The village in the mountains : Conversion of Peter Bayssiere ; and, History of a Bible.
| Author/creator | Bayssière, Pierre |
| Other author | Wilder, Sampson Vryling Stoddard, 1780-1865. |
| Other author | Bayssière, Pierre. |
| Other author | American Tract Society. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : American Tract Society, [1851?] |
| Description | 108, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | The village in the mountain -- Conversion of Peter Bayssiere : from the Romish Church to the Protestant faith : in a letter to his children : translated from the French -- The history of a Bible. |
| Abstract | "The village in the mountains" is an account of an American's missionary activity in a French village, based on the letters of his widow, in French, deposited at the American Tract Society. Cf. P. 39. Attributed to S.V.S. Wilder in NUC Pre-1956 imprints. |
| Abstract | "History of a Bible" is the story of a Bible's experience and influence on it's readers as it moves from owner to owner. |
| Local note | Religion; Arts and Literature. |
| Local note | 2012AG87100. |
| General note | The American Tract Society was first located at 150 Nassau St., New York, in 1832. A new typeface was introduced in 1848. The Baldwin Library copy is printed in the new typeface. One copy bears an inscription dated 1851. |
| General note | Double paging; each tract also paged separately. |
| General note | Publisher's advertisement: [2] p. at end. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 103985. |
| Other title | Conversion of Peter Bayssiere. |
| Other title | History of a Bible. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |