Pictures and Lessons for Little Readers

Published by American Tract Society; Hurd and Houghton no date (1880), Boston, 1880

About this Item

Brown cloth w/gilt lettering and vignette. Uneven sunning to boards, shelfwear head and heel, lower edge partially rubbed to boards, as are corners. Light soil and scuffing. Previous owner signature to front pastedown. Title page has small tear at lower inside edge. Some foxing throughout. 96 pages, each with its own illustration and story. Some of these lessons are truly horrifying and would make any sensible child behave. ("Medicines should be used with prudence. They are often poisons, and in unskillful hands would kill, instead of cure. "). Seller Inventory # E701LVB

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pictures and Lessons for Little Readers

Publisher: American Tract Society; Hurd and Houghton no date (1880), Boston

Publication Date: 1880

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good