Accession number
PML 16909
Published
Boston : Printed by Edward Draper, at his Printing-Office, in Newbury-Street, and Sold by John Boyle in Marlborough-Street, 1777 [Hartford, Conn. : Published and sold by Ira Webster, 1843]
Credit line
Purchase, 1910.
Notes
"Sent to W.B. Pike while Collector of the Park of Salem by his friend Nathl.Hawthorne. The Dedication in Hawthorne's Hand writing"--in pencil on tipped-in leaf inside upper cover.
"Stereotyped by R.H. Hobbs"--bottom of p. [2]
"To Collector Wm. B. Pike, Salem, Mass. From His Brother in Tribulation as a "slight token of esteem" for him as an officer of the Revenue - and is intended to counteract in some degree the degenerating influences with which one in official Life is constantly surrounded. N.H."--recto of fly-leaf.
An exact reprint of the 1777 ed., printed in Hartford by Webster. Includes: reprint of t.p. of Almanack by Henry Newman, 1691 (p. 1) ; Introduction to the present edition with Webster imprint, 1843 (p. 2) ; Advertisement and Certificates (p. 3) ; Certificates (p. 4) ; Portrait of John Hancock (p. 5) ; Divine song by the Rev. Dr. Watts (p.6) ; 1777 t.p. (p. 7) ; two child's prayers by Watts (p. 8) ; and signatures as follows: (α 1*⁸ 2⁴ 2*⁸ 3⁴ 3*⁸ 4⁴ 4*⁶)
For variations between different editions of reprints of the 1777 edition of the primer, cf. George Parker Winship's "Notes on a reprint of the New England primer improved for the year 1777", Cambridge [1922] in which is described 13 editions or issues.
Printed on bluish paper.
This copy agrees with Winship's description of the 13th edition, final revision (p. 76, line 5 "corrent")
Title in ms. on cover reads: "The Collector's Manual, for the year of Our Lord, 1857", possibly provided in Nathaniel Hawthorne's hand.
"Stereotyped by R.H. Hobbs"--bottom of p. [2]
"To Collector Wm. B. Pike, Salem, Mass. From His Brother in Tribulation as a "slight token of esteem" for him as an officer of the Revenue - and is intended to counteract in some degree the degenerating influences with which one in official Life is constantly surrounded. N.H."--recto of fly-leaf.
An exact reprint of the 1777 ed., printed in Hartford by Webster. Includes: reprint of t.p. of Almanack by Henry Newman, 1691 (p. 1) ; Introduction to the present edition with Webster imprint, 1843 (p. 2) ; Advertisement and Certificates (p. 3) ; Certificates (p. 4) ; Portrait of John Hancock (p. 5) ; Divine song by the Rev. Dr. Watts (p.6) ; 1777 t.p. (p. 7) ; two child's prayers by Watts (p. 8) ; and signatures as follows: (α 1*⁸ 2⁴ 2*⁸ 3⁴ 3*⁸ 4⁴ 4*⁶)
For variations between different editions of reprints of the 1777 edition of the primer, cf. George Parker Winship's "Notes on a reprint of the New England primer improved for the year 1777", Cambridge [1922] in which is described 13 editions or issues.
Printed on bluish paper.
This copy agrees with Winship's description of the 13th edition, final revision (p. 76, line 5 "corrent")
Title in ms. on cover reads: "The Collector's Manual, for the year of Our Lord, 1857", possibly provided in Nathaniel Hawthorne's hand.
Description
[85] p. : port., ill. (woodcuts) ; 17 cm
Provenance
Nathaniel Hawthorne's presentation copy to collector William B. Pike with dedication in his autograph (13 lines) on flyleaf; Henry William Poor bookplate.
Binding
1/4 sheep over blue boards.
Classification
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Department