Pictures of Bible History
Northampton [Massachusetts]: John Metcalf, 1838. [JUVENILE] [RELIGIOUS] [CHAPBOOK] [ILLUSTRATED]. Front wrapper title: Bible History, Northampton: J.H. Butler
24mo (5 ¼” x 2 7/8”); 24pp; blue wrapper, vignette of a table with quill pens and two books on the front and printer’s ornament border, number “3” in upper right corner; engraved vignette of a man, child holding a book, and dog on the rear wrapper; publisher’s string binding; fp and wood-engraved vignette on title page; alphabet and numbers 1-0 on verso title page; head-piece 18 small engraved illustrations; light foxing throughout; very good plus. Item #2043
First printed around 1828 by John Metcalf, then located in Wendell, Massachusetts, this copy was after he moved to Northampton around 1833. Published with Johnathan Hunt Butler. A nice imprint of the alphabet and numbers precedes the introduction to the Bible stories. Eighteen nicely illustrated stories with Biblical chapter references follow: Death of Abel; The Flood; Abraham offers up Isaac; Pharaoh and his host drowned in the Red Sea; Samson slayeth the Lion; Samson carrieth away the gates of the city; Absalom slain; Solomon’s Judgement; Elijah fed by Ravens; Elijah taken up to heaven, Haman hanged; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery Furnace; Simeon’s Blessing; Joseph flies to Egypt; Woman of Samaria; Ship in a Storm; Judas betrays Christ; and Crucifixion. The final page is unillustrated and titled Christ’s Resurrection.
Price: $100.00