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| Title | The infant's grammar, or, A pic-nic party of the parts of speech (leaves 2-3) |
| Author | Ham, Elizabeth, 1783-ca.1852 |
| Publisher | J. Harris and Son
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| Publisher Location | England -- London |
| Publication Date | 1824 |
| Printer | S. & R. Bentley (London)
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Intaglio prints--engravings
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| Notes | Chapbook with hand-colored intaglio illustrations.
Part of the series "Harris's Cabinet of Amusement and Instruction ; 36."
A story in verse about a picnic at Etymology Hall that teaches the nine parts of speech.
The introduction on leaf 2 discusses the parts of speech that will be covered in the book: articles, substantive and common nouns, adjectives, pronouns, active and passive verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
Leaf 3 introduces the articles "a" and "the." The articles are represented by two young boys standing outside Etymology Hall. |
| Contextual Notes | Elizabeth Ham also wrote Elgiva or the Monks (1824) and The Ford Family in Ireland (1845).
John Harris was the successor of E. Newbery. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | English language -- Parts of speech -- Juvenile poetry |
| Category | Grammars
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0149 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PE1199.H36 1824 |
| Object Type | Grammars
Chapbooks
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| Physical Description | 14 leaves: illustrated; 18 x 11 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 9.4 |
