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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The United States Primer |
| Date | 1865 |
| Record ID | 222037 |
| Collection Name | School Books |
| Reference | Primers U587 S797 1865 |
| Theme | Education and Didactic Texts Religion Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Sunday school literature Bible stories Adaptations Primers (Instructional books) Poems Readers Publishers' advertisements New York |
| Genre | Pedagogical Texts Religious Works |
| Publisher | American Tract Society |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Annin, Phineas F Bogert, J Augustus Jocelyn, Albert H Whitney, Elias James (1827-) |
| Document Type | Primer |
| Book Type | Relief prints Half-cloth bindings (Binding)--1865 Printed boards (Binding) Juvenile literature--1865 Primers (Instructional books)--1865 Poems--1865 Readers Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York |
| Size | 84 p. : ill. ; 19 cm |
| Page Numbers | 84 |
| Additional Notes | Copyright 1864 by the American Tract Society. American Antiquarian Society copy inscribed: Miss Mary A. Heavy Newport Booke be lost or stole I hope the finde you will send to Miss Mary Heavey ; Mary Heavey 122 Concord St. ; Miss Mary Heavy Concord St. No. 19 Lawarence St. |
| Catalog Notes | "United States primer. Largely illustrated. Adapted to the use of families and schools, as well as the freedmen, in all parts of the country. 84 pages, 12mo. Boards 20 cts."--publisher's advertisement, lower cover. Copyright 1864 by the American Tract Society. The American Tract Society published at 150 Nassau St., New York, from 1832 to at least 1876. Apparently this issue was published after the war, as the publisher's advertisement includes five titles addressed to freedmen. Wood-engraved illustrations signed by Elias James Whitney, Albert H. Jocelyn, Phineas F. Annin, and J. Augustus Bogert. |
| 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. |