Subject: Chapbooks

Chapbook. New York: Mahlon Day, 1838 (1836 on cover). 16mo, pictorial wrappers. Slight wear, otherwise in very good plus condition. An annotated version of "The House That Jack Built," demonstrating its Jewish allegorical origins based on the Passover song Chad Gadya. Illustrated with eleven woodcuts. The caption under the title woodcut reads: "Peace off'rings Jews to God oft brought, Earnest the love of God they sought; But when our Saviour Jesus came, We're sav'd by faith in his blest name." Rare; not listed in Rosenbach or Singerman. Only found in three institutions for any edition; there were three editions by the same publisher (1833, 1835, and 1836 (wrapper) with 1838 (title page)).

A small chapbook for children, containing stories about Joseph. Printed by Rufus Merrill in 1843. The chapbook's content focuses on religious themes related to the biblical figure Joseph.

Chapbook titled "THE DYING JEWESS", published by Mahon Day. Publication date is estimated as January 1, 1835. Physical location: Arc.MS.56, Box 10.

A chapbook presenting a Christian adaptation of the Jewish Passover parable "Two Zu Zim." The text notes the story's widely accepted Jewish origins. Published circa 1845. Found in Archives MS 56, Box 6, Folder 14.

Chapbook titled *Grandmamma Easy's Alderman's Feast*, published by Gray, Sprague & Co. at 51 State Street in 1853 or 1855. The chapbook contains hand-colored illustrations, one per page, with the opposite page left blank. Page 4 features a cartoon depicting a Jewish person selling lemons in the street. The content is considered anti-Semitic.