Details

Subject(s)

• English language—Study and teaching—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Printer

• Sower, Christopher, 1721-1784 [Browse]

Contributer

• Rogers, John, 1500?-1555 [Browse]

Former owner

• Cotsen Foundation [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Alphabet rhymes—18th century [Browse]
• Primers--18th century [Browse]
• Markings—18th century [Browse]

Notes

• Princeton copy 1: Cover title.
• Title and imprint set within decorative printer's-device rolled border.
• Includes an illustrated alphabet rhyme from "In Adam's Fall / we sinned all" to "Zaccheus, he / did climb the tree / his Lord to see" on unnumbered pages 6-10.
• Typo in statement of responsibility as printed: "Mr. Roger's verses" concerning attribution to Rogers.
• No complete 1764 edtion found in OCLC, ESTC, Evans, or Bristol.
• Princeton copy 1: Presumably, the opening pages of a longer printing: page [10] includes the catchword "The" for a page presumably following; also, other Sower editions of this title (1754 and 1771) comprise 80 pages.
• Princeton copy 1: Pencil markings and inked squiggles throughout.

References

• cf. Evans, C. American bibliography, 7264
• cf. Bristol, R.P. Index to Supplement to Charles Evans' American bibliography, B3366

Place name(s)

United States Pennsylvania Germantown

Other title(s)

New England primer enlarged

OCLC

179288878

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