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Additional authors

1. Cobbett, Anne, 1795-1877.
2. Peirce, G.
3. Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
4. Cobbett, James Paul, 1803-1881.
5. W. & R. Holmes. bsl

Description

1. [240], 12 p.; 20 cm.

Subject

1. English language > Grammar > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Call number

1. Pforz (Cobbett, W. Grammar of the English language. 1844)

Note

1. "To which are added, six lessons, intended to prevent statesmen from using false grammar, and from writing in an awkward manner."
2. Printer's imprint: "London: Peirce, printer, 310, Strand."
3. Dedication: "To Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Caroline ..."
4. Publisher's advertisements: 12 p. at end.
5. First published in 1818.
6. Letters addressed to Cobbett's son James Paul Cobbett.

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Author

1. Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.

Title

1. A grammar of the English language, in a series of letters : intended for the use of schools and of young persons in general, but more especially for the use of soldiers, sailors, apprentices and plough-boys / By the late William Cobbett, M. P. for Oldham ...

Imprint

1. London : Published by A. Cobbett, 137, Strand, 1844.

Access

1. Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Local note

1. Pforzheimer copy: With the bookseller's ticket of W. & R. Holmes of no. 195 Oxford St, and the typed ownership label of "T. Joyce." -- In drab boards with green cloth backstrip and printed paper spine label, chipped.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to the Pforzheimer Collection

Added author

1. Cobbett, Anne, 1795-1877. Publisher
2. Peirce, G. Printer
3. Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821. Dedicatee
4. Cobbett, James Paul, 1803-1881. Addressee
5. W. & R. Holmes. Bookseller

Research call number

1. Pforz (Cobbett, W. Grammar of the English language. 1844)