Details

Subject(s)

• Adams, John 1735-1826—Portraits [Browse]
• Rogers, John 1500?-1555—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• Presbyterian Church—Catechisms [Browse]
• English language—Study and teaching—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Printer

Coverly, Nathaniel, 1744?-1816 [Browse]

Bookseller

Cambridge, Charles, 1761?-1831 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Catechisms [Browse]
• Portraits [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Catechisms [Browse]
• Inscriptions [Browse]
• Markings [Browse]
• Insertions (Provenance) [Browse]

Related work(s)

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748. Cradle hymn. [Browse]

Contains

Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism. [Browse]

Notes

• Woodcut portrait of "John Adams, President" on frontispiece recto, with woodcut of Adam and Eve on verso, accompanied with 4 lines from Genesis.
• "Dr. Watt's cradle hymn" on pages [22-24].
• "A short account of Mr. John Rogers" on pages [31-38].
• Princeton copy 1: Inscribed at foot of past page: "Polly Lebbed (?), repeated below; inked doodling on small piece of paper added later to reinforce cracked upper board.

Binding note

• Contemporary quarter brown leather with blue-gray paper-covered boards.
• Princeton copy 1: Most of paper covers removed, exposing wood boards underneath.

References

• Evans, C. American bibliography, 35107
• Heartman, C.F. Non-New England primer, 13

Place name(s)

United States Massachusetts Medford

Other title(s)

• Easy and pleasant guide to the art of reading
• Assembly of Divine's catechism

OCLC

54288644

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