Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar
An Abridgment of L. Murray's English Grammar is Lindley Murray's shortened grammar for the youngest learners, printed at York by Wilson, Spence and Mawman in 1797 and also sold in London by Darton and Harvey. American printings followed from 1800.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, 1797
- First published
- Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, York, 1797
The first edition of Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar by Lindley Murray was published in York by Wilson, Spence, and Mawman in 1797. We track 3 editions.
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- 118 on Open Library, 114 in English
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Who published the first edition of Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar?
The first edition of Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar by Lindley Murray was published in York by Wilson, Spence, and Mawman in 1797.
How many editions of Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar are there?
We track 3 editions of Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- An abridgment of L. Murray's English grammar (1797), Princeton Prosody Archive (prosody.princeton.edu)
- An abridgment of Murray's English grammar editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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