The First Spelling Primer; or an Easy Introduction to the Art of Reading Adorned with Emblematic Pictures.
Scarce second edition of
The First Spelling Primer; or an Easy Introduction to the Art of Reading Adorned with Emblematic Pictures
London-Derry: Published by G. Douglas, 1795.
$12,500.00
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Item Number: RRB-135238
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
Second edition of this scarce 18th century spelling primer. 16mo, original limp paper boards, illustrated with twenty-six small text woodcuts illustrating the Prince's Alphabet, followed by an ABC poem, The Alphabet in Rhime, syllables of two and three letters, easy words, easy reading lessons, the Lord's Prayer, and a publisher's advertisement leaf aimed at children mentioning four other titles: The Ladder to Learning; Manson's Spelling Primer; Manson's Spelling Book; and The Universal Spelling Book. In good condition. Ownership name to the front panel. Housed in a custom folding case. Exceptionally rare with no other copies traced in auction records, nor any of the titles mentioned in the advertisement leaf listed in any institutions.
The First Spelling Primer; or an Easy Introduction to the Art of Reading Adorned with Emblematic Pictures.
$12,500.00
In Stock