How to be saved
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: American Sunday-School Union, no. 146 Chestnut Street.
Published: 1848
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Children's stories; Mothers and sons; Juvenile fiction; Salvation
Notes: "Published by the American Sunday-School Union, no. 146 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. No. 9 Cornhill, Boston. No. 147 Nassau St., New York. No. 80 Chestnut St., St. Louis, no. 103 Fourth St., Louisville, Ky."--advertisement, page [4] of wrapper. The American Sunday-School Union was located at 146 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, between 1827 and 1853; at 147 Nassau St., New York, between 1846 and 1856; at 9 Cornhill, Boston, between 1848 and 1859; at 103 Fourth St., Louisville, between 1846 and 1858; and at 80 Chestnut St., Saint Louis, between 1848 and 1855.

In printed wrapper.

Issue was apparently published as part of a series of chapbooks entitled the Infant's library, no. 2. "Infant's library no. 2. Twelve books, assorted. Am. S.S. Union, Philadelphia."--printed slip case for the set of chapbooks. Back side of slip case bears the advertisement, "Infant's library. No. 2. Price 6 1/4 cents. Contents: ... How to be saved ... American Sunday-School Union. Philadelphia: no. 146 Chestnut Street." Book catalogs issued by the American Sunday-School Union from 1847 and 1851 have been located listing the Infant's library, no. 2.

"Valuable books for children and youth, with fine plates and engravings, in large varieties."--publisher's advertisement, page [4] of wrapper.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.