Grammar of the Latin Language 1858
A Grammar of the Latin Language; for the Use of Schools and Colleges
By E. A. Andrews and S. Stoddard
Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1853.
The Sixty-Fourth Edition. Carefully Revised and Corrected by E. A. Andrews, LL.D.
Description:
Octavo, 250 pp (approx.). Bound in original brown embossed cloth boards with decorative framing, spine re-backed in period style. Moderate toning and foxing consistent with mid-19th-century school use; binding worn but sound. A well-preserved example of one of the most widely used American Latin textbooks of the 19th century.
First issued in 1836, Andrews and Stoddard’s Latin Grammar became the standard reference for classical instruction across the United States. By the 1850s it was the definitive American adaptation of the German grammarian Zumpt’s system, adopted by leading preparatory schools, colleges, and seminaries throughout New England and the South. Its long print history—this copy being labeled the Sixty-Fourth Edition—attests to its enormous educational reach.
Historical Note:
Edward A. Andrews (1787-1853) was a respected classicist and lexicographer who co-authored the influential A Latin Dictionary (1849). His textbooks shaped the classical curriculum of pre-Civil-War America, including early courses at universities such as Harvard, Yale, and the University of Virginia.
Condition:
Original cloth boards rubbed and stained with moderate wear to extremities; spine with loss at crown and foot; scattered foxing throughout but text legible and complete.
Provenance:
No ownership marks visible.
