John Walker

Books by John Walker

Total count: 31

• Hints for improvement in the art of reading

  Printed for the author, and sold by T. Cadell, in the Strand; G. Robinson, Paternoster-Row; and T. Becket, in Pall-Mall1783-01-01
• A Rhetorical Grammaror, Course of Lessons in Elocution

  Printed for the author1785-01-01
• The Young gentleman and lady's monitor, and English teacher's assistantbeing a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers: calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners; improve the understanding; rectify the will; purify the passions; direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects; and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language, with elegance and propriety. : Particularly adapted for the use of our eminent schools ...The sixth edition.

  London: printed: New-York: re-printed by Hugh Gaine, at the Bible, in Hanover-Square.1790-01-01
• Lessons in elocution: or, A selection of pieces in prose and versefor the improvement of youth in reading and speakingThe third American edition, from the fifth British edition. To this American edition are prefixed Elements of gesture, illustrated by four copper-plates; and rules for expressing, with propriety, the various passions and emotions of the mind.

  Printed by William Young, bookseller, no. 52, Second-Street, the corner of Chesnut-Street.1791-01-01
• A catalogue of a good collection of books lately purchased ... which are now selling, 1792, (for ready money)

  1792-01-01
• A critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language...To which are prefixed, principles of English pronunciation ... Likewise rules to be observed by the natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London, for avoiding their respective peculiarities; and directions to foreigners for acquiring a knowledge of the use of this dictionary. The whole interspersed with observations, philological, critical and grammatical2d ed., with considerable improvements and large additions.

  G.G.J. and J. Robinson [etc.1797-01-01
• A dictionary of the English languagein which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meanings ...

  Published by Jacob Johnson & Co ...1805-01-01
• A key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin and Scripture proper namesin which the words are accented and divided into syllables ; to which are added terminational vocabularies of Hebrew, Greek and Latin proper names ; concluding with observations on the Greek and Latin accents and quantity3rd ed.

  J. M'Creery1807-01-01
• [A Selection] of parliamentary debates, orations, odes scenes, and speeches from the best writersproper to be read and recited by youth at school : to which are prefixed Elements of gesture ...1st American from the 5th London ed.

  Smith & Forman1808-01-01
• Elements of elocution

  1811-01-01
• The juvenile expositor, or, Sequel to the common spelling-bookcontaining a collection of the most useful words in the English language, clearly explained, and adapted to the comprehension of young persons : being an introduction to Walker's Dictionary, with a course of reading lessons in prose and verse ... : to which is added the abridgment of Murray's English grammar, with his latest improvements, additions, and corrections : with an additional appendix containing a practical and methodical course of parsing lessons, interspersed with notes and explanatory observationsSmith & Forman's 5th ed.

  Smith & Forman1813-01-01
• The United States' spelling book with appropriate reading lessonsbeing an easy standard for spelling, reading, and pronouncing the English language according to the rules established by John Walker in his Critical and pronouncing dictionary10th ed.

  Published and sold by Cramer, Spear & Eichbaum1816-01-01
• Scott's new lessons in reading and speakingto which are prefixed, The elements of gesture ...: to which are added, The history of the United States to eighteen hundred and sixteen, and The life of Washington

  A. Walker1816-01-01
• The United States spelling book, with appropriate reading lessonsbeing an easy standard for spelling, reading, and pronouncing the English language according to the rules established by John Walker in his Critical and pronouncing dictionary

  Printed and published by Cramer and Spear, at the Franklin Head bookstore1818-01-01
• A dictionary of the English languagein which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers : to which are prefixed a history of the language, and an English grammarFirst American, from the eleventh London edition, to which are added, Walker's principles of English pronunciation.

  Published by Moses Thomas (Johnson's Head) No. 52 Chestnut-Street1818-01-01
• A critical pronouncin dictionary and expositor of the English language ...to which are prefixed principles of English pronunciation ... likewise rules to be observed by the natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London for avoiding their respective peculiarities ..

  Collins and Hannay1823-01-01
• Walker's critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English languageabridged

  J.D. Bemis1824-01-01
• [Cobb's abridgement of J. Walker's critical pronouncing dictionary, and expositor of the English language...]

  [s.n.]1828-01-01
• Walker's pronouncing dictionary of the English languageabridged for the use of schools : containing a compendium of the principles of English pronunciation with the proper names ...Stereotype ed.

  C. Ewer1828-01-01
• A critical pronouncing dictionaryand expositor of the English language; in which not only the meaning of every word is explained, and the sound of every syllable distinctly shows, but, where words are subject to different pronunciation ...

  N. H. Whitaker1830-01-01
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