(JUVENILE.) Group of 18 early nineteenth-century English battledore primers. Variously colored stiff cards, each folding into three recto/verso letterpress and woodcut-printed panels of illustrated alphabet lessons, literacy aids, and moralistic verse; 12mo format when closed; generally fine condition all around. Vp, England, circa 1820s-40s
- For a Good Child at School (The Infants Battledore) [urn on plinth]. Castle Cary: Printed and Sold by S. Moore.
- For a Good Child (The Infants Battledore) [woman with ship's anchor]. Castle Cary: Printed and Sold by S. Moore
- A Present for a Good Child (The Infants Battledore) [two putti with wreath]. Castle Cary: Printed and Sold by S. Moore.
- The "Prince Arthur" Battledore [bird of paradise, but with other cuts captioned "A Chinese Junk of War" and "Destruction of the Chinese Fleet"]. Eastwood: G. R. Barber.
- The British Battledore; or, First Lessons [milkmaid with cow]. Alnwick: W. Davison.
- English Battledore [man on a donkey]. Alnwick: W. Davison.
- The Child's Battledore [giraffe]. Alnwick: W. Davison.
- Youth's Battledore [full-length standing woman]. Alnwick: W. Davison.
- Richardson's New Royal Battledore [greyhound dog]. Derby: Thomas Richardson.
- Richardson's New Royal Battledore [church]. Derby: Thomas Richardson.
- No. 4. New Battledore [hen, butterfly, rabbit]. Derby: H. Mozley and Sons.
- [Untitled] [man playing a fiddle with "The Cake" text]. Banbury: J.G. Rusher.
- [Untitled] [man on a walking horse with "The Good Boy" text]. No imprint.
The following five examples in custom cloth-backed paste-paper portfolio covers with manuscript lettered spine and bookplates of both Wilbur Macy Stone and James d'Alte Aldridge Welch.
- The British Battledore; or, First Lessons [milkmaid with cow]. Alnwick: W. Davison.
- The Child's Battledore [giraffe]. Alnwick: W. Davison.
- Youth's Battledore [full-length standing woman]. Alnwick: W. Davison.
- The New Royal Battledore [zebra]. Kettering: Joseph Toller.
- My New Battledore [basket weaver]. Kettering: Joseph Toller.
