Author: Todd, Rev.John (1800-1873)
Title: LECTURES TO CHILDREN familiarly illustrating important Truth SECOND SERIES.
Description: London, Knight and son [1859 at end of preface] frontispiece + text wood endgravings. . 140x90mm blindstamped rose cloth spine gilt lettered & gilt illustrated [spine sunned/sl fraying to tips but hinges strong/one or two spots to cloth else neat and clean] vi + 152pp Very crisp and neat no inscriptions or loose pages,no staining or poxing. *An American seripes of lectures first series published in 1834 and translated world wide for use as a school-book in Greece, Europe and England etc.successful in Sierra Leone with the liberated slaves. Now, more than 20 years after the surprising success of the first series the author issued this second series. Consisting of 12 chapters each taken from a biblical text and explained for ths ues of young people it is rather scarcer than the first series, although just as well conceived. The Reverend was also notable for having taken part of the Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah on May 10, 1869. During the event, Dr. Todd gave a prayer that was broadcast throughout the USA.

Keywords: Biblical texts for children/globaly distributed.


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