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The picturesque primer, or, Useful matter made pleasing pastime for leisure hours : with one hundred and twenty engravings on wood

Title: The picturesque primer, or, Useful matter made pleasing pastime for leisure hours : with one hundred and twenty engravings on wood / by the Rev. W. Fletcher ...
Author: Fletcher, W. (William)
Publication: London : John Harris, corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1828]

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KH 1828 Fletcher 11-283	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

iv, 131 p., [18] leaves of plates : col. ill.; 18 cm.

Alternative Title

Useful matter made pleasing pastime for leisure hours.
Picturesque primer.

Subject

Genre/Form

Primers (Instructional books)
Juvenile literature – England – London – 1828.

Note

Introduction dated 6th April, 1828.
Date from Moon and Osborne, both cited below.
Wood engravings: frontispiece, illustrated plates.
Illustrations are hand colored.

Indexed In (note)

Moon, M. J. Harris's books
Osborne Coll.
NUC pre-1956

Binding (note)

Bound in quarter red leather with gilt lettering on spine and marbled paper boards.

Call Number

*KH 1828 Fletcher 11-283

OCLC

14126229

Author

Fletcher, W. (William)

Title

The picturesque primer, or, Useful matter made pleasing pastime for leisure hours : with one hundred and twenty engravings on wood / by the Rev. W. Fletcher ...

Imprint

London : John Harris, corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1828] (London : Printed by S. and R. Bentley, Dorset Street, Fleet Street)

Indexed In:

Moon, M. J. Harris's books 289(1)

Osborne Coll., p. 121

NUC pre-1956, 175:284

Binding

Bound in quarter red leather with gilt lettering on spine and marbled paper boards. NN

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Added Author

S. and R. Bentley. Printer

John Harris (Firm) Publisher

Children's Room Collection.

Research Call Number

*KH 1828 Fletcher 11-283

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