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The child's Bible : being a consecutive arrangement of the narrative and other portions of Holy Scripture in the words of the authorised version : with upwards of two hundred original illustrations.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection BS197 .C3 1860z copy 3 pt.1-2,4,6,8-11,13,16-17,19-20,23-28
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection BS197 .C3 1860z copy 2 pt.1-35
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Bible. English. Authorized. Selections. 1860.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Juvenile literature.
- Bible.
- Bible stories.
- Christian life--Juvenile literature.
- Christian life.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- Ferris, Lalla (inscription) (copy 1)
- Ferris, Mettie (inscription) (copy 1)
- Physical Description:
- 35 parts : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Title on wrapper: Child's Bible, illustrated
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Cassell, Petter and Galpin, [between 1860 and 1869?]
- Contents:
- The Old Testament narrative
- The New Testament narrative.
- Notes:
- T.p. issued in pt. 35.
- Parts issued in paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements; some parts have a "Caution to subscribers" printed on front wrapper.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy 1 has some leaves unopened; pt. 2 has "Special Notice to Subscribers" pasted to front wrapper; pts. 3 and 4 each has ms. inscription ("Miss Lalla & Mettie Ferris") in pencil on front wrapper; pt. 33 has ms. inscription ("Barker Brothers, Galion, Ohio") in pencil on back wrapper; pt. 29 has 1 leaf of medical advertisements laid in; pt. 30 has 1 Sunday School lesson card laid in (illustration and Golden Text on recto; catechetical instruction on verso).
- Penn Libraries copies 2 and 3 housed in 2 boxes.
- Penn Libraries copy 2 has some leaves unopened; pt. 1 has label ("O.J. Griffiths, Bookseller and Binder ... Chicago") pasted to front wrapper; pts. 6, 13 and 25 each has ms. note in pencil on front wrapper; pt. 6 has small holes in p. 143-144 with minor damage to text.
- Penn Libraries copy 3 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-2, 4, 6, 8-11, 13, 16-17, 19-20, 23-28 only; title leaf wanting; pt. 2 wanting wrappers.
- Penn Libraries copy 3 has some leaves unopened; pt. 1 has ms. note in pencil on front wrapper; front wrapper of pt. 23 slightly dampstained.
- OCLC:
- 259241639
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