MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 80486351
003 DLC
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008 800801s1797 mauf 000 0 eng
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040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC$edcrb
050 00 $aPE1137.A2$bM2 1797
082 00 $a421/.52$219
100 1 $aMackintosh, Duncan.
245 12 $aA plain, rational essay on English grammar :$bthe main object of which is to point out a plain, rational, and permanent standard of pronunciation : to which is given a gamut or key, still more simple, plain, and easy than that given to music, pointing out the quantity and quality of every syllable and word, according to the present mode among polite scholars ... /$cthis plan, hitherto unattempted, is respectfully inscribed to British and American ladies and gentlemen, whose generous criticism and assistance is humbly requested by their devoted humble servants, Duncan Mackintosh and his two daughters ...
260 $aBoston :$bPrinted by Manning & Loring,$c1797.
300 $axx, [21]-239, [1] p., [2] folded leaves of plates ;$c22 cm. (8vo)
500 $aOn t.p., author's name is marked with acute accents.
500 $aA companion work in French was printed in the same year under title: Essai raisonné sur la grammaire et le prononciation angloise.
500 $aSignatures: [A]⁴ B-U⁴ W⁴ X-2F⁴.
510 4 $aEvans$c32411
500 $aErrata: [4] p. tipped in.
500 $aLC copy imperfect: 1 plate wanting.$5DLC
650 0 $aEnglish language$xPronunciation$xEarly works to 1800.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xGrammar$xEarly works to 1800.
710 2 $aAmerican Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)$5DLC