A Token for Children Being an Exact Account of the Conversion holy Lives And joyful Deaths of Several Young Children, Janeway s Token, First ILLUSTRATED edition of important children's book , Vintage Bible Conversion, Exemplary Lives, includes Hymns at

(Rev.) James Janeway, B/W FRONTISPIECE OF JESUS seated talking to Children, Illustrated in B/W, Blank endpapers writing James Janeway was a Puritan minister (1636-1674) whose popularity was second only to John Bunyan. According to Wikipedia it was the

Published by London: The Religious Tract Society, 1799

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HB NO DUSTJACKET, First illustrated edition of important children's book, Instituted 1799, NO DATE -- title page indicates the society was established in 1799, GOOD CONDITION, NO JACKET,AS-IS, There are no earlier editions with illustrations , pre-1900 editions are very scarce, GOOD. SMALL About 3" tall DARK BROWN EMBOSSED CLOTH TITLED IN GOLD GILT ON FRONT. Hinges cracked on the outside but boards still quite tight. Missing ffep and rfep. All pages and illustrations present, with light foxing as expected & TINY DOGEARED PGS & WRITING ON BLANK MARGIN COUPLE PGS. Overall very nice condition for a children's book from this time period. BROWN CLOTH WITH RUB WEAR & OUTER HIINGES SOME mild separation, tiny chip tears extremities, 128 PGS, Slight Lean to book .includes Hymns at end Imploring Divine Assistance in Prayer etc, classic of 18th Century America regarding children who died in early childhood [childhood mortality excluding epidemics typically was in the 30-50% range] . These stories shows children who experienced spiritual "awakenings" or deep conversion experiences unlike those that were recorded with the formularies of 20th Century , According to Wikipedia it was the most widely read book in nurseries next to the Bible and Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Inner Hinges strting slighly crackedEvangelicalism. Often these were small children who had been termed as "wicked" or "rebellious" and had experienced change, Janeway's important book of youthful conversions and deaths. A cheery little tome, about dead children, and one of the most widely printed and popular books for children for over a century includes Hymns at end Imploring Divine Assistance in Prayer etc, classic of 18th Century America regarding children who died in early childhood [childhood mortality excluding epidemics typically was in the 30-50% range] . These stories shows children who experienced spiritual "awakenings" or deep conversion experiences unlike those that were recorded with the formularies of 20th Century Evangelicalism. Often these were small children who had been termed as "wicked" or "rebellious" and had experienced change, Janeway's important book of youthful conversions and deaths. A cheery little tome, about dead children, and one of the most widely printed and popular books for children for over a century includes Hymns at end Imploring Divine Assistance in Prayer etc, classic of 18th Century America regarding children who died in early childhood [childhood mortality excluding epidemics typically was in the 30-50% range] . These stories shows children who experienced spiritual "awakenings" or deep conversion experiences unlike those that were recorded with the formularies of 20th Century Evangelicalism. Often these were small children who had been termed as "wicked" or "rebellious" and had experienced change, Janeway's important book of youthful conversions and deaths. A cheery little tome, about dead children, and one of the most widely printed and popular books for children for over a century. Seller Inventory # 26287

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Token for Children Being an Exact Account ...

Publisher: London: The Religious Tract Society

Publication Date: 1799

Binding: Hard Cover

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket