Isaiah Thomas was in direct connection with England, where he procured, in 1786, the first fount of music type that was carried to America. Among many toy-books of his that are reprints from English publications, he issued _Mother Goose's Melody, Sonnets for the Cradle_. A copy of this book which is designated as the third Worcester edition, bears the date 1799, and has been reprinted in facsimile by Whitmore. It was probably identical with the collection of rhymes for which the firm of Newberry received copyright in 1780, and which was mentioned by Ritson. Other copies of _Mother Goose's Melody_, one bearing the watermark of 1803, and the other issued by the firm of John Marshall, which is undated, are now at the Bodleian.[8] Thus the name of Mother Goose was largely used in connection with nursery rhymes. [8] Whitmore, loc. cit., p. 6. The second half of the eighteenth century witnessed a great development in toy-book literature. The leader of the movement was John Newbery, a man of considerable attainments, who sold drugs and literature, and who came from Reading to London in 1744, and settled in St. Paul's Churchyard, where his establishment became a famous centre of the book trade. Among those whom he had in his employ were Griffith Jones (d. 1786) and Oliver Goldsmith (d. 1774), whose versatility and delicate humour gave a peculiar charm to the books for children which they helped to produce. In London Newbery had a rival in John Marshall, whose shop in Aldermary Churchyard was known already in 1787 as the _Great A, and Bouncing B Toy Factory_. This name was derived from a current nursery rhyme on the alphabet, which occurs as follows:-- Great A, little a, Bouncing B, The cat's in the cupboard, and she can't see. (1744, p. 22.) A number of provincial publishers followed their example. Among them were Thomas Saint, in Newcastle, who between 1771 and 1774 employed the brothers Bewick; Kendrew, in York; Lumsden, in Glasgow; Drewey, in Derby; Rusher, in Banbury; and others. The toy-books that were issued by these firms have much likeness to one another, and are often illustrated by the same cuts. Most of them are undated. Among the books issued by Rusher were _Nursery Rhymes from the Royal Collections_, and _Nursery Poems from the Ancient and Modern Poets_, which contain some familiar rhymes in versions which differ from those found elsewhere.