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mdp.39015035102691	Pierpont Morgan Library.	Children's literature	1954		.txt	text/plain	2569	312	80	The first American, from the twelfth English edition, in a binding by Bradford. The earliest surviving editions of this famous Colonial children's book. Although hieroglyphical Bibles enjoyed considerable popularity in late eighteenthcentury America as a means of teaching the Holy Scriptures to the young, this present edition is apparently the first to be printed in the United States. The first American edition of this agreeable attempt to introduce children to the This edition is of interest for the woodcut frontispiece by Peter Maverick, aged nine. The unique copy of the first American edition of the eight tales and "The Discreet Princess." One of the first books printed in this New England city. Lang, the versatile Scottish scholar, edited many collections of fairy tales. The first English edition and a presentation copy from the author to his nurse, The first edition of one of the most famous of moral tales.	./cache/mdp.39015035102691.pdf	./txt/mdp.39015035102691.txt