Details

Subject(s)

• English language—Alphabet—Juvenile literature [Browse]

Publisher

• King, Solomon, 1791-1832 [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Printed wrappers [Browse]
• Publishers' advertisements [Browse]
• Primers—19th century [Browse]
• Inscriptions—19th century [Browse]

Notes

• Tentatively dated from bookseller's description.
• Illustrations: Title page vignette and 8 illustrative vignettes, one at the top of each page of 3 letters (capitals and lower-cased) of people or objects: e.g. dunce for "D," guard for "G," and Napoleon for "N."
• Cotsen copy: Inscribed on inside front wrapper: "Jeremiah Thompson, J Stonington [illegible], 29th 1844; presented by Catherine Thompson [illegible]," and on inside rear wrapper: "Jeremiah."

Binding note

Publisher's yellow printed wrappers, pictorial upper with vignette of a boy flying a kite (repeating p, 4 ill.) , and lower with King's publisher's advertisement: "Books, at one cent each," both set within typographical-device border.

OCLC

890269627

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