Boston: Printed and Published by J. H. A. Frost, 1826. First edition. American Bibliography 24645; OCLC records 12 copies. An early work, if not the first, by prolific American author and educator John Frost (1800-59), and one of the earliest works solely dedicated to teaching American authors and literature. Frost.....

Baltimore: Published for the Editor by E. J. Coale, Richard J. Matchett, Printer, 1821. First edition. American Imprints 4963; Sabin 12173. A commonplace anthology compiled by Marylander Elizabeth Chase (1767-1840), the sister of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Chase. The contents, from both American and English sources.....