Henry Brown

Philadelphia: George B. Zieber, 1847. 16 pp. wraps. Title page and seven (7) full page hand colored illustrations. The tale of a hard working carpenter's son who strove to do well in all ways, observed by an neighboring lawyer who adopted him as his own, helped him develop into a successful congressman, who subsequently married the lawyer's lovely daughter. The moral "Virtue -- no matter what our state -- deserves and wins reward". Inside covers promote Lovechild's Nursery Stories and Useful Books for Ladies. Back cover lists New Juvenile Publications. Measures 7 3/4" x 6 1/4". Covers detached but present.