Lyman Cobb (1800 – 1864) was the leading competitor of Noah Webster as an author of spelling books. Cobb's speller, A Just Standard for Pronouncing the English Language, was originally published in 1821 when the author was a young teacher in upstate New York. The book, issued by Spencer & Stockton of Ithaca, New York, lifted heavily from The Columbian Spelling-Book published by Daniel Crandall in Cooperstown, New York, in 1819. However, it was Cobb's book, not Crandall's, that became a success. (From Wikipedia)
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Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The Alphabet; And, Easy Words of One, Two, and Three Syllables (Cobb Toys third series #1; Newark, NJ: B. Olds, 1835) (multiple formats at archive.org)- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864, contrib.: The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference (new and revised dition; 3 volumes; New York: C. Childs, 1850), also contrib. by Edwin Williams, I. Daniel Rupp, Hugh Moore, and Samuel L. Knapp
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Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The alphabet, and easy words of one, two, and three syllables. (Benjamin Olds, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's abridgment of J. Walker's critical pronouncing dictionary, and expositor of the English language, carefully compiled from the London quarto editions, published under the inspection of the author; in which Mr. Walker's principles of orthography and pronunciation are strictly followed ... to which are prefixed concise principles of pronunciation, and rules for accentuation and the division of words: with an appendix, containing a class of words which are in common use in this country, and not found in Walker's dictionary. Particularly designed for the use of schools (W. Andrus, 1841), also by John Walker (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's abridgment of J. Walker's critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language : carefully compiled from the London quarto editions, published under the inspection of the author ; in which Mr. Walker's principles of orthography and pronunciation are strictly followed : and in addition, each word is systematically divided, the secondary accent noted, the plurals of nouns, the present tense and preterit of verbs, the participles and the variable adjectives are inserted, and all useless repetitions of words are avoided ; to which are prefixed, concise principles of pronunciation, and rules for accentuation and the division of words : with an appendix, containing a class of words which are in common use in this country, and not found in Walker's dictionary : partcularly designed for the use of schools (Harper & Bros., 1834), also by John Walker (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's explanatory arithmetick, no. 1 ... (Harper & brothers, 1834) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's explanatory arithmetick, number two : containing the compound rules, and all that is necessary of every other rule in arithmetick for practical purposes and the transactions of business ... (De silver, Thomas & Co. ;, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's explantory arithmetick, number two: containing the compound rules, and all that is necessary of every other rule in arithmetick for practical purposes and the transactions of business ... To which is annexed a practical system of book-keeping (Desilver, Thomas, & co., 1836) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's expositor; or, Sequel to the spelling-book, containing about twelve thousand of the most common words of the language ... Designed for the use of schools. (J.H. Simon, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's expositor, or Sequel to the spelling book: containing about twelve thousand of the most common words of the language ... (Collins and Hannay, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's juvenile reader. No. 3; containing interesting, historical, moral, and instructive reading lessons composed of words of a greater number of syllables than the lessons in nos. I, and II; and a greater variety of composition, both in prose and poetry, selected from the writings of the best American and English authors. To which are prefixed observations on the principles of good reading. Designed for the use of larger children in families and schools. (Dean [etc.], 1839) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new juvenile reader, no. II, or Second reading book, containing interesting, moral, and instructive reading lessons, composed of easy words of one, two, and three syllables ... designed for the use of small children and, in connexion with no. I to accompany the spelling book in schools and families. (Clark & Hesser, 1852) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new juvenile reader no. II, or, Second reading book : containing interesting, moral, and instructive reading lessons, composed of easy words of one, two, and three syllables, in which all the words in the first reading lesson not contained in any reading lesson in No. 1, and all new words in each subsequent reading lesson throughout the book, are placed before it, with the division, pronunciation, accentuation, and definition noted, and the part of speech designated : designed for the use of small children, and, in connexion with No. I, to accompany the spelling book in schools and families (Caleb Bartlett, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new juvenile reader, no. III, or, Third reading book : containing interesting, historical, moral, and instructive reading lessons, composed of words of a greater number of syllables than the lessons in nos. I and II, and a greater variety of compositions, both in prose and poetry ... : designed for the use of larger children in schools and families (Caleb Bartlett, 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new juvenile reader, no. III : or, third reading book, containing interesting, historical, moral, and instructive reading lessons ... designed for the use of larger children in schools and families (B. Davenport, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new North American reader, or, Fifth reading book : containing great variety of interesting, historical, moral, and instructive reading lessons in prose and poetry from highly esteemed American and English writers, in which all the words in the first reading lesson not contained in any reading lesson in the juvenile readers or in the sequel, and all new words in each subsequent reading lesson throughout the book, are placed before it as a spelling lesson, with the division, pronunciation, accentuation, both primary and secondary accent, and definition noted, and the part of speech designated : designed for the use of the highest classes in schools and academies, and to impress the minds of youth with sentiments of virtue and religion : also, rules and observations on the principles of good reading, improved by the addition of a number of lessons (J.C. Riker, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new primary spelling book (Collins & brother, 1847) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new sequel to the juvenile readers (B. Davenport, 1848), also by Bishop Davenport (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new sequel to the Juvenile readers, or, Fourth reading book : containing a selection of interesting, historical, moral, and instructive reading lessons in prose and poetry from highly esteemed American and English writers, in which all the words in the first reading lesson not contained in any reading lesson in the three juvenile readers, and all new words in each subsequent reading lesson throughout the book, are placed before it, with the division, pronunciation, accentuation, both primary and secondary accent, and definition noted, and the part of speech designated : designed for the use of higher classes in school and academies, and to impress the minds of youth with sentiments of virtue and religion : also an appendix, containing a class of words of variable orthography and words of variable pronunciation, and quotations from other languages (Caleb Bartlett, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new sequel to the Juvenile readers, or, Fourth reading book : containing a selection of interesting, historical, moral, and instructive reading lessons in prose and poetry from highly esteemed American and English writers, in which all the words in the first reading lesson not contained in any reading lesson in the three juvenile readers, and all new words in each subsequent reading lesson throughout the book, are placed before it, with the division, pronunciation, accentuation, both primary and secondary accent, and definition noted, and the part of speech designated : designed for the use of higher classes in schools and academies, and to impress the minds of youth with sentiments of virtue and religion : also an appendix, containing a class of words of variable orthography and words of variable pronunciation, and quotations from other languages (Caleb Bartlett, 1843) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new sequel to the juvenile readers : or, Fourth reading book, containing a selection of interesting, historical, moral, and instructive reading lessons in prose and poetry, from highly esteemed American and English writers ... (J.C. Riker, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new spelling book, in six parts ... (Andrus, McChain, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new spelling book in six parts ... (Brewer, McPhail, 1850) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's new spelling book in six parts ... (Brewer, McPhail, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's sequel to the Juvenile readers : comprising a selection of lessons in prose and poetry, from highly esteemed American writers : designed for the use of higher classes in schools and academies : and to impress the minds of youth with sentiments of virtue and religion (Harper & Bros., 1834) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's sequel to the Juvenile readers : comprising a selection of lessons in prose and poetry, from highly esteemed American and English writers ... (Henry W. Ritter, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's speaker (J. C. Riker, 1852) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's spelling book, being a just standard for pronouncing the English language ... (Mack, Andrus, & Woodruff, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's spelling book : being a just standard for pronouncing the English language, containing the rudiments of the English language, arranged in catechetical order, an organization of the alphabet, an easy scheme of spelling and pronunciation, intermixed with easy reading lessons : to which are added, some useful tables, with the names of cities, counties, towns, rivers, lakes, &c. in the United States, and a list of the proper names contained in the New Testament, and pronounced according to the best authorities : designed to teach the orthography and orthoepy of J. Walker (Mack & Andrus, 1835), also by John Walker (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Cobb's spelling book, being a just standard for pronouncing