ons; Poetic Trifles for
young Gentlemen and Ladies; The Cries of Banbury, London, and Celebrated
Stories; Children in the Wood, Historical Ballad (Norfolk?); Children in
the Wood, Restored by Honestus; Hermit of the Forest (Cumberland); Jack
the Giant Killer, a Hero, celebrated by Ancient Historians (Cornwall);
Robinson Crusoe; Nursery Poems from the Ancient and Modern Poets; Jack
and Gill and Old Dame Gill; Read who will, They'll laugh their fill;
Dick Whittington and his Cat; The History of Tom Thumb (Middlesex);
Death and Burial of Cock Robin; Renowned History of Dame Trot and her
Cat; London Jingles and Country Tales for Young People; Tom, Tom, the
Piper' Son; Cinderella and her Glass Slipper; Jack Spratt and his Wife
Joan, etc. etc.

[Illustrations: 27_1, 27_2]

_Bewick School, used in Rusher's Banbury Toy Books._

[Illustrations: 28_1, 28_2]

_Used by Rusher in his Banbury Horn Books, Battledores, Galloping
Guide to A, B, C, Primers, Reading Made Easy, Spelling Books, etc._

[Illustration: 28_3]

[Illustration: 29_1

_From Evans's, Long Lane, West Smithfield, used afterwards at
Banbury._]

Rusher's Banbury _Battledore_ and _Reading Made Easy_ blocks, show the
next improvement on the old _Horn Books_. Then Rusher published a
_Galloping Guide to the A B C._, for which see next page.

[Illustrations: 29_2, 29_3]

[Transcriber's Note:

Beginning with D, each letter has its own illustration, printed in
sets of three. The alphabet is printed continuously down the left
and right margins. A page break separates the "Judge" illustration
from its line of text. The complete pages can be seen as
"pic_30_all.png" - "pic_32_all.png"]

[Illustration: 30_1]

A was an Acorn, that grew on the oak;
B is a Boy, who delights in his book.
C is a Canister, holds mamma's teas;
D is a Drum, you may sound if you please.

[Illustration {D, E, F}: 30_2]

E is an Eagle, that soars very high;
F is a Fox, that is crafty and sly.

[Illustration {G, H, J}: 30_3]

G is a Griffin, of him pray take heed;
H is a Hare, that can run with great speed.

[Illustration {K, L, M}: 31_1]

J is a Judge, that the law oft obeys;
K is a Key, that no secret betrays.
L is a Lamb, often freaks o'er the lea;
M is a Mermaid, that sings in the sea.

[Illustration {N, O, P}: 31_2]

N is a Nightingale, dwells in the wood;
O is an Ox, whose beef roasted is good.