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, Dialogues, &c. The Whole adapted to the Capacities of Children, and Divided into Lessons of one, two, three, and four Syllables; with entertaining Pictures to each Story and Fable, And a new-invented Alphabet for Children to paly with, and a Preface shewing the Use of it

People / Organizations

• Mary Cooper ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for M. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, 1743. The second edition. To which is added three dialogues: ..; ..

Publication year

1743

ESTC No.

T81481

Grub Street ID

302279

Description

[4],1,[9],3-120p.,table ; 12°.

Note

Includes an alphabet arranged on 4 unnumbered leaves, and another on a single folding sheet.