Shirley Collection

[Baker, J.]. My Pony : A Poem. Philadelphia: Published and sold by Wm. Charles, 1818.
December 19, 2012

The Cross Boy Reformed (ALbany: G. J. Loomis & Co., 1822) in its entirety.
December 10, 2012

Old Friends in a New Dress; or, Familiar Fables in Verse (New Haven, CT and Charleston, S.C. : Sidney's Press, 1823) A versified retelling of moral stories, two of which are shown here in full. This copy bound with a lovely remnant of wallpaper.
November 26, 2012

Ye Comical Rhymes of Ancient Times, Dug Up Into Jokes For Small Folks (New York: Hurd & Houghton, circa 1864)
Laughing! Out! Loud!!!
September 10, 2012

A curious object - a small wooden barrel housing a strip of linen printed with Alphabet rhymes.Circa 1880.
June 19, 2012
#22 YALE
Yale Special. Planned, edited & designed by graphic design department, Yale School of Art.
PARTICIPANTS & CONTRIBUTORS include Beinecke curators Kevin Repp and Timothy Young.
June 1, 2012

A set of a popular card game.
This edition published around 1850 by S. Hart & Co. in Philadelphia.
No rules included.
October 31, 2011
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