American Sunday-School Union : records, manuscript, 1837-1845.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Antiquarian Society, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Sunday-School Union.

Children's books--Publishing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Children's books.

Printing machinery and supplies.

Publishers and publishing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Publishers and publishing.

Sunday school literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume)

Production:

[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1837-1845

Summary:

This partially printed volume contains production expenses for almost 200 books, maps, and periodicals published by the American Sunday School Union (ASSU) from 1837 to 1845. Titles include "Youth's Penny Gazette", "The Useful Christian: A Memoir of Thomas Cranfield", "Musical & Pictorial Alphabet", "Peep at My Neighbors", "Map of the Ancient World", "Clara's Childhood", "The Patriarch of Hebron", "Little Teetotaler", "My Native Village", "Trials of the Poor", "The Union Singing Book", and many more. These records contain a rare peek into the costs of all aspects of production by the ASSU, including stereotype plates for text and covers, copyright, engravings and lithographs, paper, printing, binding, and contracts with authors.

Notes:

Collection: Book Trade Manuscripts

Reference: 550723

Description based on online resource (viewed November 3, 2025).