The Indian primer or The first book : By which children may know truely to read the Indian language. And Milk for babes.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed by B. Green, 1720. |
| Description | 3 unnumbered pages, 4-84, 4-84, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Added title page: Indiane primer asuh Negonneyeuuk. |
| General note | Text in an Algonquian dialect and in English on facing pages; facing pages have duplicate numbering. |
| General note | Differs extensively from the Indian primer of John Eliot. Dialect adaptations probably by Experience Mayhew. Cf. Pilling, J.C. Bibliography of the Algonquian languages, 1891. |
| General note | Seal of Massachusetts Bay (Reilly 930), p. [1], 1st count, and cut of the ship Royall Charles (Reilly 1124) on last page. |
| General note | "Spiritual milk for babes .. By John Cotton."--p. 30-46. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Evans, 2124 |
| References | Heartman, C.F. Non-New England primers, 90 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW12857. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |