The New-England primer; a history of its origin and development; with a reprint of the unique copy of the earliest known edition and many facsimile illustrations and reproductions (1897)
Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902 · New York : Printed for Dodd, Mead and co. · leaf 92
thy thy utmost Hat-red. This print was reproduced in the Primer of 1737, butno key was added, so that the Child must have been nota little puzzled to know what the rays and letters meant. There was a worse lapse however, in this edition of 1737,The Devils for the last leaf prints an engraving which… … THE QUEEN.From the Ne-iu England Primer. Boston : /7J~ PLATE X Introduction 51 most curious fact yet known, and can only be accounted forby the probability that its purchasers were so ignorant of theappearance of the Devils picture cards that they did notrecognize its prototype. The New English…
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