1825 HAND-COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS. The Children's Moral Companion. Excellent Example. Commentary A man of the time

A man of the time

With a Life of the Author

an important first-hand account of the early efforts

the little missionary at home

American and Foreign Bible Society

1825 HAND-COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS. The Children's Moral Companion. Excellent Example. Commentary A man of the timeAn excellent example of a production level "hand colored" work from a series of similar by King of New York. Now quite scarce, these among the earliest American hand finished woodcuts, in matching tones throughout the text, and quite nicely preserved. Last offered at Sotheby's in 1989. Merwin Clayton noted it as very rare even in 1910. Anonymous. The Children's Companion, or Entertaining Instructor for the Youth of Both Sexes; Designed to Excite