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The New-England Primer improved for the more easy attaining the true reading of English : to which is added the Assembly of Divines and Mr. Cotton's catechism.

Title
The New-England Primer [electronic resource] : improved for the more easy attaining the true reading of English : to which is added the Assembly of Divines and Mr. Cotton's catechism.
Publication
[Hartford, Conn. : Published and sold by I. Webster, 1843
Supplementary Content
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cotton, John, 1584-1652.
  • Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism
Description
1 v. (unpaged, [83] p.) : ill., port.; 12 cm.
Uniform Title
New England primer.
Subject
  • Christian life > Juvenile literature > Early works to 1800
  • Children's poetry > Early works to 1800
  • Readers (Primary) > Early works to 1800
  • Catechisms, English > Early works to 1800
Note
  • This is a reprint of the 1777 edition printed by Edward Draper in Boston.
  • Preceding the text is a declaration by the publisher, Ira Webster, showing the earliest information the publisher obtained regarding the origin of the New England Primer in an advertisement for "An almanak ..." printed by R. Pierce for Benjamin Harris ... in Boston, 1691: "There is now in the press and will suddenly be extant, a second impression of the New England Primer, enlarged ..."
  • Publisher's advertisements precede text.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 52731.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 795892088
  • TGPSM11-B4148
Title
The New-England Primer [electronic resource] : improved for the more easy attaining the true reading of English : to which is added the Assembly of Divines and Mr. Cotton's catechism.
Imprint
[Hartford, Conn. : Published and sold by I. Webster, 1843 (Stereotyped by R.H. Hobbs)]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Religion; Arts and Literature.
Connect to:
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Cotton, John, 1584-1652. Spiritual milk.
Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.
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