A catechism; or, Compendium of Christian doctrine and practice
By: By Thomas Baldwin, D.D. ; [Two lines from Psalms]
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 36791
Publisher: Printed by Lincoln & Edmands. Sold at their bookstore, no. 53 Cornhill, and by James Loring, no. 2 Cornhill.
Published: 1816
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Examinations, questions; Bible
Notes: Copyright Mar. 1, 1816 by Thomas Baldwin.

"The substance of the following catechism was read before the Boston Baptist Association at their annual meeting held in Boston, September 21, 1815. ... the committee ... consider it preferable, on the whole, to any other catechism which they have seen. ... and cheerfully recommend it to all persons who have the care of educating children."--Recommendation, p. [6]. Signed: Jeremiah Chaplin [and three others]. Boston, Feb. 1816.

First and last leaves pasted to wrapper.

Two issues of wrapper noted. In one, the title vignette depicts one person seated and the advertisement on p. [4] is illustrated with a large wood-engraving by Nathaniel Dearborn of Lincoln & Edmands' "Bible Warehouse, and Theological & Miscellaneous Bookstore." In the other the title vignette depicts two persons seated and the advertisement for "Interesting books for juvenile minds" is not illustrated.

"A larger catechism, for the second class of learners."--p. [11]-29.

"Hymns."--p. [30]-34.

Poems and the Lord's prayer, p. [2] and [35].

Bookseller's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper.

Shaw & Shoemaker 36791

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Table of contents: title: "A minor catechism, for the first class of learners."; title: p. [7]-10.