The book of riddles.
| Other author | Wood, Samuel, 1760-1844, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Concord [N.H.] : Published and sold by Daniel Cooledge, at his book-store--1812. Geo. Hough, printer, [1812] |
| Description | 23 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 10 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 24897. ^A575643 Concord toy ; no. 2. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | A clock -- A wind-mill -- A candle -- Time -- A key -- A bottle of ale -- A drum -- A pair of scales -- The mole -- A top -- A squirrel -- The tide -- A flea -- Bees -- A crown -- A monkey -- Bible. |
| General note | In verse, with pictures. |
| General note | "Not as a great admirer of riddles, ... I have selected some that appeared innocent, for my little friends ..."--Introductory note, p. [2], signed: S.W. [i.e., Samuel Wood]. This collection contains many poems also issued by Samuel Wood under the title The book of riddles. |
| General note | Cover title: Concord toy. No. 2. The book of riddles. |
| General note | Has frontipsiece wood engraving of Daniel Cooledge's bookstore. |
| General note | Pages [1] and [24] blank. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 24897 |
| References | Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 115.3 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 24897). |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1812. |
| Genre/form | Riddles. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1812. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |