Item #21743 The Philadelphia Practical Vocabulary, Latin and English consisting of more than Two Thousand Nouns Substantive, Appellative and Proper, with a Numerous Collection of Adjectives. James Ross.

The Philadelphia Practical Vocabulary, Latin and English consisting of more than Two Thousand Nouns Substantive, Appellative and Proper, with a Numerous Collection of Adjectives

Philadelphia: Thomas and William Bradford, 1806. Second Edition. 12mo; vii, (1), 105pp. Full calf, covered in early rough weave black cloth, obscuring an early previous owner's bookplate. Good only, separating at rear hinge. A fascinating relic of education in early 19th-century America. Sketches to ffep (with '416') and rfep. Item #21743

James Ross attended Princeton and received a master’s degree from the College of Philadelphia. He became head of the Carlisle Grammar School until 1784, when Dickinson College was founded and Ross became its first faculty member. He served as a professor for eight years before resigning in 1792 to establish a school for classical learning in Chambersburg. It was here that he wrote his famed Latin Grammar, which ran for 10 editions and was well-known and well-used throughout the country for many years. This edition is quite scarce with no other copies found as of this writing.

Price: $150.00

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