The mother's remarks on a set of cuts for children.

ID 16108
Title The mother's remarks on a set of cuts for children.
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Signed Author [Anonymous]
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Self-published No
Volumes 2
Pagination I 84; II 85
Date of Publication 1803
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Imprint Printed for Jacob Johnson, no. 147 Market Street. T.S. Manning, printer, no. 143 N. Third Street.
Colophon
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Length (cm) 15
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Notes AAS Notes:
Title to v. 2 varies slightly, with "Two or more syllables." added after "Part II."
Welch suggests Lady Eleanor Fenn ("Mrs. Lovechild") as the author. Set apparently based upon an edition issued in London by Darton and Harvey in 1799.
Accompanied by 324 cuts on LIV plates, an "Advertisement" (8 p.), and 5 unnumbered cards. Card 1 is an alphabet "for cutting into single letters." Card 2 consists of lower-case consonants, with one or two spaces after each, ruled into squares. Card 3 has lower-case vowels and the letter y "to place after the consonants" on card 2. Card 4 is a "frame on which to place the moveable letters, for spelling words." Card 5 is a frame "for concealing the cuts till the names have been read." The set is housed in a wooden box (7 x 18 x 12 cm.) with hand-colored engraved paper label: Douceurs. Published by J. Johnson no. 147 Market-Street.
Wooden box has metal engraving of a bird signed "W.R. [i.e., William Ralph] sc." Ralph probably engraved the object plates as well.
"A Dictionary, or, Index to a set of cuts for children" (1804) and booklets entitled "A List of nouns" (1804) and "The Book of nouns" (1804) belong with this or a similar set of cuts, but are not present in the item in hand. Cf. Advertisement.
Plates XXXVII-LIV were also issued in a volume with remarks, as "The Father's gift" (1804).
Pagination, vol. 1: viii, [1], 10-84 p.; v. 2: 84 p.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Rosenbach, A.S.W. Early American children's books,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
American Antiquarian Society. In pursuit of a vision,
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Conserved
Exhibited at The Grolier Club, in In Pursuit of a Vision on Sept.12 - Nov.17, 2012; display box and cards; p. 2,10, 48, v.1, p.14-15; facilities report on file with AAS registrar
American Antiquarian Society Reserve Coll. copy lacks cards 4 and 5. The cuts the bequest of d'Alté A. Welch. Volume 2 has a broken spine, and its title page is partially foxed.
American Antiquarian Society Dated Books copy has v. 2 only. The gift of Ruth E. Adomeit, 1995; bears her bookplate.
Hand-Verified No
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Attempted Verification No

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The mother's remarks on a set of cuts for children. Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, 1803.

(1803). The mother's remarks on a set of cuts for children. Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson.

The mother's remarks on a set of cuts for children. Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, 1803. 

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