The children of the Bible.
Contributors: Measom, William Frederick, fl. 1840s-1876; Thompson, John, 1785-1866; Pardon, Benjamin; Kronheim & Co.; Religious Tract Society (London, England)
Publisher: Religious Tract Society
Published: 1862
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 75
Subjects: Bible stories, English -- Juvenile fiction.; Children in the Bible -- Juvenile fiction.; Christian life -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.
Notes: Date based on printer's address.  Cf. Brown, Philip A. H.  London publishers and printers, 1982.

T.p. and text printed within thin black rule border.

Plates printed within brown decorative double rule border.

All plates are unsigned but with imprints: "J. M. Kronheim & Co." and "London".

Plates are colour wood engravings produced using the "Baxter Process", with areas and lines that are printed with an intaglio metal plate.

Most wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.  A few are signed "Measom" and one is signed "Thompson".

With the same setting of type and the same wood-engraved plates (with some differences in colour) as an [1850] edition of this title published by the Religious Tract Society.  See McLean D 0193.

MASS copy 1: Bound in green sand-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold with central title design incorporating three small circular illustrations similar to those within the text. With pale yellow glazed endpapers.   With ownership inscription dated 1869: "Harston Lending Library".  With ink stamp: "Rebecca Hussey's Book Charity 1869.".

MASS copy 2: Bound in green pebble-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind in the same design as copy 1; a.e.g.  With yellow painted endpapers.  With ownership inscription: "Julia A. Wightwick.".