Neilson's Greek Exercise. Abridged and Revised in Syntax, Ellipsis, Dialects, Prosody, and Metaphrasis; To Which is Prefixed, a Concise, but Comprehensive Syntax for the Use of Colleges, Academies and Schools. By the Principals of Baltimore College
by Neilson, William
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Baltimore: Swain and Matchett, 1809. Original full mottled calf (leather), red morocco title label, (8.75" x 5.5"). pages. viii, 171, [1]. Plus bound with "A Key to the Greek Exercises" by Neilson at rear (Swain and Matchett 1809), 71 pages. Text in Greek and English. Previous owner's signature with notation "$3.00 for nothing." Apparently students were frustrated at the cost of textbooks even back in early 1800's. Showing minimal wear, an exceptional copy of a scarce early American textbook published in the United States. Size: Octavo. First American Edition.. Leather.
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- Neilson's Greek Exercise. Abridged and Revised in Syntax, Ellipsis, Dialects, Prosody, and Metaphrasis; To Which is Prefixed, a Concise, but Comprehensive Syntax for the Use of Colleges, Academies and Schools. By the Principals of Baltimore College
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- Neilson, William
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- First American Edition.
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- Swain and Matchett
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1809
- Keywords
- EARLY AMERICAN SCHOOL BOOKS; GREEK
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