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THINGS IN THE FOREST - A BOOK FOR THE YOUNG
Written by Mary Kirby; Elizabeth Kirby.
Stock no. 1325342
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1894. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt vignettes to front cover and spine and a gilt title-label to spine. 41 b/w engravings. 144 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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THE CHILDREN'S TOUR; OR, EVERYDAY SIGHTS IN SUNNY LAND
Written by M.A. Paull.
Stock no. 1325250
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1893. Very good condition.

Dark yellow pictorial cloth, gilt title to front cover and gilt vignette to spine. Pale green floral endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 294 pages, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown, name plate to free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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THE GORILLA HUNTERS
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1324649
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1901. Very good condition.

A Tale of the Wilds of Africa. New Edition. Red decorated cloth. Gilt title blocks. Ballantyne's Books For Boy's Series. Colour frontis and title page. 328 pages plus booklist, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate to front pastedown, prize plate to front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Endpapers are lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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MARTIN RATTLER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 2137282
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. Circa 1894. Very good condition.

A Boy's Adventures in the Forests of Brazil. New Edition. R.M.Ballantyne's Books For Boys series. Colour frontis and title-page. New binding - with leather spine and corners, marbled boards. 294 pages and booklist to rear. Browning, foxing and some marks to outer page edges. Foxing also to some page margins.

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SUNNY FACES, BLESSED HANDS, LOVING WORDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1321135
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1880. Very good condition.

Little Alice's Library. Small format. Brown decorated cloth with a small, oval onlay to front cover. 64 pages. Colour chromo frontis. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some slight spotting to rear cover. Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper.

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THE WORLD'S BEST STORIES FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Written by Winifred Biggs. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 2133906
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.; T. Nelson & Sons. Very good condition.

Green pictorial boards with gilt titles. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations throughout. 624 pages. Selected by Biggs. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE BASKET OF FLOWERS
Written by Christoph Von Schmid.
Stock no. 1318794
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1860. Almost very good condition.

A Tale for the Young. Translated from the French by J.H. St. Lilac embossed cloth with gilt. Cream endpapers. 4 b/w plates. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby with faded spine. Front free-endpaper removed. Name and address in ink to verso of frontis. Some grubby marks to contents.

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THE STORY OF MOSES, THE STORY OF RUTH, THE STORY OF SOLOMON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506755
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. Almost very good condition.

Dark blue covers with gilt border. 11 x 8.5". Three stories bound in one volume. 8 text pages plus 4 full page chromolithograph illustrations to each volume. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few marks to covers. Tiny nick to front edge of spine. Front joint cracked. Name to top edge of verso of frontis in each volume, some transfer of ink to page opposite. Brown mark to edge of Moses title page. Water stain to outside edge of both sets of endpapers. Some browning to contents but is mostly from colour illustration opposite.

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AN EMPEROR'S DOOM OR THE PATRIOTS OF MEXICO
Written by Herbert Hayens.
Stock no. 2120823
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with pictorial spine and front cover. 6 plates. Grubby marks and wear to covers. Some browning. Frontis is MISSING. Grubby margin marks. Some foxing.

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FOUR FOOTED FAVOURITES
Written by Mrs. Surr. Illustrated by Giacomelli.
Stock no. 1314229
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial paperwraps. 4 full-page chromolithograph illustrations. New staples along spine edge. Covers slightly grubby with light creasing at edges. Some slight colour transfer from the illustrations but otherwise the contents are clean.

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UP THE CHIMNEY TO NINNY LAND
Written by A.S.M. Chester.
Stock no. 1314136
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1894. Good condition.

A Fairy Story for children. Green pictorial cloth. Floral decorated endpapers. 86 pages. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small ink name stamp to preliminary pages and some text page (top margins). Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to contents and light pencil marks to frontis. There are 5 plates in this copy (I believe that there is at least 1 missing, possibly 2).

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THE DOG CRUSOE AND HIS MASTER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1313322
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1897. Very good condition.

R.M.Ballantyne's Books For Boys series. New Edition. Red pictorial cloth with gilt title-labels. Colour frontis and title-page. Floral decorated endpapers. 336 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine very slightly darkened. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some pink stains to edges of first few pages.

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