The Child's new play-thing : being a spelling-book, intended to make the learning to read, a diversion instead of a task : consisting of scripture-histories, fables, stories, moral and religious precepts, proverbs, songs, riddles, &c. : with entertaining pictures to each story and fable : the whole adapted to the capacities of children, and divided into lessons of 1, 2, 3, and 4 syllables : with dialogues shewing 1. how a little boy shall make every body love him, 2. how a little boy shall grow wiser the the rest of his school-fellows, 3. how a little boy shall become a great man : also, a new-invented alphabet for children to play with, and a preface shewing the use of it.
| Format: | Microform Book |
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| Language: | English |
| Edition: | The eighth edition / |
| Series: | Opie collection of children's literature ;
015:224. |
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| Item Description: | "Designed for the use of schools, or for children before they go to school." Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. Microform. |
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| Physical Description: | 167 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations, portrait + 1 sheet of alphabet letters. |