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Philadelphia: Kimber and Conrad, 1812. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Thin 12mo. [24]pp. 20 wood engravings. Yellow flexible unprinted card wrappers. A touch for foxing, small chip at bottom of front wrap, very good. Alphabet, drawings, etc. *Rosenbach* 466.
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Philadelphia: Kimber & Conrad, 1812. Original Wrappers. Very Good+ binding. Slim 24mo. [24] pp., illus. In original unprinted, stiff wrappers. An exceptionally nice copy. Inking is irregular meaning some pages are darker than others.
Laid out in this unusually tall, slim format with two illustrations per page, one atop the other, each captioned. They are arranged for the young reader in a rather ad hoc methodology, some are of a moral nature: "Children obey your mother," "Do not rob the poor farmer," "Do not drink too much," and "Do be kind to the poor black boy." Others offer advice: "A kite should never be raised in the street," "Little boys should not meddle with guns," and "Always look at a person when you speak to him." One caption shows the publisher were not above self promotion: "The bible is the best of all books. Children who can read in the bible may go to Kimber & Conrad's Store and buy one from themselves." Welch notes that some of these engravings are reworkings of illustrations that appeared previously (i.e. in The Wonderful Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Albany, 1810; Mother Goose's Melody, Worchester, 1794), others are entirely original. Rosebach 466; Welch 993; Shaw & Shoemaker 26465.
Laid out in this unusually tall, slim format with two illustrations per page, one atop the other, each captioned. They are arranged for the young reader in a rather ad hoc methodology, some are of a moral nature: "Children obey your mother," "Do not rob the poor farmer," "Do not drink too much," and "Do be kind to the poor black boy." Others offer advice: "A kite should never be raised in the street," "Little boys should not meddle with guns," and "Always look at a person when you speak to him." One caption shows the publisher were not above self promotion: "The bible is the best of all books. Children who can read in the bible may go to Kimber & Conrad's Store and buy one from themselves." Welch notes that some of these engravings are reworkings of illustrations that appeared previously (i.e. in The Wonderful Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Albany, 1810; Mother Goose's Melody, Worchester, 1794), others are entirely original. Rosebach 466; Welch 993; Shaw & Shoemaker 26465.
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- Publisher Kimber & Conrad
- Place of Publication Philadelphia
- Date Published 1812
- Keywords Ephemera
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A Picture Book for Little Children
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Kimber and Conrad, 1812. Pamphlet. VG- for its age (clean and tight but for split at very tail of spine). Brown wraps; 24 pp.; 22 bw illustrations; Title page illustration. 2.5 x 5.5 inches. A collection of captioned illustrations for children, including nature, animals, work, people, types of letters, and more.
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Philadelphia: Kimber and Conrad, 1812. First. pamphlet. near fine. Woodcut on title and 44 woodcuts throughout (2 per page). Alphabet on verso of title, 23pp. Thin 24mo, original stiff yellow wrappers. Philadelphia: Kimber and Conrad, [1812]. First Edition. Some woodcuts are light, otherwise a near fine copy.<br/> <br/> Welsh 993. Rosenbach 466.<br/> <br/>
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A picture book, for little children
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Philadelphia: Kimber and Conrad, 1812. Thin 24mo, pp. [24];engraved title page, woodcut illustrations; original stiff tan wrappers (minor soiling to back cover), a few short chips, last quire partially unopened; about fine. The illustrations are redrawn cuts with a similar design to The Wonderful Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Albany: E. and E. Hosford, 1810; and Mother Goose's Melody, Worcester: I. Thomas, 1794. "The book is part of a large publisher's remainder" (Welch 993).
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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Philadelphia: Kimber and Conrad, 1812. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Thin 12mo. [24]pp. 20 wood engravings. Yellow flexible unprinted card wrappers. A touch for foxing else near fine. Alphabet, drawings, etc. *Rosenbach* 466.
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A PICTURE BOOK, FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
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Philadelphia: Kimber and Conrad, 1812. Uncommonly fine condition. Chapbook. 12mo. 24p. Illustrated with woodcut on title and two woodcuts on each page. Bound in plain untitled wrappers. Rosenbach 466.
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