Forgotten Books of the American Nursery

Forgotten Books of the American Nursery, by

Rosalie V. Halsey
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Title: Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book
Author: Rosalie V. Halsey

Release Date: February 25, 2006 [eBook #17857]
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FORGOTTEN BOOKS OF THE AMERICAN NURSERY
A History of the Development of the American Story-Book
by
ROSALIE V. HALSEY

[Illustration: The Devil and the Disobedient Child]

Boston Charles E. Goodspeed & Co. 1911 Copyright, 1911, by C.E. Goodspeed & Co. Of this book seven hundred copies were printed in November 1911, by D.B. Updike, at The Merrymount Press, Boston

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Introductory 3
II. The Play-Book in England 33
III. Newbery's Books in America 59
IV. Patriotic Printers and the American Newbery 89
V. The Child and his Book at the End of the Eighteenth Century 121
VI. Toy-Books in the early Nineteenth Century 147
VII. American Writers and English Critics 191
Index 233

ILLUSTRATIONS
The Devil and the Disobedient Child Frontispiece From "The Prodigal Daughter." Sold at the Printing Office, No. 5, Cornhill, Boston. [J. and J. Fleet, 1789?]
Facing Page The Devil appears as a French Gentleman 26 From "The Prodigal Daughter." Sold at the Printing Office, No. 5, Cornhill, Boston. [J. and J. Fleet, 1789?]
Title-page from "The Child's New Play-thing" 44 Printed by J. Draper; J. Edwards in Boston [1750]. Now in the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations
Title-page from "A Little Pretty Pocket-Book" 47 Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Worcester, MDCCLXXXVII. Now in the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations
A page from "A Little Pretty Pocket-Book" 49 Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Worcester, MDCCLXXXVII. Now in the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations
John Newbery's Advertisement of Children's Books 60 From the "Pennsylvania Gazette" of November 15, 1750
Title-page of "The New Gift for Children" 70 Printed by Zechariah Fowle, Boston, 1762. Now in the Library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Miss Fanny's Maid 74 Illustration from "The New Gift for Children," printed by Zechariah Fowle, Boston, 1762. Now in the Library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
_A page from a Catalogue of Children's Books printed by Isaiah Thomas_ 106 From "The Picture Exhibition," Worcester, MDCCLXXXVIII
Illustration of Riddle XIV 110 From "The Puzzling-Cap," printed by John Adams, Philadelphia, 1805
Frontispiece from "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes" 117 From one of The First Worcester Edition, printed by Isaiah Thomas in MDCCLXXXVII. Now in the Library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Sir Walter Raleigh and his Man 125 Copper-plate illustration from "Little Truths," printed in Philadelphia by J. and J. Crukshank in 1800
Foot Ball 126 Copper-plate illustration from "Youthful Recreations," printed in Philadelphia by Jacob Johnson about 1802
Jacob Johnson's Book-Store in Philadelphia about 1800 155
A Wall-paper Book-Cover 165 From "Lessons for Children from Four to Five Years Old," printed in Wilmington (Delaware) by Peter Brynberg in 1804
Tom the Piper's Son 170 Illustration and text engraved on copper by William Charles, of Philadelphia, in 1808
A Kind and Good Father 172 Woodcut by Alexander Anderson for "The Prize for Youthful Obedience," printed in Philadelphia by Jacob Johnson in 1807
A Virginian 174 Illustration from "People of all Nations," printed in Philadelphia by Jacob Johnson in 1807
A Baboon 174 Illustration from "A Familiar Description of Beasts and Birds," printed in Boston by Lincoln and Edmands in 1813
Drest or Undrest 176 Illustration from "The Daisy," published by Jacob Johnson in 1808
Little Nancy 182 Probably engraved by William Charles for "Little Nancy, or, the Punishment of Greediness," published in Philadelphia by Morgan & Yeager about 1830
Children of the Cottage 196 Engraved by Joseph I. Pease for "The Youth's Sketch Book," published in Boston by Lilly, Wait and Company in 1834
Henrietta 200 Engraved by Thomas Illman for "The American Juvenile Keepsake," published in Brockville, U.C., by Horace Billings & Co. in 1835
A Child and her Doll 206 Illustration from "Little Mary,"
Part II, published in Boston by
Cottons and Barnard in 1831
The Little Runaway 227 Drawn and engraved by J.W. Steel for "Affection's Gift," published in New York by J.C. Riker in 1832
CHAPTER I
Introductory

Thy life to mend This book attend. The New England Tutor London (1702-14)
To be brought up in fear And learn A B C. FOXE, Book of Martyrs

Forgotten Books of the