Pictures of John and George. Revised by the Committee of Publication.
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, [1832]. First edition. Paperback. "Revised," but no earlier edition known. 16mo. 16 pp. including in-text illustrations. Original printed wrappers, restitched. Worn, with small stains throughout. Fair. Moral dialogues for the young, with examples of young John, who catches butterflies in order to tear off their wings and heads, and George, who, if he caught an insect, "would compare it with what he had read about it. And when, with wonder and delight, he saw how perfectly even the little fly is formed, he was unwilling to destroy it, unless it was necessary to do so" (p. 8). Illustrated with wood engravings throughout. Scarce. Good. Item #z07466
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