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A Little pretty pocket-book : intended for the instruction and amusement of little Master Tommy, and pretty Miss Polly. : With two letters from Jack the Giant-Killer; as also a ball and pincushion; the use of which will infallibly make Tommy a good boy, and Polly a good girl. : To which is added, a little song-book, being a new attempt to teach children the use of the English alphabet, by way of diversion.

Format Electronic and Book
EditionThe first Worcester edition.
Publication InfoPrinted at Worcester, Massachusetts : By Isaiah Thomas, and sold, wholesale and retail, at his bookstore, MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]
Description122 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 12cm (8vo)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 20459. ^A478749
General noteBookseller's advertisements, p. [123-124].
References Evans 20459
References Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 120
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 778.2
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 20459).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1787.
Genre/formAlphabet books 1787.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Worcester.

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