Poetic gift
Subtitle: containing Mrs. Barbauld's hymns, in verse
By: by Mary Belson ; illustrated by appropriate engravings
Contributors: Barbauld, Mrs. (Anna Letitia), 1743-1825
Series: Babcock's moral, instructive and amusing toy books; Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922; Babcock's moral, instructive and amusing toy books; Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922
Publisher: S. Babcock
Published: 1841
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: English Hymns; Texts; Children's songs, English; Hymns; Juvenile
Other titles: Mrs. Barbauld's hymns for children, In verse
Notes: Without music.

"The following poems are from Mrs. Barbauld's beautiful Hymns in prose ... The whole of the hymns have not been copied, the size of the book not permitting such an increase, but the author has selected the most simple, and such as she imagines are familiar to most children"--Pref.

Typographically identical to an issue dated 1841.

In illustrated pink paper wrapper.

"New and beautiful toy and juvenile books just published by S. Babcock, N. Haven"--pages [4] of wrapper.  This title listed seventh under "No. 4, or Six cent toys."