the English language ... designed to teach the orthography and orthoepy of J. Walker (Mack, Andrus, & co., 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: A critical review of the orthography of Dr. Webster's series of books for systematick instruction in the English language; including his former spelling-book and the Elementary spelling-book (Collins & Hannay, 1831) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: A critical review of the orthography of Dr. Webster's series of books for systematick instruction in the English language. (Collins & Hannay, 1831) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The evil tendencies of corporal punishment as a means of moral discipline in families and schools, examined and discussed. (M.H. Newman, 1847) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Explanatory arithmetick. (J. Kay & Brother ;, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Juvenile reader. No. 2 (Chapman & Flagler, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Miniature lexicon of the English language (Harper, 1856), also by Harper & Brothers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: New spelling book (Caleb Bartlett, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The North American reader : containing a great variety of pieces in prose and poetry (Desilver, Thomas, & co. [etc., etc.], 1836) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The North American reader; containing a great variety of pieces in prose and poetry, from very highly esteemed American and English writers... Designed for the use of the highest classes in schools and academies. (Harper & brothers, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The North American reader; containing a great variety of pieces in prose and poetry, from very highly esteemed American and English writers ... Designed for the use of the highest classes in schools and academies. (J. R. & A. Lippitt, 1836) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The North American reader : containing a great variety of pieces in prose and poetry, from very highly esteemed American and English writers; also, observations on good reading; the Declaration of Independence; the Constitution of the United States; political definitions; variable orthography; concise principles of pronunciation; rules for the division of words; and the rules for spelling the plurals of nouns, participles, present tense, and preterit of verbs, and the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. : Designed for the use of the highest classes in schools and academies. (Desilver, Thomas & Co. ;, 1836), also by Robert Walter Weir and Thomas & Co Desilver (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Pretty verses for all good children : in words of one, two, and three syllables. (Benjamin Olds, 1836), also by Benjamin Olds (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Pretty Verses for All Good Children: In Words of One, Two, and Three Syllables (Gutenberg ebook)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The reticule and pocket companion, or, Miniature lexicon of the English language (Harper & Brothers, 1867) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: A review of the elementary spelling book (Place of publication not identified, 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Second reading book. (Hickok & Cantine, 1843) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Speaker. (Published by J. C. Riker, 1852) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Spelling book, being a just standard for pronouncing the English language ... (H.J. Howard, 1825) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Stories about the balloon, windmill, sofa, bureau, harp, baseviol, violin, buglehorn, fire-engine, and wheelbarrow : in words of one, two, and three syllables. (Benjamin Olds, 1844), also by Benjamin Olds (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Stories about the bear, zebra, lynx, wild boar, walrus, sloth, and anteater : in words of one, two, and three syllables. (Benjamin Olds, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Stories about the kite, fan, boat, barrel, brush, jug, pipe, knife, fork, spoon, and shovel : in words of one and two syllables. (Benjamin Olds, 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Stories about the sheep, cow, ox, horse, ass, and deer : in words of one, two, and three syllables. (Benjamin Olds, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: Stories about the watch, clock, globe, inkstand, pen, slate, cradle, and anchor : in words of one and two syllables. (Benjamin Olds, 1846) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The treasury of knowledge and library of reference. (C.C. Childs, 1850), also by Samuel L. Knapp, I. D. Rupp, Hugh Moore, Edwin Williams, and Casper C. Childs (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The Treasury of knowledge, and library of reference ... (Conner & Cooke, 1833), also by Gentleman of the New-York Bar, Edwin Williams, and Goold Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The Treasury of knowledge, and library of reference ... (Conner & Cooke, 1836), also by Edwin Williams and Goold Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The Treasury of knowledge, and library of reference ... (Conner & Cooke, 1833), also by A gentleman of the New York bar, Edwin Williams, and Goold Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864: The treasury of knowledge and library of reference . (Conner & Cooke, 1833), also by Edwin Williams, R. Phillips, Hugh Moore, and Samuel L. Knapp (page images at HathiTrust)
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