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Johnson's new Philadelphia spelling-book or, A pleasant path to literature. : [Three lines from Cowper].
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 Available online
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Benjamin, -1822.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 17846.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Orthography and spelling.
- English language.
- Children--Conduct of life.
- Children.
- Bible stories--Adaptations.
- Bible stories.
- Teachers.
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--Juvenile literature.
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.).
- Passaic Falls (N.J.)--Juvenile literature.
- Passaic Falls (N.J.).
- Genre:
- Adaptations.
- Juvenile literature -- 1809.
- Spellers.
- Readers.
- Poems -- 1809.
- Physical Description:
- 96 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
- Other Title:
- Philadelphia spelling-book.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia. : Published and sold by Benjamin Johnson, no. 249, Market Street., 1809.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Includes reading excercises of prose pieces and poetry. "The principal difference between this and the spelling books now in common use, will consist in the fairness of the paper, the size of the type, and the beauty of the ornaments. ..."--Preface, verso of title page.
- "Copy-right secured according to law."--verso of title page.
- Cover imprint: Sold by B. Johnso[n] 1809.
- "B. Johnson, printer."--colophon, p. 96.
- Title page wood engraving features an image of a male teacher instructing a group of boys. Wood engraving, p. 26 and 93, signed, "A"; wood engraving, p. 42, signed: Anderson [i.e., Alexander Anderson].
- "The cataract of Niagara."--p. 93-94.
- "The falls of Passaick."--p. 95.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 17846).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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