Worlds displayed; for the benefit of young people, by a familiar history of some of their inhabitants : [Four lines of Scripture texts].

Author/creator Campbell, John
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Printed and published by Lincoln & Edmands, sold at their Bible Warehouse, and Theological & Miscellaneous Bookstore, no. 53 Cornhill, 1819.
Description52 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 15 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 47500. ^A575643
General noteAn allegory.
General note"The design of this little book is to impress the minds of young people with the importance of time and eternity, and to exhibit the close connexion that there is betwixt them. ... The first edition having gone off in less than four months, encourages me to publish a second ..."--Preface, p. [2], signed: John Campbell. Edinburgh, Feb. 25, 1800.
General notePages [1] and [54] blank; pasted to printed wrapper.
General notePages [2] and [53] have wood engravings illustrating various quotations from the Bible.
General notePrinted wrappers vary. The American Antiquarian Society holds three copies with differing advertisements on lower cover, viz. "Lincoln & Edmands have just published the fourth edition of Adams' geography ...;" "Books, suitable for presents in Sunday schools, sold by Lincoln & Edmands ...;" "Lincoln & Edmands publish the following valuable school books ..."
References Shaw & Shoemaker 47500
References Shaw & Shoemaker 50172
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 154.13
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 47500).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1819.
Genre/formAllegories.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.
Genre/formPublishers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.

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