The Orthoepist: A Pronouncing Manual, Containing about Three Thousand Five Hundred Words Including a Considerable Number of the Names of Foreign Authors, Artists, Etc., That Are Often Misprounounced
by Ayres, Alfred (pseud. Thomas Embly Osmun)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
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High Point, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
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.
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- Seller
- Cat's Cradle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4230063
- Title
- The Orthoepist: A Pronouncing Manual, Containing about Three Thousand Five Hundred Words Including a Considerable Number of the Names of Foreign Authors, Artists, Etc., That Are Often Misprounounced
- Author
- Ayres, Alfred (pseud. Thomas Embly Osmun)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- ENGLISH, LANGUAGE, PRONUNCIATION, ELOCUTION, REFERENCE
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- Reference;
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