Jamie, the English Boy; or, Only One Hour in Sunday-School (1861)

Jamie, the English Boy; or, Only One Hour in Sunday-School: A True Story. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1861. [10893] Dark green pebble cloth, blind stamped, gilt to spine, 6 x 4 inches, tight. Bookseller's emboss stamp on ffep, "S. Oswald, Book, Stationary & Drug Store, No. 11 South George St., York, PA." Engraved portrait of "Jamie" by Sartain, with tissue guard; portrait is foxed. 144 pages, several text illustrations, first several leaves damp stained; foxing in the text. Good. Hardcover. The author says that this is a true story. Jamie Norton, an English child, emigrates with his single mother to America, after receiving funds from her father, Mr. Arlington. His mother is called Mrs. Norton, but later in the book the child is named Jamie Arlington, after his grandfather. His temper as a toddler led his grandparents to believe that he had an evil spirit, they slapped his hands when he was in a fit of crying, which they believe rid him of the evil spirit (pp. 17-19