The Sunday Scholar Who Turned Sailor Boy.
New Haven: S. Babcock, Sidney's Press, 1831. First edition. Wraps. The front cover with a woodcut illustration of a kangaroo after Stubbs. With 9 woodcut illustrations in text, including one inside the front wrapper titled 'A Little Boy Who Shot his Sister'. 2 woodcut illustrations on the rear cover, 'The Little Tea Party' and 'A Mother's Funeral'.
Small 16mo, 17pp. Yellow wrappers with title in black, publishing information and a kangaroo illustration on front cover. Original stitching, a little marked & ruffled, contemporary ink signature inside front wrapper, contemporary pencil inscription, a bit of toning to page margins. The text is an interpretation of the Biblical story of Jonah and the whale for children. OCLC: 42854011 records 4 copies. Very good overall. Item #22593
Price: $175.00