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First (most likely sole) edition of a book on elocution and proper grammar by Harvard alumnus E.F. Haberstoh, written to help correct "many of the everyday mistakes in English that may be heard on the street, in the shops, at the theatre, in hotels, in the home--everywhere, in short, where English-speaking human beings gather" (p. 9). The contents cover everything from mispronunciation to parts of speech, correctly using prepositions, and increasing vocabulary. Includes a handy secondary table of contents titled "Do You Use These Words Correctly?" that lists the page nos. for commonly transposed pairs such as "I and Me", "Lay and Lie", and "Wake and Awake" (p. 17). Small 4to (5" by 4"), pp. 116, bound in original publisher's pebbled black cloth, title stamped on upper cover. Contemporary or slightly later ink ownership inscriptions of Mrs. [?] Good of Berkley Virginia and "Laderberg" to upper pastedown. 10 copies on OCLC (May 2022). Very good; upper hinge cracked, extremities worn. Seller Inventory # 22000699
Bibliographic Details
Title: How to Speak Good English
Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin
Publication Date: 1931
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