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Books for children and youth. Vol. 1.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Series 2 (American Tract Society: 1848)
- Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision.
- Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sunday school literature.
- Children's stories.
- Children's stories, French.
- Children's poetry.
- Children--Conduct of life.
- Children.
- Orphans--Juvenile literature.
- Orphans.
- Christian poetry.
- Regeneration (Theology).
- Widows--Religious life.
- Widows.
- Widows--Juvenile poetry.
- Black people--Juvenile poetry.
- Black people.
- Bread.
- Bible stories.
- Soldiers--Juvenile literature.
- Soldiers.
- Animal welfare--Juvenile literature.
- Animal welfare.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- American Tract Society
- Notes:
- A collection of sixteen tracts, all published by the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau St., New York, each with separate title page. Most of the tracts in this collection were first issued under the title, The publications of the American Tract Society. Series II Vol. I.
- Title and volume number transcribed from spine.
- Imprint statement transcribed from title page of first tract in the collection, Address to a child.
- Variant issues: issue in hand has the contents leaf set in type 2 mm. tall; single curvy lines appear above and below "Vol. I." on the leaf. Another issue has the contents leaf set in type 4 mm. tall; a single score line appears only above "Vol. I." on the leaf.
- 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.
- Collective title and contents page, [2] leaves at beginning.
- In black cloth.
- Some wood engravings signed by Robert Roberts, William Howland, and "Strother del." (i.e., David Hunter Strother).
- "Address to a child."--16 p. "The Shepherd."--Hymn, p. 16.
- "The goodness of Providence illustrated."--16 p.
- "The vine."--16 p.
- "The orphan. By Rev. Legh Richmond."--16 p.
- "The child's catechism, in verse."--16 p.
- "The Christian drummer."--16 p.
- "The wonderful cure of Naaman, a general in the Syrian army."--16 p. "Lines on the above, by Rev. John Newton."--p. 14-16.
- "The African widow. Supposed to have been written by the late Rev. Legh Richmond."--16 p. Introduction signed: L.R. [i.e., Legh Richmond?]. Edition of The African widow published in Dedham, Mass. in 1816 by H. & W.H. Mann has the title page attribution to Joseph Dixon.
- "Mary Jones; or, The soldier's daughter."--16 p.
- "Anne Walsh."--16 p.
- "Bible happiness; or, Comfort in affliction."--16 p.
- "Honesty the best policy."--16 p.
- The farmer and soldier. By Mrs. L.H. Sigourney."--16 p.
- "Louisa and the little birds."--16 p. Translation of one of the stories in M. Berquin's L'ami des enfants. Possibly adapted and translated by Richard Johnson. See M.J.P. Weedon, "Richard Johnson and the successors of John Newbery" The Library, 5th series, 4 (1949): 55. Also published as: Louisa's tenderness to the little birds in winter.
- "Advice to Sabbath-school children."--16 p.
- "Bread the staff of life."--16 p.
- Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
- Contains:
- Address to a child.
- Goodness of Providence illustrated.
- Vine.
- Orphan.
- Child's catechism in verse.
- Christian drummer.
- Wonderful cure of Naaman, a general in the Syrian army.
- African widow.
- Mary Jones or The soldier's daughter.
- Anne Walsh.
- Bible happiness or Comfort in affliction.
- Honesty the best policy.
- Louisa and the little birds.
- Advice to Sabbath-school children.
- Bread the staff of life.
- Louisa's tenderness to the little birds in winter.
- Berquin, M. (Arnaud), 1747-1791. Ami des enfants.
- Dixon, Joseph. African widow.
- Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865. Farmer and soldier.
- OCLC:
- 1162338032
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