Author: BYERLY, Stephen, of Mooreland township, Montgomery County, Pa
Title: Byerly's New American Spelling Book, Calculated for the Use of Schools, in the United States
Description: Philadelphia, M'Carty & Davis, 1827. New Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo (3-3/4" x 6-1/2") in original sheep-backed boards; 167 pages. Shoemaker 28348. Illustrated with small woodcuts, about half of which are crudely colored by hand. The title page bears a large woodcut of a variation of the United States Presidential Seal, similar to the Masi Treaty-Seal die of 1825 but not exactly matching. A scarce early American spelling book. Moderate foxing, early signatures on endpapers. Some loss of leather on the spine; covers a little loose but firm. Good .

Keywords: Natural History, Schoolbook, Montgomery, PA 19th Century Early American Imprints Speller Illustrated Books


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