An edition of The little reader's assistant (1790)

The little reader's assistant

... all adapted to the capacities of children

The second edition.
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An edition of The little reader's assistant (1790)

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English
Pages
141

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The little reader's assistant: ... all adapted to the capacities of children
1791, Printed by Elisha Babcock
in English - The second edition.
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Table of Contents

(from t.p.): containing I. A number of stories, mostly taken from the history of America, and adorned with cuts
II. Rudiments of English grammar
III. A federal catechism, being a short and easy explanation of the Constitution of the United States
IV. General principles of government and commerce
V. The farmer's catechizm, containing plain rules of husbandry.

Edition Notes

Gift of Myra L. Spaulding; ownership signature of Joseph Rogers Holmes.
Evans 23967
Skeel, E.E.F. Webster, 530
"The rudiments of English grammar" (in 16mo) has a separate t.p. with imprint date 1790, and includes in its paging pts. III (p. [54]-69) and IV (p. 69-77).
"The contents are the same as the first edition. The earlier copies follow its pagination except that pp. [1]-13 of the "Farmer's catechizm" are renumbered [129]-141, leaving a gap between pages 80 and [129]. In later copies the pagination is redone in one continuous series." Cf. E.E.F. Skeel, Webster, p. 193.
Signatures: [A]⁸ B-C⁸; [A]⁸ B-E⁸; chi⁸(-chi8).
"On a reform of spelling": p. [78]-80.

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Hartford
Genre
Early works to 1800.

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Library of Congress
PE1120 .W42 1791

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Pagination
48, 80, [1], 130-141, [1] p. :
Number of pages
141

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6623801M
LCCN
20006037

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