1825 HAND-COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS. The Children's Moral Companion. Excellent Example. Commentary beautifully preserved manuscript

beautifully preserved manuscript

the little missionary at home

Full deer hide over-binding and tying attractive and strong

and paid for their trouble by the king

I urged him to publish something to this effect

1825 HAND-COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS. The Children's Moral Companion. Excellent Example. Commentary beautifully preserved manuscriptAn excellent example of a production level "hand colored" work from a series of similar by King of New York. Now quite scarce, these among the earliest American hand finished woodcuts, in matching tones throughout the text, and quite nicely preserved. Last offered at Sotheby's in 1989. Merwin Clayton noted it as very rare even in 1910. Anonymous. The Children's Companion, or Entertaining Instructor for the Youth of Both Sexes; Designed to Excite