Youthful sports
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 3605
Publisher: Published by Jacob Johnson no. 147 Market St.
Published: 1802
Place of publication: Philada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
Subjects: Games; Play; Sex role; Snowmen
Notes: Engraved title page, followed by eleven leaves of plates, printed on one side only. Each leaf contains two engraved illustrations; the illustrations are numbered 1-22. the letterpress text (p. [25]-59) comprises 24 numbered sections. The first 22 sections correspond to the 22 illustrations. The 23rd section ("Skipping") seems a description of an illustration, though none exists. The 24th section ("The young mouse") is a fable.

Another impression has ornamental woodcuts on p. 59 and [60], and colophon on p. [60]: John Bioren, printer. In the present impression, the colophon and woodcuts are not present. The two impressions are not distinguished by Shaw & Shoemaker, Welch, or Rosenbach.

"Jacob Johnson, no. 147, Market Street, has now for sale, the greatest variety of useful and entertaining books, ever offered for the instruction of the American youth."--bookseller's advertisement, p. [60].

Shaw & Shoemaker 3605

Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 1469

Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 281

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Table of contents: title: 1. Shooting with bow and arrow; title: 2. Bird-nesting; title: 3. Thread the needle; title: 4. Dressing the doll; title: 5. Flydown; title: 6. Playing at horses; title: 7. Hop, stride, and jump; title: 8. Whipping top; title: 9. Bathing; title: 10. Battledore and shuttlecock; title: 11. Blindman's buff; title: 12. Flying the kite; title: 13. Peg top; title: 14. Trundling a hoop; title: 15. Drawing the coach; title: 16. Tossing the ball; title: 17. Cricket; title: 18. Playing at taw; title: 19. Balancing; title: 20. Skating; title: 21. Badger the bull; title: 22. Swinging; title: 23. Skipping; title: 24. The young mouse. A fable.