The Children’s Magazine, Volume XL, May 1868
New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday S. Union and Church Book Society, Depository—762 Broadway, 1868. A. DONLEVY. Wraps. A. DONLEVY, illustrator, and L.E. BOWER, engraver, front wrapper. 16mo (6 ½” x 4 3/16”); blue wrapper, front wrapper finely illustrated with church symbols and ornate vines, rear wrapper publisher’s ad; publisher’s string binding; decorative drop caps; engraved illustrations; light wear and soiling to wrapper with chipping of edges; very good plus. Some volumes held at the American Antiquarian Society including this one, none recorded in OCLC. Very good +. Item #1557
A small religious monthly publication for children that started in 1829 and extended through 1873; some issues can be found at the American Antiquarian Society. This issue contains stories titled Joseph, A True Witness, The Little Sower, Money, A Soft Answer, Grass (From Macmillan’s Bible Teachings in Nature), and Shepherds on Stilts, a story from Landes, France. Also included is an article on the origins of the names of the days of the week, and a poem.
Price: $60.00