Rare 1800 Philadelphia Chapbook Black Prince
A rare, diminutive "chapbook" for children, published in Philadelphia by B. & J. Johnson, 1800. Cheap Repository Tract No. 37. The Black Prince, A True Story of the Life and Death of Naimbanna, An African King's Son, Who Arrived in England in the Year 1791… 3 1/2 x 5 3/4". (1) -26 p., followed by The Gravestone. (27)-30 p., followed by The Day of Judgement... (31)-34 pp., (2 p. ads). Loose in 1/4 leather. Evans 37164, Weiss 1946, Welch 169.28. Condition: Very good.
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A rare, diminutive "chapbook" for children, published in Philadelphia by B. & J. Johnson, 1800. Cheap Repository Tract No. 37. The Black Prince, A True Story of the Life and Death of Naimbanna, An African King's Son, Who Arrived in England in the Year 1791… 3 1/2 x 5 3/4". (1) -26 p., followed by The Gravestone. (27)-30 p., followed by The Day of Judgement... (31)-34 pp., (2 p. ads). Loose in 1/4 leather. Evans 37164, Weiss 1946, Welch 169.28. Condition: Very good.