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The New-England primer, or, An easy and pleasant guide to the art of reading
Date: 1835
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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.
Date: 1743
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The young mans companion, or, A very useful manual for youth [microform] : containing plain directions whereby youth may attain to read and write true English, also instructions for writing short-hand ... the foundation of arithmetick ... : with very easie rules for measuring ... also a very easie way of dialling ... to which are added, some monthly observations for the lovers of planting ... experiments in physick and chyrurgery, and also a short history of the ancient inhabitants of England, with a small map thereof ... with an alphabetical table for the ready finding of any matter herein contained, written in a plain stile, whereby an ordinary capacity may attain the same without a tutor.
William MatherDate: 1692
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Dr. Hoofland's primer
Date: [approximately 1870]
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A new lottery book of birds and beasts, for children to learn their letters by as soon as they can speak
Date: 1771