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CHILDREN • EDUCATION
New-England
— First Edition —
For Children
Adams, Hannah. An abridgement of the history of New-England, for the use of young persons. Boston: Pr. by A. Newell for the author, & for sale by B. &. J. Homans, & John
West, 1805. 12mo. iv, 185, [1 (blank)] pp.
abridgment
for children from her "Summary History of New-England."
Adams' eyesight suffered because of her work on the "Summary History" and another
setback occurred when Jedidiah Morse published a competing abridged history
of New England prior to Adams's getting her children's book into print. A controversy
ensued over Morse's failure to terminate his project in favor of a needy spinster.
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the image to the left for an enlargement.
• Shaw & Shoemaker 7830; not in Rosenbach; not in Welsh. Later 19th-century quarter sheep with paper of covers in imitation of treed sheep. Insect damage to leather of front cover with small loss of leather paper. A little rubbing and tiny holes on spine. Some wear to edges and corners. Minor insect damage to first two leaves and small loss of paper in outer margin of one leaf. Ownership signature on front free endpaper. Foxing. (701)
The
FIRST
Latin Gradus
Aler, Paul. Gradus ad Parnassum, sive Novus synonymorum epithetorum, et phrasium poeticarum thesaurus ... Lipsiae: Apud Michaelem Blochbergerum, 1738. 8vo (17.7 cm, 7"). [8], 48, 768 (i.e., 760) pp.
• DeBacker-Sommervogel, II, 1092–95 (for other eds.). Contemporary vellum, spine with inked title; lightly soiled, front cover with partially effaced early inked ownership inscription and back cover with faded early inked inscription. Front pastedown institutionally rubber-stamped, front free endpaper lacking, title-page with early inked ownership inscription partially effaced (resulting in small holes). Pages age-toned, with occasional foxing. (24349)
The Most FamousFairy-Tale Author of All Andersen, Hans Christian. The fairy tale of my life. New York (pr. in Denmark): British Book Centre Inc., (copyright 1954). Folio. 350 pp.; illus.
• Publisher's quarter cloth with paper-covered sides, corners the slightest bit rubbed; original slipcase, this sunned and abraded with “spine” broken. Danish copyright information lined through, volume otherwise clean and quite nice internally. (24517)
Embellished
withWood
Engravings
(Annual for
Children). The youth's friend 1840. Philadelphia: American
S.S. Union, [1840]. 12mo. 192 pp.
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The volume's goodly number of illustrations are wood engravings, some of which are signed "CT," "AB," and "GG."
Military EducationAnonymous. Suggestions with regard to the education of officers in the British Army. London: William Clowes & Sons, 1857. 8vo (19.8 cm, 7.75"). 21, [1 (blank)] pp., [1 (blank)] f. 
Rare: We were able to trace only one U.S. copy of this work via NUC Pre-1956, OCLC, or RLIN.
• NSTC 2ENG3884. Removed from a nonce volume. Light soiling and staining on title-page. Closely trimmed by binder, cutting off some sidenotes. Inked numeral in margin of title-page.
Tiny
& CharmingAunt Rose and her nieces. Troy, NY: Moore & Nims, [ca. 1850]. 32mo (5 cm, 2"). 64 pp.
Binding: Publisher’s color-illustrated wrappers, chromolithographed by F. Motas, Philadelphia.
• Binding as above, spine reinforced with cellophane tape, corners and edges worn, back wrapper creased. Sewing going; pages slightly age-toned, otherwise clean, with a few corners dog-eared.
Observant & ThoughtfulBarrow, William. An essay on education; in which are particularly considered the merits and the defects of the discipline and instruction in our academies ... the second edition, corrected and enlarged. London: Pr. for F. & C. Rivington by Bye & Law, 1804. 12mo (17.2 cm, 6.75"). 2 vols. I: xxiv, 342, [2 (1 adv.)]
pp. II: iv, 412 pp.
dramatic performances in schools (ill-advised and likely to lead to undesirable results, according to the author) and the state of English universities.
Click the interior image for an enlargement. • NSTC B758. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper–covered sides, spines with later gilt-stamped leather labels; spines slightly darkened, corners and spine extremities rubbed. Pencilled bracketing and marks of emphasis; some light to moderate foxing.
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“Come, Read & Learn” — With the Fold-Over Flap Present (Battledoor). The uncle's present, a new battledoor. Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, n.d. [ca. 1810]. 8vo (16.3 cm, 6.4"). [4] ff. (see below).
Click the images for enlargements. Dr. R attributes this cut to A. Anderson. The rear cover has the same heading, then the alphabet in minuscules, a cut of horses and handlers and a building with the alphabet in italic minuscules below, and then the numerals again.
The flap with “Come, read and learn” on the outside and the title and publication data on the inside is present and integral. It is not uncommon for this fragile flap to have been lost.
• Rosenbach, Children, 428; Welch 1363; Shaw & Shoemaker 14251 and 21546. Publisher's olive printed paper–covered wrappers; minimal chipping at corners and covers creased from an old “bump.” A very nice copy of this fragile item. (24519)
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