Forgotten Books of the American Nursery: A History of the Development of the American Story-Book
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The Devil and the Disobedient Child Frontispiece From "The Prodigal Daughter". Sold at the Printing Office, No. 5, Cornhill, Boston. [J. and J. Fleet, 1789] The Devil appears as a French Gentleman Facing Page 26 From "The Prodigal Daughter". Sold at the Printing Office, No. 5, Cornhill, Boston. [J. and J. Fleet, 1789] Title-page from "The Child's New Play-thing" 44 Printed by J. Draper; J. Edwards...
MoreThe Devil and the Disobedient Child Frontispiece From "The Prodigal Daughter". Sold at the Printing Office, No. 5, Cornhill, Boston. [J. and J. Fleet, 1789] The Devil appears as a French Gentleman Facing Page 26 From "The Prodigal Daughter". Sold at the Printing Office, No. 5, Cornhill, Boston. [J. and J. Fleet, 1789] Title-page from "The Child's New Play-thing" 44 Printed by J. Draper; J. Edwards in Boston [1750]. Now in the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations Title-page from "A Little Pretty Pocket-Book" 47 Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Worcester, mdcclxxxvii. Now in the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations A page from "A Little Pretty Pocket-Book" 49 Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Worcester, mdcclxxxvii. Now in the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations John Newbery's Advertisement of Children's Books 60 From the "Pennsylvania Gazette" of November 15, 1750 Title-page of "The New Gift for Children" 70 Printed by Zechariah Fowle, Boston, 1762. Now in the Library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Miss Fanny's Maid 74 Illustration from "The New Gift or Children", printed by Zechariah Fowle, Boston, About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org.
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