Original antique issue of the Youth's Evangelist, Cincinnati, December 1859, Vol. I, No. 12, published by R. H. Pollock, G. W. Gowdy, R. D. Harper and J. P. Smart. A first-volume Christian children's paper with the engraved pictorial masthead of children, a shepherd and lambs. About 10.8 x 14.4 inches. Used condition: toned newsprint with foxing and stains, a long tear running up from the lower edge on the front, small holes, and edge wear; text remains readable.

The front page features a large engraving with "Birds of Prey," plus "Our Paper" (on sending the paper by express), the poem "God Careth for the Children" and "It Was My Brother's." Page 48 has an engraving of Natural Bridge, Virginia, "The Sabbath Not Sunday," "Our Daily Bread" (mentioning Rochester Mills, New York flour), "The Glad Tidings," "Tobacco for Boys," and a Little Miami Railroad schedule.

An original period issue, not a reprint, from the paper's first year. A nice piece for collectors of Sunday school and religious publishing, children's literature, and early Cincinnati and Ohio printing.