A token for children : (the only complete edition ever published.) : In two parts. / By James Janeway, Minister of the Gospel. ; To which is added, a third part, containing some account of the life, and God's gracious dealings with Hephzibah Mathews. ; Also, The child's monitor, by the Rev. John Cooke, Maidenhead. ; [Two lines from Mark].
| Author/creator | Janeway, James |
| Other author | Mathews, James, 1741 or 1742-1804. |
| Other author | Scoles, John, 1772?-1853 engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New-York : Published by Samuel Whiting & Co. at their Theological and Classical Book-store, no. 96, Broadway. J. Seymour, print, 1811. |
| Description | xix, 2 unnumbered pages, 22-250 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 23107. ^A575643 |
| General note | A second setting of the title page appears on p. [251]. The word "Maindenhead" is not present in this alternate setting. |
| General note | Metal-engraved frontispiece signed "Scoles [i.e., John Scoles] sculp." Frontispiece has imprint: Published by Whiting & Watson 96 Broadway New York 1811. |
| General note | Error in paging: p. iv, x misnumbered x, iv. Some of the text apparently set incorrectly as well, with some lines from p. iv appearing on p. x, and some lines from p. x appearing on p. iv. |
| General note | Last page blank. |
| General note | "A token for children. By J. Mathews; being intended as a third part of The token for children published by the Rev. James Janeway."--p. [139]-236. |
| General note | "The child's monitor; or The dying experience of Mary Jones, of North-Town, near Maidenhead: with remarks by the Rev. John Cooke."--p. [237]-250, with separate title page. Imprint varies: New-York: Published by Whiting and Watson. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 23107 |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 23355 |
| References | Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 665.30 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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. 23107). |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1811. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |