The Orthoepist by Alfred Ayres - 1881-01-01

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Handsome edition was revised and enlarged in 1894 and includes pronunciation of English words, foreign words and phrases, and many names of foreign authors, artists, etc., that are often mispronounced. Book has decorative light brown covers with gilt and black lettering and decorations, plus all-edge gilt. Book measures 4 3/4 by 6 1/4 inches, with 292 pages, plus ads in rear. There's a small tear at seam between crown of spine and rear panel. Binding is a bit loose, but all pages are attached and present. There are penciled definitions added to a number of pages. See photo.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1891. Former owner's signature on ffep, dated January, 1894; Retired library copy, usual stamps, stickers and labels, else textblock clean and tight, decorative endpapers. All edges gilt. Gilt embossed green cloth, edge-worn boards, light fraying at head and foot of spine, bumped corners, library label on spine, lightly surface rubbed covers.; Several pages of light pencil marginalia; 208p.. Early Reprint. Gilt Embossed Green Cloth. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover.

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1881. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Exlibrary markings. Sound binding and hinges. Pages tanned, free of markings except the occasional exlibrary. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed with wear at corner tips and top/bottom of spine. Gilt lettering and design on front is bright. Lettering on spine is a bit darkened but still visible. ; Author was an elocutionist and instructor in dramatic art in New York City. ; Ex-Library; 6.5" (16.5 cm) tall; 201 pages.

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1882. THE ORTHOEPIST- Alfred Ayres- D. Appleton & Co- 1882- 12th Edition- Revised and Enlarged- Hardcover:- VG++/ no dj as issued- original green cloth with gilt titlteson spine and cover- 208pp are clean, book is tight- all page edges are gilt- wallpaper endpapers- PO name on title page- some marginalia and underlining- "A pronouncing manual of english words and names that are often mispronounced."- Non-fiction-language-English-pronunciation (746). 12th Edition. Cloth. G-VG/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1901. New rev. ed. . Hardcover. Very good condition . 292p

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

D. Appleton, 1880. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. New.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1890 BEAUTIFUL RARE BOOK ON PRONUNCIATION. CONTAINING ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND WORDS, INCLUDING A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THE NAMES OF FOREIGN AUTHORS, ARTISTS, ETC., THAT ARE OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED. DARK GREEN COVER, GOLD PRINT FRONT AND SPINE, TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE SLIGHTLY WARN, EDGES OF COVER SLIGHTLY WARN. GOLD TRIM AROUND EDGES OF PAGES. FORMER OWNERS NAME SIGNED IN FRONT WITH DATE.TIGHT AND GREAT SHAPE INSIDE WITH NO MARKINGS, SEVENTEENTH EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED.
In English grammar, orthoepy is the study of correct pronunciation prescribed for Standard English. This originally was understood to mean Received Pronunciation specifically, but other standards have emerged and been accepted since the early 20th century (e.g., General American, General Australian.
A specialist in orthoepy, especially one of a number of 16th- and 17th-century scholars who proposed reforms of English spelling so that it would more systematically reflect pronunciation.… Read More