The pleasant journey
Subtitle: and Scenes in town and country
By: by Thomas Teller
Contributors: Babcock, Sidney, 1797?-1884, publisher; Purcell, Edward B., illustrator; Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870, engraver; Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891, engraver; Worth, Mary Emily, former owner
Series: Teller's tales
Publisher: Published by S. Babcock
Published: 1848
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Work ethic; Education; Conduct of life; Natural history; Juvenile fiction; Christian life; Children
Other titles: Happy little Edward.
Notes: In stiff-paper wrappers; cover printed in colored ink; cover and title vignettes; series statement ("Teller's tales. New series. Number five.") present on page [1] of wrapper; publishers' advertising matter on page [4] of wrapper.

Signatures: 1-3́ı

Caption title: Happy little Edward.

Preface, "To my young readers," title page verso, signed by "Thomas Teller" (i.e., George Tuttle), and dated at Roseville Hall, 1845.

Cover imprint statement varies: "New Haven. Published by S. Babcock. Chapel Street." One copy bears an inscription date of 1850; another copy bears an inscription date of 1848. Another issue bears a printed preface date of 1844.

Pagination includes [8] leaves of plates.

Wood-engraved plates signed by "EP" (i.e., illustrator Edward B. Purcell?), and "AA" (i.e., engraver Alexander Anderson). Benson John Lossing engraved the title-page cut.

Hamilton, S. Amer. book illustrators (1968 ed.), 1901

Sidney Babcock was located at various addresses on Chapel St. between 1841 and 1863.

Text in English.

Catalogued 20160621 bhealy

Boston Public Library (Jordan Collection) copy bound in green-blue printed pictorial paper wrapper. Spine largely absent, leaving gatherings exposed. Printed on wove papers. Housed in protective archival envelope. Former owner's autograph in pencil script present on front flyleaf recto, and annotation concerning plates in pencil script at head of front flyleaf verso. Booksellers' ink stamp present at tail of title, with date of publication in pencil script partially obscuring stamp.