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NY: Gates & Stedman, 1846. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Gates & Stedman, 1846. 16mo., 4 1/8" x 6 1/8", 144pp., plus 6pp. publisher's ads, illustrated with 4 steel engraved plates. "Tales, Illustrative of the Shorter Catechism, Volume 1". Brown embossed cloth with gilt spine titles and decorations. Some wear at the extremities, random mild foxing, more pronounced at the preliminaries, 1846 inscription from "his affectionate Father" on fly leaf, else very good. pages bright, binding tight. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo.