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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Alphabet; or The Young Child's First Instructer / c.1850 |
| Date | c.1850 |
| Record ID | 213831 |
| Collection Name | Alphabet Books |
| Reference | PrimersA456Y681850 |
| Theme | Education and Didactic Texts Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Picture books Animals |
| Genre | Pictorial Works |
| Publisher | Nafis & Cornish |
| Places | New York |
| Document Type | Alphabet Book |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1850 Alphabet books--1850 Primers (Instructional books)--1850 Printed wrappers (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | 23, [1] p. : ill. ; 12 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Alphabet, p. 10-22, features wood engravings of animals on the upper half of the page and syllable phonics lessons on the lower half. Wrapper imprint statement varies: New York: published by Nafis & Cornish. St. Louis, Mo.: Nafis, Cornish & Co. Philadelphia: John B. Perry. Nafis & Cornish published in New York from 1842 to 1851. Nafis, Cornish & Co. are not listed in the Saint Louis directory for 1842; 1843-1848, 1850 directories not available; in 1849 they were listed at 206 N. First; by 1851 the firm name had changed to Nafis, Cornish & McDonald. John B. Perry was active in Philadelphia between at least 1839 and 1862. Last page blank; pasted to printed wrapper. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |