The Pennsylvania spelling-book, or Youth's friendly instructor and monitor: on an easy plan, for exciting the attention, and facilitating the instruction of children and others, in spelling and reading; and acquainting them with the essential parts of orthography, pointing, &c. As also, training their minds to early sentiments of piety and virtue. More particularly calculated for the use of parents, guardians, and others, remote from schools; in the private tuition of their children, and illiterate domesticks, &c. Compiled by Anthony Benezet.

People / Organizations

• Caleb Greene ("printed for")
• Anthony Benezet (Author)

Imprint

Providence (Rhode-Island): Printed by Bennett Wheeler, for Caleb Greene, MDCCLXXXII. [1782]

Publication year

1782-1782

ESTC No.

W18699

Grub Street ID

328304

Description

136, 12 p. ; 12⁰

Note

Edition statement transposed; precedes author statement on title page.

"An essay towards the most easy introduction to the knowledge of the English grammar, compiled for the Pennsylvania spelling-book."--12 p. at end, attributed to Benezet in: Smith, Joseph. A descriptive catalogue of Friends' books.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B-R? ?A?