- Tom Thumb's playbook : to teach children their letters as soon as they can speak, or, Easy lesson s for little children and beginners
- Collections:
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- Language:
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- English
- Call number:
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- Eng 18 34051
- Extent:
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- 78 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 98 mm
- Format:
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- Book
- Type:
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- Study and teaching
- Publishers advertisements
- Prayers--18th century
- Spellers--18th century
- Primers--18th century
- Paper wrappers (Binding).
- Juvenile literature
- Description:
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- Undated; date based on Saint's date of death (1788).
- "First catechism for a young child" on pages 31-48
- "Songs for little children" on pages 67-73.
- Publishers advertisements on 2 pages at end: "Books printed by and for Hall and Elliot."
- Illustrations: 24 small cuts, illustrating each of the alphabet rhymes, attributed to Bewick.
- Princeton copy 1: Small bookplate of "John Lawson" on inside front wrapper.
- Publisher:
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- Newcastle : Printed by T. Saint, in Pilgrim-street, [not after 1788]
- Subject:
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- English language—Study and teaching—Juvenile literature
- Religion—Study and teaching—Juvenile literature
- Publishers advertisements—18th century
- Prayers--18th century
- Spellers--18th century
- Primers--18th century
- Paper wrappers (Binding).
- Title sort:
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- Tom Thumb's playbook : to teach children their letters as soon as they can speak, or, Easy lesson s for little children and beginners.
- Alternative:
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- Easy lessons for little children and beginners
- Created:
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- 1778-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Date:
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- 1778
- Identifier:
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- ark:/88435/2227mx81n
- Location:
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- CTSN Eng 18 34051
- Edm rights:
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- No Known Copyright
- Range label:
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- Logical
- Contributor:
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- Hall and Elliot (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
- Binding note:
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- Publisher's Dutch floral paper wrappers.
- Princeton copy 1: Within a later custom box with spine title: Tom Thumb's playbook - Bewick.
- Illustrator:
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- Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828
- Abstract:
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- Alphabet letters, illustrated alphabet rhyme ("A was an Archer..."), two- and three-letter words and syllables, "Easy lessons," consisting of short poetry and prose passages, the "First catechism for a young child...", followed by prayers, songs, and riddles.
- Former owner:
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- Lawson, John
- Bookseller:
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- Saint, Thomas, 1738-1788