The National pictorial primer; or The first book for children
Subtitle: designed for home or parental instruction. : Embellished with numerous engravings, and pretty stories, which will please the children amazingly! The author [vignette caption]
Contributors: Barritt, William, approximately 1822-; Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891; Matteson, Tompkins Harrison, 1813-1884; Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870; George F. Cooledge & Brother
Publisher: published by George F. Cooledge & Brother, 323 Pearl Street, Franklin Square. And also published and for sale by all the principal booksellers throughout the United States of America and its territories.
Published: 1844
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Picture books for children; Temperance; Animals; Birds
Notes: George F. Cooledge and William P. Cooledge were in business together at 323 Pearl St., New York, from 1844 to 1871. Advertisement inside upper cover includes account of the life of Noah Webster, who died May 28, 1843. Portrait of Webster signed "SW," "L-B" (i.e., Lossing and Barritt after a design by Samuel Wallin?).

Frontispiece signed "Matteson d. Anderson sc." (i.e., Tompkins Harrison Matteson and Alexander Anderson?).

Heavily illustrated throughout.

Rare Book (Plimpton) copy 2: Initial advertisement leaf and final numbered leaf (pages 47-48) have been pasted to inside upper and lower covers, respectively.

Rare Book (HistChil) copy: With 8 unnumbered pages after page 48; first and last pages of text pasted to inside of upper and lower covers.

Gift; Frances Henne; 1985.

Rare Book (HistChil) copy: In publisher's binding of quarter red cloth with printed yellow paper over pasteboard.