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The New-England Primer Improved, 1797
Lot 21

The New-England Primer Improved, 1797

Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
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The New-England Primer Improved. For the more easy attaining the true Reading of English To which is added The Assembly of DIVINES Catechism, &c.
Northampton [Mass.] : Printed by William Butler, 1797.

Bound in printed wrapped papers.

This edition is not in Evans. Not in L.C.

H: 4 W: 3 1/2 in.

The New-England Primer was a widely used children's textbook in colonial America, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries, primarily to teach basic literacy and religious principles. It was one of the first reading primers designed in the American colonies and became one of the most successful educational textbooks of its time.

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Good for age and use.

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Height: 4.00

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Handed down in the family of poet and pastor Edward Taylor: Edward Taylor (c1642 - June 29, 1729) was a colonial American poet, pastor and physician of English origin.

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