A catechism; or, Compendium of Christian doctrine and practice / By Thomas Baldwin, D.D. ; [Two lines from Psalms].

Author/creator Baldwin, Thomas
Other author Chaplin, Jeremiah, 1776-1841.
Other author Dearborn, Nathaniel, 1786-1852, engraver.
Other author Boston Baptist Association.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Printed by Lincoln & Edmands. Sold at their bookstore, no. 53 Cornhill, and by James Loring, no. 2 Cornhill, 1816. 6 cts. single--60 cts. a dozen--4,50 a hundred.
Description34 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 14 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 36791. ^A575643
Contents "A minor catechism, for the first class of learners."--p. [7]-10.
General noteCopyright Mar. 1, 1816 by Thomas Baldwin.
General note"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.
General noteFirst and last leaves pasted to wrapper.
General noteTwo 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.
General note"A larger catechism, for the second class of learners."--p. [11]-29.
General note"Hymns."--p. [30]-34.
General notePoems and the Lord's prayer, p. [2] and [35].
General noteBookseller's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 36791
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 36791).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1816.
Genre/formCatechisms.
Genre/formHymns.
Genre/formPoems 1816.
Genre/formPrayers.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.

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