Cries, The, of New-York. ; **H.99D.20 — New York. The Harbor Press. 1931. (8), 62, (1) pp. Illus. 16 cm. A reprint of the earliest known edition, 1808, published by Samuel Wood, and called “the first distinctly American picture book.” Each peddler’s cry is followed by text on his trade and the price of the
commodity.
This card was printed at the Boston Public Library, May 2, 1932. Dio2 — Street cries. — Prices. = — New York, City. Bus. assoc. — Wood, Samuel, of New York, publisne?. — Books for the young. Imprints before
 
1850. Reprints. — Picture books for children. — Peddling and itinerant industries.