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The Little library.

Title
The Little library.
Publication
London : Religious Tract Society, [1840?]

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TextRestricted use *KH 1840 Little 15-456Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Religious Tract Society (Great Britain), publisher.
  • Reed and Pardon, printer.
  • Children's Room Collection.
Description
32 booklets (8 p. each) : ill.; 89 mm. in box 10 cm
Alternative Title
  • Lip of truth.
  • Shepherd and his flock.
  • Good Sunday scholars.
  • Now is the time.
  • Mother's last lesson.
  • Peter and Willy.
  • Susan and her birthday.
  • What is your hope?
  • Old stable.
  • Ragged school boy.
  • Cobbler Pounds and his ragged scholars.
  • John in search of a place.
  • Little Rachel.
  • Two rich young men.
  • Two pictures.
  • Child and the sparrows.
  • Peep into a school-room.
  • Flowers and weeds.
  • Weeds and flowers.
  • Little flower gatherer.
  • Bible printers.
  • Unhappy boy made happy.
  • Honest cabin boy.
  • Plate of cherries.
  • Marys of the Bible.
  • Rose tree.
  • Charles Dwight.
  • Missionary's son.
  • Do not forget to pray.
  • Ragged scholar's home made happy.
  • Traveller's story.
  • Widow's lamp.
  • Gold mine.
  • Name on the rock.
  • Nayah, the little Hindoo convert.
Subject
  • Christian literature for children
  • Miniature books > Specimens
  • Miniature books
Genre/Form
  • Specimens.
  • Juvenile literature – England – London – 1840.
Note
  • Issued in box shaped like a book; title from box.
  • "Reed & Pardon, printers, Pasternoster-row."--Colophon, each booklet.
  • Publication date from Mrs. Lindemann's acquisition record.
  • Each booklet consists of a moral tale and has a poem printed on the outside of the back cover.
  • Booklets arranged by signatures: capital letter A-I, K-Q, followed by the same lower case letters.
  • Titles in contents notes taken from the caption titles of the booklets.
  • Cover titles, when different from caption titles: P. The Child and sparrow -- Q. Peep into a school -- a. Weeds and flowers.
Binding (note)
  • Each title bound in publisher's printed pink wrappers, housed in book-shaped box: decorative printed paper over board, "covers" rose pink paper, printed in brown and gilt, "edges" covered in brown patterned paper. Top "edge" lacking.
Contents
A. The Lip of truth -- B. The Shepherd and his flock -- C. The Good Sunday scholars -- D. Now is the time -- E. The Mother's last lesson -- F. Peter and Willy -- G. Susan and her birthday -- H. What is your hope? -- I. The Old stable, or, The Ragged school boy -- K. Cobbler Pounds and his ragged scholars -- L. John in search of a place -- M. Little Rachel -- N. The Two rich young men -- O. The Two pictures -- P. The Child and the sparrows -- Q. A Peep into a school-room -- a. Flowers and weeds -- b. The Little flower gatherer -- c. The Bible printers -- d. The Unhappy boy made happy -- e. The Honest cabin boy -- f. The Plate of cherries -- g. The Marys of the Bible -- h. The Rose tree -- i. Charles Dwight, or, The Missionary's son -- k. Do not forget to pray -- l. The Ragged scholar's home made happy -- m. A Traveller's story -- n. The Widow's lamp -- o. The Gold mine -- p. The Name on the rock -- q. Nayah, the little Hindoo convert.
Call Number
*KH 1840 Little 15-456
OCLC
244007937
Title
The Little library.
Imprint
London : Religious Tract Society, [1840?]
Local Note
Copy in *KH 1840 Little 15-456 incomplete. Contains only the following chapbooks: A., F. , K.-Q. , a., d., i., l. , m.-n., p.-q.
Binding
Each title bound in publisher's printed pink wrappers, housed in book-shaped box: decorative printed paper over board, "covers" rose pink paper, printed in brown and gilt, "edges" covered in brown patterned paper. Top "edge" lacking. NN
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Added Author
Religious Tract Society (Great Britain), publisher.
Reed and Pardon, printer.
Children's Room Collection.
Added Title
Lip of truth.
Shepherd and his flock.
Good Sunday scholars.
Now is the time.
Mother's last lesson.
Peter and Willy.
Susan and her birthday.
What is your hope?
Old stable.
Ragged school boy.
Cobbler Pounds and his ragged scholars.
John in search of a place.
Little Rachel.
Two rich young men.
Two pictures.
Child and the sparrows.
Peep into a school-room.
Flowers and weeds.
Weeds and flowers.
Little flower gatherer.
Bible printers.
Unhappy boy made happy.
Honest cabin boy.
Plate of cherries.
Marys of the Bible.
Rose tree.
Charles Dwight.
Missionary's son.
Do not forget to pray.
Ragged scholar's home made happy.
Traveller's story.
Widow's lamp.
Gold mine.
Name on the rock.
Nayah, the little Hindoo convert.
Research Call Number
*KH 1840 Little 15-456
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