small octavo 14 by 9 cms ( 5.5 by 3.5 inches) This rare work was published by William Pinnock in his Catechism series of educational works for children.Text of 72 pages including a letterpress title page, illustrated with a portrait of Washington and a vignette title page. Third edition Many titles were published in the series and some ran to several editions but, given their ephemeral nature they are now rare. Note that this is Part 2 (of 2) the first part being concerned with Columbus and the discovery of America. Each part is complete in itself. It lacks the paper covers but the book block is sound and firm, the contents clean and complete