An Explanatory and Phonographic Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language
Dictionary owned by the Dennis family
- Published by
- Bolles & Williams, American
- Written by
- Bolles, William, American, 1800 - 1883
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- 1845
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, and book cloth (textile material)
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (24.8 × 18.4 × 7.9 cm)
- Description
- The book is hardback and brown in color; almost completely absent of design, it is only marked with the title printed on its spine in horizontally oriented gold text on a narrow section of black cover which is a slightly different material than the rest of the brown cover. The text reads [BOLLES'/PHONOGRAPHIC PRONOUNCING/DICTIONARY]. There are two embossed horizontal lines below the title on the spine.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Communication
- Domestic life
- Education
- Families
- Literature
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.