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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Books For Young Children / c.1848 |
| Date | c.1848 |
| Record ID | 214556 |
| Collection Name | Alphabet Books |
| Reference | CLA5125B7241848 |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences Religion Education and Didactic Texts |
| Library of Congress Subject | Sunday school literature Poetry Seasons Natural theology Children Children Scarlatina |
| Genre | Religious Works Poetry and Verse Pedagogical Texts |
| Publisher | American Tract Society |
| Places | United States |
| Illustrator | Thomas, George Housman (1824-1868) |
| Document Type | Primer Anthology |
| Book Type | Relief prints Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1848 Juvenile literature--1848 Alphabet books--1848 Poems--1848 Prayers Hymns Dialogues Bookplates (Provenance) |
| Size | 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 11 cm |
| Catalog Notes | Tracts 17-32, originally issued separately; reissued as a collection by the publisher. The American Tract Society was formed in 1825 and had main branches in New York and in Boston. In 1848, the ATS introduced a new typeface. The issue in hand is printed in the new typeface. Includes collective title page and contents leaf. Table of contents incorrectly lists Little Martha as no. 31, and The bird's nest as no. 32. Pagination: [2], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1], 14, [2], 15, [1], 14, [2], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1], 15, [1] p., [1] leaf. In brown cloth. "The four seasons. 17"--15, [1] p. "Pretty stories for good children. 18"--15, [1] p. One wood-engraving signed by Alexander Anderson. "An alphabet of lessons for children. 19"--15, [1] p. "Good child's soliloquy. 20"--15, [1] p. In verse. Wood-engraving, p. 2, signed: G. Thomas del [i.e., George Houseman Thomas?] H. Harrison sc. "The Lord's prayer."--p. 13. Hymns, p. 14-[16]. "The journey. 21"--15, [1] p. "The little bird's soliloquy."--p. 14-[16]. Wood engraving, p. 10, signed, "W. Howland." "The hymn-book. 22"--15, [1] p. "Morning and evening. 23"--15, [1] p. Some illustrations signed by Alexander Anderson. "The child's devotions. 24"--15, [1] p. One wood engraving signed by Elias J. Whitney. "Dialogue between a brother and sister, concerning salvation by Christ. 25"--15, [1] p. "The boat. By Charlotte Elizabeth. 26"--14, [2] p. "This narrative is a simple relation of an event that happened to the writer and her brother in their childhood. In the 'Personal recollections' of Charlotte Elizabeth, the incident is described with some additional particulars."--p. [15]. Two wood engravings signed by Robert Roberts. "The wanderer. 27"--15, [1] p. "The sower. A dialogue. 28"--15, [1] p. "Reading the Bible. 29"--15, [1] p. One wood engraving signed by Robert Roberts. "Mary Scott, eldest daughter of Rev. T. Scott, the commentator. 30"--15, [1] p. One wood engraving signed by Robert Roberts. "The bird's nest. By Charlotte Elizabeth. [Three lines from Psalms] 31"--15, [1] p. One wood engraving signed by Robert Roberts. "Little Martha. 32"--15, [1] p. |
| Linked Documents |
Books For Young Children / c.1850 |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
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