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The New England primer improved: or, An easy and pleasant guide for children to the art of reading. : To which is annexed, The shorter catechism, as composed and agreed upon by the Reverend Assembly of Divines at Westminster in England (pp. 22-23)
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| Title | The New England primer improved: or, An easy and pleasant guide for children to the art of reading. : To which is annexed, The shorter catechism, as composed and agreed upon by the Reverend Assembly of Divines at Westminster in England (pp. 22-23) |
| Author | Westminster Assembly |
| Publisher | Hough, George, 1757-1830
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| Publisher Location | United States--New Hampshire--Concord |
| Publication Date | 1828 |
| Printer | Hough, George, 1757-1830
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--woodcuts
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored woodcuts.
Includes syllabaries, a pictorial alphabet, catechisms, prayers and moral instruction. The lessons focus on religious teachings, original sin, death and obedience to parents.
This is the second edition of this title by this printer; the first was 1823.
These pages illustrate the letters A through M (Adam's fall, Bible, cat, dog, eagle, fool, glass, heart, Job, Korah's troop, lion, moon) and includes the following verses: "The Cat doth play and after slay"; "The idle Fool is whipt at school", "My book and Heart shall never part". |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Readers (Primers); Catechisms, English; Juvenile literature --1828 |
| Category | Chapbooks
Bibles and religious works
Primers (Instructional books)
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0245 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PE1119 A1 N5 1828 |
| Object Type | Chapbook
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| Physical Description | 70 [2] p.: illustrated; 12 x 9 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 6.7 |
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