64mo, 3 x 4.5 inches, 128pp. Blind and gilt stamped cloth, all edges gilt. Decorative endpapers, though lacking ffep and torn rfep. Very Good with bowing to rear board, rubbing to edges and subtle discoloration to cloth; mild intermittent foxing.

A gift book, uncomfortable to hold, intended for a dying child and made at scale. A little worn; not enough to have endured very long.

Louisa Payson Hopkins (1812-1862) was best known for her book The Pastor's Daughter, or the way of salvation explained... recounting her experience as the eldest child of Rev. Edward Payson. Contents include "Sickness a Blessing," "Blessed to Die," "Judgments Mercies in Disguise," "Launching into Eternity," "Death sweet to the Christian, "Sickness and Pain have their Compensation," "Suffering exchanged for Heaven," etc.