The New-England Primer
[COTTON (John).]

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.

11th edition, 3rd revision. Portrait frontispiece of John Hancock plus illustrations to text. 16mo. Calf-backed blue paper boards, upper joint split and spine worn. [84]pp. Boston, Edward Draper, 1777 [but Boston, Ira Webster, 1850.

£100.00

A facsimile of the original 1777 publication that was issued in Boston, c.1850. This date is from the latest dated excerpt in the reproduction of newspaper testimonials included amongst the prefatory material.

For variations between the many different editions of this facsimile, see George Parker Winship’s “Notes on a reprint of the New England primer improved, for the year 1777”, Cambridge [1922] in which are described 13 editions or issues.

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