The Instructive history of industry and sloth
Subtitle: Adorned with cuts
Contributors: Increase Cooke & Co
Publisher: From Sidney's Press. New-Haven
Published: 1810
Place of publication: [New Haven]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: Children's stories; Conduct of life; Juvenile fiction; Work ethic; Temperance; Families; Honesty
Notes: One of two very similar editions. In the present edition, p. [4] contains the alphabet in lower-case and in upper-case, together with fourteen 'double letters' [i.e., ligatures]. The last word on p. 9 is "I".

Pages [1] and [32] blank; pasted to wrapper.

Books. For children and for schools. A very extensive variety, for sale by I. Cooke & Co in boxes assorted, they are offered to booksellers ten per cent lower than they can be imported. Cash paid for rags."--advertisement, p. [31].

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Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 646.9
Table of contents: title: Industry and sloth; title: Honesty rewarded; title: Riddles [in verse]; title: Questions.