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The New England Primer interior page, alphabet in black text on cream paper in upper and lower case
Photographic scan of interior of The New England Primer, Boston: S. Kneeland & T. Green, 1727. Scan of page 4. Page is mottled cream paper with black letterpress serif and sans-serif alphabet type, listing letters A through Z in lowercase and…
The New England Primer interior page, "Easy Syllables for children" in black text on cream paper, underneath are syllables to sound out.
Photographic scan of interior of The New England Primer, Boston: S. Kneeland & T. Green, 1727. Scan of page 5. Page is mottled cream paper with black letterpress serif type and labeled “EASY SYLLABLES FOR CHILDREN” in all capitals. Letters printed in…
The New England Primer interior page, on the right side of the page are small line drawings on the left side are small sayings for children to learn.
Photographic scan of interior of The New England Primer, Boston: S. Kneeland & T. Green, 1727. Scan of page 11. Page is mottled cream paper with black letterpress serif type, listing short rhyming couplets on the left and corresponding illustrations…
The New England Primer title page, black text on cream colored paper
Photographic scan of interior of The New England Primer, Boston: S. Kneeland & T. Green, 1727. Scan of title page. Page is mottled cream paper with black letterpress serif type. Faint signature with name and “Nov. 19th, 1848” written by hand at…
The New England Primer , featuring "An Alphabet of Lessons for Children"
Text on left page reads "Time cuts down all Both great and small; Uriah's beauteous wife Made David seek his life. Whales in the sea God's voice obey. Xerxes the Great did die, And so must you and I. Youth Forward slips, Death soonest nips. Zaccheus…
McGuffey's New Fourth Eclectic Reader by Williams Holmes McGuffey cover
Photographic scan of cover of McGuffey's New Fourth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey, Cincinnati: Van Antwerp, Bragg, and Co, 1879. Title and creator information printed in decorative type, all capitals. The words in the title and subtitle…
McGuffey's New Fourth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey interior page, black text on cream colored paper
Photographic scan of interior of McGuffey's New Fourth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey, Cincinnati: Van Antwerp, Bragg, and Co, 1879. Scan of page 24. Page is mottled cream paper with black letterpress serif type. The words “Eclectic Series”…
McGuffey's New Fourth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey interior page, black text on cream colored paper
Photographic scan of interior of McGuffey's New Fourth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey, Cincinnati: Van Antwerp, Bragg, and Co, 1879. Page is mottled cream paper with both decorative and black letterpress serif type. Page is largely…
McGuffey's New Fourth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey interior page, black text on cream colored paper and two small children sitting and reading
Photographic scan of interior of McGuffey's New Fourth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey, Cincinnati: Van Antwerp, Bragg, and Co, 1879. Page is mottled cream paper with black letterpress serif type. The words “Fourth Reader” are centered in…
Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame game board, several small portraits of noblemen aligned, behind them is a royal garden
Photographic scan of game board for Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame, London: John Harris, 1811. The title and subtitle of the game is centered at the top of the board in serif and cursive black type on mottled cream background. Illustration is…
Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame board game cover, marble gazebo guarded by two military men
Photographic scan of cover for the board game Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame, London: John Harris, 1811. Illustration is a hand-colored etching that features a round Greco-Roman-style temple with decorative pillars and a dome, topped by a…
Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame board game rule book title page, black text on cream colored paper
Photographic scan of interior of player’s manual for Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame, London: John Harris, 1811. Scan of manual title page. Page is composed of mottled paper with black letterpress serif type. Title of manual reads “Rules and…
