A Token for Children. Being An exact account of the Conversion, Holy and exemplary Lives, and joyful Deaths of Several Young Children in Two Parts...To which is added Some choice sayings of Dying Saints
Philadelphia: From the Press of the Late R. Aitkin, Printed by Jane Aitkin, 1806.
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Hardcover. First edition printed by Jane Aitkin, the widow of the noted Philadelphia publisher and an important woman printer. 16mo. Leather and marbled paper over boards. Lacks rear board and blanks, but text complete. Early owner names, part of the front fly torn away, presumably to efface an inscription, general wear – a good, readable copy. A cheery little tome about dead children, and one of the most widely printed and popular books for children for over a century. *OCLC* locates only three copies of this edition.
Item #81300
