The Flock of Sheep; or Familiar Explanations of Simple Facts

Edité par Printed and Published by S. [Sidney] Babcock`, New Haven, 1840

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[JUVENILE] [CHAPBOOK]. 32mo (4 3/8" x 2 ¾"); 16pp; pale pink or light tan wrapper, decorative borders and wood-engraved vignette of a mother and child on front, rear wrapper publisher s ad for "Toy Books, Beautifully Embellished with Superior Engravings for the Mind and the Eye;" full page illustration on wrapper pp 2 and 3; vignette and decorative borders on title page; ownership and inscription on wrapper pp2; small wood engraved vignettes in text; separation at spine fold ¼" at head and 1 ½" at foot, light hand soiling; very good minus. Seventeen small wood engraved vignettes illustrate the text with decorative borders on each page. The text reads as a conversation between a mother and daughter about animals and their use to man, a discussion about textiles and their source, and ends with a religious reminder they are all provided by God. Beautifully printed by Sidney Babcock from the New Haven family of printers. N° de réf. du vendeur 1406

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Titre : The Flock of Sheep; or Familiar Explanations...

Éditeur : Printed and Published by S. [Sidney] Babcock`, New Haven

Date d'édition : 1840

Reliure : Wraps

Etat : Very good