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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Light and the Dark Path; Or, the History of Mary Lester and Eliza Bruce |
| Date | c.1857-1859 |
| Record ID | 218257 |
| Collection Name | Religious Tracts |
| Reference | CLA5122L72311857 |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences Religion Illness and Death |
| Library of Congress Subject | Sunday school literature Children Young women Orphanages School children Sunday schools Charities Death Funeral rites and ceremonies Play Young women Church attendance Prisons |
| Genre | History Narratives Religious Works |
| Publisher | American Sunday-School Union |
| Places | Philadelphia |
| Illustrator | Devereux, George T |
| Document Type | Novel Religious Tract |
| Book Type | Relief prints Books for girls Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)--1857 Juvenile literature--1857 Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) |
| Size | 6, [2], 11-156 p. : ill. ; 16 cm |
| Page Numbers | 6, [2], 11-156 p. |
| Additional Notes | 1122 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 375 Broadway, New York |
| Catalog Notes | "The author of this volume has had an opportunity to know much of the dangers and temptations to which girls are exposed, especially such as are brought up in our cities and populous towns. ... idleness and truantry ... love of dress ... fondness for general company ... the reading of foolish or corrupting books ... It is intended to answer the same purpose for the instruction of girls, that 'The two ways and the two ends' is designed to accomplish for boys."--Preface, p. 5-6. "The path of light; or, The history of Mary Lester."--p. [1]. Caption title: Mary Lester. Spine title: The two paths. Copyright 1848 by the American Sunday-School Union, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.. The American Sunday-School Union published at 1122 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia from 1857 to 1907, and published at 375 Broadway in New York from 1857 to 1859. Pagination includes [24] leaves of plates. In blue cloth. Some wood-engravings by George T. Devereux. "The dark path; or, The history of Eliza Bruce."--p. [87]-156. Caption title: Eliza Bruce. |
| 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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