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Funny Leaves for the Younger Branches.

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KRAKEMSIDES. Illustrated by ALFRED CROWQUILL.

Laugh and Grow Wise. By the SENIOR OWL of Ivy Hall. Loves of Tom Tucker and Little Bo-Peep. Written and Illustrated by THOMAS HOOD.

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Picture Fables. Written and Illustrated by ALFRED CROWQUILL. Spectropia, or SURPRISING SPECTRAL ILLUSIONS, showing Ghosts everywhere, and of any Colour. By J. H. BROWN.

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Chit Chat, or SHORT TALES IN SHORT WORDS.

Conversations on the Life of Jesus Christ. By a MOTHER.
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