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The Ladder to learning, step the first : being a collection of select fables, with original morals, upon a new plan, intended as an easy and entertaining introduction to the useful art of reading.

Accession number
PML 85256.1
Published
London : Printed for F. Newbery, at the Corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, [between 1775 and 1780].
Notes
At foot of t.p.: [Price Six-pence].
Booklist on p. [1] at end includes "The father's gift", first advertised in 1775 (Roscoe J112); F. Newbery died in 1780.
Later edited by Mrs. Trimmer; the original work has been erroneously attributed to her. (Osborne coll., p. 7-8; Roscoe, S. Newbery J359).
Description
[2], iv, [7]-111. [1] p. : ill. (wood engravings) ; 99 mm
Binding
Green morocco, gilt; binder's title: The ladder of learning.
Classification
Department