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Description
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.
Notes
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.
Notes
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.
This book is part of the following collections of related materials.
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.
These miniature books, 4 inches (10 cm) tall or smaller, include both contemporary and historical works. In some cases, only the covers have been digitized.