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(CHILDREN'S BOOKS.) The Uncle's Present, a New Battledoor. Engraved illustration and Cry of London for each letter of the alphabet. 4 pages including pastedowns. Small 8vo with folding title flap and cover woodcut by Anderson; minor wear, slight wrinkling, title flap and final page not pasted down to wrapper. Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, [1810]
Each letter of the alphabet is printed with an accompanying woodcut depicting London tradesmen's cries, "j" and "u" excepted. The front cover has a wood engraving of children with sheep, while the back cover has a wood engraving of a horse, signed "A" for Alexander Anderson. Rosenbach 428; Welch 1363.
