans.

Three states noted. One state has a preliminary gathering of two leaves, containing a relief portrait of Dilworth and an illustrated alphabet, and title page verso is blank. Another state lacks the preliminary gathering (copy imperfect?), and upper and lower case Roman and italic alphabets appear on verso of title page. A third state, also without the preliminary gathering, includes the portrait of Dilworth on the recto of leaf [A]1; the title page appears on [A]1 verso, and the first page of Part I differs.

Signatures: pi² [A]⁶ B-G¹².

Evans 11634.

Hildeburn, C.R.  Pennsylvania, 2520.

Rosenbach, A.S.W.  Children's books, 65.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11634).