1783 SAMUEL SPRING. One of the First Children's Religious Books Published in America! Preaching nearly pristine modern binding in

nearly pristine modern binding in large 4to half calf

and Mere Christianity in the journal Christianity and Literature

New Edition with Enlarged Memoir of the Author

Interior very crisp

When pastor Joseph Smale began experiencing revival in Los Angeles

1783 SAMUEL SPRING. One of the First Children's Religious Books Published in America! Preaching nearly pristine modern binding inA wonderful and very early piece of children's religious Americana and one of the earliest illustrated American works as well. The American Antiquarian Society's Exhibition of Children's Books before 1800 records only 8 titles issued previous to the present offering. Additionally, in a 1957 article on early Children's books in the United States, it is listed alongside the New England Primer [issued just 6 years previous], The Token for Children by