{"product_id":"the-new-royal-battledore-kettering-1830-1850","title":"The New Royal Battledore","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\" class=\"first-token\" id=\"p-rc_54e56c35a23c156c-27\"\u003e(Battledores, Early Education, 19th-Century Ephemera) TOLLER,  Joseph (\u003cspan class=\"citation-401\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-400 citation-401\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-400 citation-401 citation-403\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-400 citation-401 citation-402 citation-403\"\u003ePublisher). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"81\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-400 citation-401 citation-402 citation-403\"\u003eThe New Royal Battledore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-400 citation-401 citation-402 citation-403 citation-end-403\"\u003e. Kettering: Joseph Toller, [between 1830-1850]. One folded card, [4] panels plus cover flap, measuring 5-3\/16\" x 8-1\/2\", folded to 5-3\/16\" x 3-3\/16\". Gray stiff card stock with title, imprint, a woodcut illustration of a zebra, and \"PRICE ONE PENNY\" printed in black t\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-400 citation-401 citation-402 citation-end-402\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-400 citation-401 citation-end-401\"\u003eo cover flap. The physical condition of the item is graded \u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-400 citation-end-400\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFINE (utilizing the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper); exhibiting clean surfaces and crisp folding edges with no notable faults.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eEvolution of the Battledore in Early Nineteenth-Century Education\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattledores emerged during the early nineteenth century as an economical paper alternative to traditional wooden hornbooks,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serving as fundamental primers to teach children foundational reading skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unlike standard bound volumes,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e battledores typically consisted of a single sheet of card stock folded into multiple leaves,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e making them inexpensive to produce and distribute widely across Great Britain and America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A standard educational battledore incorporated the complete alphabet in both uppercase and lowercase forms,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e elementary phonetic combinations,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a sequence of Arabic numerals,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and woodcut illustrations designed to engage young learners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Published by Joseph Toller in Kettering,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"692\"\u003eThe New Royal Battledore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows this standard format with uppercase and lowercase alphabets,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a list of basic Arabic numerals,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a first lesson consisting of two-letter phonetic combinations,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a second lesson consisting of three-letter words,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and three woodcuts depicting a basket maker,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a spindly man with a serpent and bird,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a herald with a horn and announcement,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e printed in black across the interior pages,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e while the exterior pages contain alphabets,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e phonetic combinations,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e two-letter words,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and three-word phrases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eSeries Bibliography, Scarcity, and Physical Preservation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurviving specimens of ephemeral nineteenth-century instructional literature are vulnerable to loss,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e heavy juvenile use,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and structural degradation,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rendering early folding battledores scarce in collectible condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A current global sweep of the OCLC\/WorldCat database locates only a limited number of institutional specimens preserved worldwide,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emphasizing the fragility of these unmounted card stock primers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bibliographically,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e there are at least four known variant issues of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"481\"\u003eThe New Royal Battledore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e featuring identical covers and instructional lessons while varying the sequence of woodcut illustrations on the interior pages. Note: Faint show-through from underlying provincial jobbing waste (likely commercial or patent-medicine proof sheets utilized as internal card stiffening during manufacture) is visible upon close inspection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eREPRESENTING A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, NINETEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING, OR RARE JUVENILE EPHEMERA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# 001302\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68172752945301,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/new_royal_battledore_01_20261107.jpg?v=1794083090","url":"https:\/\/wallaceandclark.com\/products\/the-new-royal-battledore-kettering-1830-1850","provider":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}