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DAME PERKINS AND HER GREY MARE
Written by Lindon Meadows. Illustrated by Phiz.
Stock no. 1821069
Published by Sampson Low, Son & Marston. 1st 1866. Almost very good condition.

Or, The Mount For Market. Purple cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front cover. Colour illustrations. All edges gilt. Ex-lib with usual library labels and markings. Spine browned, boards discoloured and marked. Corners worn. Front endpaper missing. Joints cracked but binding tight. All plates present. Some grubby marks to contents.

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HABITS, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE YOUNG
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821068
Published by Edward Lacey. Circa 1860. Very good condition.

Brown blind stamped boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates. vi and 248 pages. Top & tail of spine worn, corners lightly rubbed. Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper missing. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Top corner creases to contents and a few grubby marks.

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HOLIDAY HOUSE: A SERIES OF TALES
Written by Catherine Sinclair.
Stock no. 1821066
Published by William Whyte. 1849. Almost very good condition.

Three-quarters blue calf leather binding, red title block with gilt title to spine. Marbled paper boards. Marbled text block. Hand-coloured frontis. xii + 346 pages. Spine is faded, scuffed and worn, small splits to sides of top & tail, slight loss to tail. Edges rubbed & worn. Boards scuffed. Joints cracked but binding tight. Foxing to prelims and last couple of pages. A few margin marks to contents.

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STORIES OF ANIMALS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134187
Published by Harvey And Darton. 3rd 1826. Good condition.

Small format. Red leather spine. Marbled boards. 8 b/w plates. Stories Of Animals Intended for Children Between Five and Seven Years Old. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping to corners. Surface paper damage (loss) to top corner of rear cover. Browning and page marks. Musty smell to book. A reading copy.

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MY POETRY BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134184
Published by The Religious Tract Society. Circa 1859. Good condition.

Smaller format. Red/brown cloth with gilt title to spine. 3 Kronheim plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning with some uneven fading to cover edges and spine. Split/tear to cloth to one edge of cover; some fraying to cloth. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A little writing to front pastedown. A few margin marks and the odd foxspot.

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TALES ABOUT EUROPE
Written by Peter Parley; T. Wilson.
Stock no. 2134183
Published by Darton And Clark. 1846. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Dark green leather with gilt titles and decorations. 5th edition. Edited by Rev. T. Wilson. All edges gilt. B/w illustrations. Wear and rubbing to edges. Boards a little bowed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing throughout.

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SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1900
No author listed. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; A.G. Walker; W.H.C. Groome; Helen Miles; George Woolliscroft Rhead; Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 2133964
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1900. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth boards with white decorative borders and embossed white illustration of girl and boy to front. Bevelled edges. Colour frontispiece entitled 'Preparing for the Flower Service'. B/w illustrations by various artists. 412 pages plus 24 page publisher advert to rear. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to over edges. A few marks to covers and uneven fading to rear. Reward plate to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.

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DAME WIGGINS OF LEE AND HER SEVEN WONDERFUL CATS
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 2133897
Published by George Allen. 1st 1885. Almost very good condition.

A Humorous Tale Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety. Brown cloth, gilt vignette & title to front. 22 woodcuts. With new illustrations by Greenaway. Nearly 2" split to cloth at base of spine. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. A few margin marks.

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THE CHERRY-STONES; OR, THE FORCE OF CONSCIENCE
Written by William Adams; Rev. H.C. Adams. Illustrated by John Absolon.
Stock no. 1319311
Published by Routledge, Warne, And Routledge. 1863. Good condition.

Maroon embossed cloth with gilt title pieces to spine and front cover. Full page b/w plates with tissue paper guards. 143 pages plus adverts to rear. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine darkened and gilt dulled. Covers grubby/faded. Name plate to front pastedown. A few small foxspots. Lower 1" of rear joint is cracked.

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A YEAR OF COUNTRY LIFE; OR, THE CHRONICLE OF THE YOUNG NATURALISTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1319310
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1856. Good condition.

Embossed blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Cream endpapers. 247 pages, all edges gilt. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and stain to top edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny binders sticker to rear pastedown. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally contents clean.

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NOUVEL ALPHABET DES METIERS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1319309
Published by Bernardin-Bechet. Circa 1860. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine, yellow paper boards. 72 pages. Several alphabets in different fonts, short stories and fables in French text. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners worn, edge rubbed. Covers grubby. Pastedowns are browned. Foxing and some page browning to contents. Inscription in ink to rear pastedown.

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BIRD STORIES OLD AND NEW, TOLD IN PICTURES AND PROSE
Written by Harrison Weir. Illustrated by Harrison Weir.
Stock no. 1319206
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1887. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Pale peach pictorial boards. 63 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Light damp stains to edges of front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed. Grubby fingermarks to some pages.

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