The Village in the Mountains, Conversion of Peter Bayssiere, and History of a Bible [ATS ca. 1840]

The Village in the Mountains, Conversion of Peter Bayssiere, and History of a Bible. New-York: Published by the American Tract Society, ca. 1840. [8350] Leather spine with marbled boards, front outer hinge with surface crack, not loose. 3 3/4 x 6 inches. General title page with a half title page for each of the three stories, 108 pp. with two plates. End papers creased, some foxing/smudges. Good. Hardcover. Imprint is Published by the | American Tract Society, | 150 Nassau-street, New York. | D. Fanshaw, Printer. This indicates that the printing date was sometime between 1832 and 1844.The Village in the Mountains is a narrative which includes original letters written by a widow in France. An American engaged in business in that country met an elderly widow in the mountains of Puy de Dôme who professed an evangelical faith. He pledges to send her New Testaments and other books, and she responds to his shipments with these letters, which were in the possession of the American Tract Socie