Evening star., 1935-11-10

Dorcas may have been one Of his
ancestors.
A dear little paper bound book,
4 by 3ia inches, with its cover of blue
wall paper, has written in the front in
rather a bold hand: "Owned by
DorcaS Tibbits: DorcaS Tibbits is my
name and Inglish is my Nation:
Coventry is my Dwelling place and
Christ is my Salvation" This is fol-
lowed by a loving message from
Benjamin Tibbits in his name" etc.,
in which the book with eternal love"
is presented to Dorcas.
This small volume, one of the rareSt |
in the collection of American books,
is the History of the Holy Jesus"
compiled for childrens use and printed
in Boston by John Boyle in Marl-
borough street, in 1774. The picture |
of the author, Woodcut in the front
of the book, doubtless was all that |
was needed to frighten Dorcas into
stricteSt obedience to the Word A
woodcut of the ship illustrating the
shipwreck of ST. Paul could easily |
have been made from the Mayflower.
and listen to this Mr.. Lawrence Tib-
belts: ST. Paul was sailing toward
Rome, When 10! Storm arose,
Which was so fierce and violent,
Nothing could it oppose. The |
Mariners affrighted were every |
one shifts for himself; some swim,
some on an Oar, or broken plank do
save themselves. :. 50 all come safe
to Shore" 1t is not known whether
another copy of this book is in exist
ence.
A late accession to the Library of
Congress, which is just in time for the
children's exhibit, is the earliest
children's Bible printed in this coun-
try. 1t antidates the first Bible
printed here for grown-ups in 1882
by 90 years: this small book was
printed in Philadelphia, and the title
is The Children's Bible or an His
tory of the Holy Scriptures: it relates
that. The pages are laid down in a
method never before attempted. being
reduced to the tender capacities of the
little readers" Printed in London
and Philadelphia, it was reprinted
and sold by Andrew Steuart at the
Bible Heart" on Second street This
Bible about 5l2 by Az inches is
bound in sheepskin and is considered
one of the most valuable contributions
to the Rare Book Division. Mr.. Par
mas eyes sparkeled when this book
was handed to him.
A tiny copy, "A Continuation Of
the Comic Adventures of old Mother
Hubbard and Her Dog" published in
Boston in 1918, was the property of
Sally Barnes" "Whig Against
Tory, or the Military Adventures of
Shoemaker" tale of the Revolu-
ton, published in Hartford Conn, and
Cincinnati in 1882 House that
Jack Built, to Which is Added a Col
lection of Entertaining Fables" was
printed in Philadelphia in 1905, by
John Adams, printer -. a delectable |
"Aesop's Fables" called "Aesop, Junior,
in America, Being a Series Written |
Especially for the People of the |
United States of America printed |
in New York in 1884. This has a
frontispiece of Mount Vernon. with |
George Washington in the foreground |
and the Potomac River in the dis
tance. This small book is more SUBJ
stantially bound than most of the |
earlier books, having board covers with |
marbled paper. Aesop's Fables, were
as popular with children then as now,
as the collection has several unique
copies, adapted to the spirit of the |
times.
The titles of some of those printed |
IN America were very original, as this
one printed in Alexandria, Va, will |
show: The Fables of Aesop with His |
life. to Which Is Added Morals and |
Remarks Accommodated to the Young
est Capacities" 1902. is the only one |
giving what purperts to be a life of |
the slave who lived and died some 500 |
years B. c. This tiny book was owned
by Amos Beans, his hand and pen,"
IN 1912.
AAA 4oSc, SAAS ySoA VI Vic lA1 81 Sll31-
drens libraries-or rather the move
ment to establish them-there were
quite number of publications for
the young. The American Sunday |
School Union, published good many.
THE Last Days of Emma"-distress-
ing, it IS assured; The Choctaw
Girl-equally depressing; Pleasure
and Profit by Uncle Arthur" "A
Youths Book of Astronomy"-also
with moral, were few the chill
dren of the time may have survived.
One of the most cherished books in |
the Rare Book Division is the Augs-
burg edition of the "Gesta ROM
anorum," published in 1487, which
comprises a collection of tales and |
fables compiled about the beginning
of the fourteenth century. Mr..
Parma, says the title, Deeds of the
Romans" is only partially appropriate
to the collection, since it COMPRISES |