sweet story of old.
Contributors: Leighton, John, 1822-1912.; Kronheim & Co.; Religious Tract Society (Great Britain); Reed & Pardon; Lewis & Sons
Publisher: Religious Tract Society
Published: 1860
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Juvenile literature.; Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.; Christian life -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Specimens.
Notes: Each story is with a wood-engraved illustrated title plate that is included in pagination.  All plates are unsigned.

Colour wood-engraved plates are with imprints: "J. M. Kronheim & Co." and "London".  Plates are with title captions.

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

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-8] at end.

MASS copy: Bound in blue bead-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold with illustration similar to those within the text.  Spine with signature: "JL' [i.e. John Leighton].  With pale yellow endpapers.  With binder's ticket: "Bound by  Lewis & Sons,  Gough Square  Fleet St.  London".
Table of contents: value: Tell me about Jesus; value: The name Jesus; value: The Holy Child Jesus; value: Jesus went about doing good; value: Jesus and little children; value: Children may now go to Jesus; value: Jesus, the child's best example; value: Do you love Jesus?