The Poetic Gift : or, Alphabet in Rhyme

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Child's pictorial primer with the alphabet, and wood-cut illustrated rhymes to teach the letters.

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16 pages : illustrated (b&w); 91 mm. (3 9/16") high.

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Creator: Unknown. 1840/1849.

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This book is part of the collection entitled: Gustine Courson Weaver Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 365 times. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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Child's pictorial primer with the alphabet, and wood-cut illustrated rhymes to teach the letters.

Physical Description

16 pages : illustrated (b&w); 91 mm. (3 9/16") high.

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An example of a typical educational "toy book" for children of the mid 1800's era. Many of the rhymes have moralistic intent. Bound in publisher's original green printed wrapper. Anonymous gift, August 2006.

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Additional information about the publisher: An important publisher of children's books during the mid-1800's in New England. Babcock was particularly known for "toy books" - short, small pamphlets and chapbooks with simple wood cut illustrations.

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Gustine Courson Weaver Collection

This collection contains the materials of Gustine Courson Weaver (1873-1942) and was originally part of the Historical Collection, and was given to UNT in the 1930s.

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  • 1840/1849

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  • Aug. 28, 2006, 7:37 p.m.

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  • Nov. 12, 2022, 12:25 a.m.

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The Poetic Gift : or, Alphabet in Rhyme, book, 1840/1849; New Haven, Connecticut. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc736/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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