McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

Milk for babes, or, A catechism in verse. Northampton [Mass.] : John Metcalf, 1840.

Contributor:

Metcalf, John, 1788-1864, publisher.

Publisher:

John Metcalf, 1840.

Notes:

First sentence: "Th' Almighty God, who reigns on high: He form'd the earth, he spread the sky, And fashion'd in their various forms Angels and men, and beasts and worms."
Includes 15 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: cut on title-page; 14 cuts. New wrappers. Missing pages 23, 24. I. Mackenzie. Montreal. Dec/70. $15.00. Given to McGill, 2001.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 14 x 8 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- Massachusetts -- Northampton -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Religious and Moral

Call Number:

PN970 M48 M5 1840 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection

Digital Collection:

McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Sponsor:

The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7510

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_M48_M5_1840