Item #55069 A grammar of the French tongue, grounded upon the decisions of the French Academy. John Perrin.
A grammar of the French tongue, grounded upon the decisions of the French Academy

First French grammar published in the United States

A grammar of the French tongue, grounded upon the decisions of the French Academy

Philadelphia: Styner and Cist, 1779. First American edition after the second London edition, 8vo, pp. xii, [2], 320; contemporary full speckled calf, upper cover rehinged; 19th century ownership inscription on flyleaf, flyleaves with corners torn, occassional foxing; good or better. The first French grammar published in the US. Alston XII, 430; Evans 16461. Item #55069

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