Mother's name on verso of leaf 36: Iane Iohnson. Thirty six numbered leaves. Words in black on recto, lessons in now-faded red on verso. Bound in brown, orange, and green Dutch paper. Spine damaged, revealing cord ties. Hand-colored printed pictures pasted therein.

Title page: George William Iohnson his Book. Printed and Bound by his Mamma 1745.

Verso: First read all/ the black/ Lessons, and/ then read the/ red ones.

Dimensions:  8.5 x 5.3 cm

Bad had lad/ fad mad glad/ Bag lag nag/ wag rag tag/ All ball call/ fall tall wall/ Ham ram cram;

Verso: I/ hope my/ Dear now/ you have read/ the black les/sons, you will/ read these/ pretty red ones/ very well.

Man pan fan/ can nan/ Bang hang/ gang fang/ Ant pant rant/ Cap lap map/ Bar far star/ Gard card hard;

Verso: My Son/ pray attend/ The Advice/ of your/ friend/ And strive to mend.

Dark bark mark/ ... etc.