New Haven, CT: Sidney's Press, S. Babcock, 1833.
Miniature Chapbook. 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches. 8 pp. Zebra vignette on title page, 4 engraved illustrations; text unmarked, paper toned, water-staining to outer margins does affect text, insect damage works in from rear wrapper mostly confined to the margins but does affect 3 lines of text on page 4 (just a few letters affected). Original printed wrappers, stitched, with wood 3 engravings on the outside of the wraps (insides blank). Ownership signature inside front cover [illegible]. SKU523-001. Good.
SECOND EDITION of this very SCARCE miniature chapbook for children that recounts the life of the Savior in a colloquial style. Not listed in Bradbury, who relied on the thesis submitted to the School of Library Science, Southern Connecticut State College by Francis Gagliardi entitled The Babcocks of New Haven, Connecticut: Printers, Publishers and Booksellers with a Bibliographical Checklist of Their Publications, 1795-1858, which also did not find a copy of this title. The American Antiquarian Society lists an edition with the same imprint, except dated 1832. The website "19th Century Juvenile Series," writing about the Babcock firm, notes that the Babcocks frequently reprinted many of their small chapbooks for children from year to year.
REFERENCE: Not in Bradbury or Gagliardi, The Babcocks of New Haven, Connecticut. Worldcat shows one copy held at the American Antiquarian Society, dated 1832.
Title: Interesting Scripture Stories
Edition: SECOND EDITION
Created: 1833
Country of Origin: United States
Location Published: New Haven, CT, Sidney's Press, S. Babcock: 1833
Binding: Original printed wrappers, stitched
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None, as issued
Size: Miniature Chapbook. 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches
Type: Miniature Book
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles, Miniature Book
Seller ID: SKU523-001
Keywords: children's book, interesting scripture stories, miniature chapbook, sidney babcock, sidney's press