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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Persian Christian |
| Date | c.1858 |
| Record ID | 220218 |
| Collection Name | Chapbooks |
| Reference | CL-PamA5125P4661858 |
| Theme | Religion Race, Ethnicity and Racism Nationality and Place |
| Library of Congress Subject | Sunday school literature Missionaries |
| Genre | Religious Works |
| Publisher | American Tract Society |
| Places | New York |
| Document Type | Chapbook Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1858 Chapbooks--1858 Publishers' advertisements--Massachusetts--Boston Publishers' advertisements--New York (State)--New York Color printing (Printing) Printed wrappers (Binding) Relief prints |
| Size | 16 p. : ill. ; 11 cm |
| Page Numbers | 16 p. : |
| Catalog Notes | "This account is taken from the Asiatic journal, and was written by a person who spent a few weeks at Shiraz, in Persia."--p. [5]. The American Tract Society was first located at 150 Nassau St., New York, in 1832. A new typeface was introduced in 1848. The American Antiquarian Society copy is printed in the new typeface. Publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper, has the address of 78 Washington St. for the ATS Boston depository. The American Antiquarian Society has other ATS tracts bearing the 78 Washington St. address on advertisements also listing the book Bethlehem and her children, by Mary Angeline Hallock. According to Appletons' cyclopaedia of American biography (New York, 1888), Bethlehem and her children was first published in 1858. In printed wrapper; wrapper printed in green ink. Wood engraving on p. [1] of wrapper signed by William Howland. "Series II.--No. 38."--p. [1]. "More than 200 volumes for children and youth, ... published and for sale by the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau-Street, New York, 78 Washington-Street, Boston."--publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |