The child's new play-thing : being a spelling-book intended to make the learning to read, a diversion instead of a task Consisting of Scripture-Histories, Fables, Stories, Moral and Religious Precepts, Proverbs, Songs, Riddles, Dialogues, &c. The Whole adapted to the Capacities of Children, and Divided into Lessons of one, two, three, and four Syllables; with entertaining Pictures to each Story and Fable, And a new-invented Alphabet for Children to paly with, and a Preface shewing the Use of it.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Readers (Primary).

Genre:

Readers (Primary)

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages,1 page, 9 unnumbered pages,3-120 pages,table ; 12⁰

Edition:

The second edition. To which is added three dialogues: ..

Place of Publication:

London : printed for M. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, 1743.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Includes an alphabet arranged on 4 unnumbered leaves, and another on a single folding sheet.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Alston, IV.552

English Short Title Catalog, T81481.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.