Live Toys; Or Anecdotes of Our Four-legged and Other PetsGriffith and Farran, (successors to Newbery and Harris,) corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1862 - Children's stories - 136 pages |
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... Authors , in Prose and Verse . New Edition , with a Portrait of the Princess Royal . Ele- gantly bound in white and gold , price 218 . " A splendid specimen of decorative art , and well suited for a bridal gift . " - Literary Gazette ...
... Authors , in Prose and Verse . New Edition , with a Portrait of the Princess Royal . Ele- gantly bound in white and gold , price 218 . " A splendid specimen of decorative art , and well suited for a bridal gift . " - Literary Gazette ...
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... Author of " Peter the Whaler , " 66 Will Weatherhelm , " etc. With Illustrations by JOHN GILBERT . Fcap . 8vo . price 5s . cloth ; 5s . 6d . gilt edges . Guy Rivers ; NEW WORK BY ELWES . Or , a Boy's Struggles in the Great World . By ...
... Author of " Peter the Whaler , " 66 Will Weatherhelm , " etc. With Illustrations by JOHN GILBERT . Fcap . 8vo . price 5s . cloth ; 5s . 6d . gilt edges . Guy Rivers ; NEW WORK BY ELWES . Or , a Boy's Struggles in the Great World . By ...
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... Author of " The White Elephant , " etc. Illustrated by HARRISON WEIR . Fcap . 8vo .; price 5s . cloth ; 5s . 6d . gilt edges . Ralph Seabrooke ; Or , The Adventures of a Young Artist in Piedmont and Tuscany . By ALFRED ELWES , Author of ...
... Author of " The White Elephant , " etc. Illustrated by HARRISON WEIR . Fcap . 8vo .; price 5s . cloth ; 5s . 6d . gilt edges . Ralph Seabrooke ; Or , The Adventures of a Young Artist in Piedmont and Tuscany . By ALFRED ELWES , Author of ...
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... Author of " The Boys ' and Girls ' Toy Maker , " " Home Pastime , ” etc. Price 28. in a neat Envelope . " A most excellent mode of educating both eye and hand in the knowledge of form . " — English Churchman . The Girl's Own Toy Maker ...
... Author of " The Boys ' and Girls ' Toy Maker , " " Home Pastime , ” etc. Price 28. in a neat Envelope . " A most excellent mode of educating both eye and hand in the knowledge of form . " — English Churchman . The Girl's Own Toy Maker ...
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... Author , Woman's Work ; Or , How she can Help the Sick . A Chapter of Accidents ; Or , the Mother's Assistant in cases of Burns , Scalds , Cuts , & c . Pay To - day , Trust To - morrow ; A Story founded on Facts , illustrative of the ...
... Author , Woman's Work ; Or , How she can Help the Sick . A Chapter of Accidents ; Or , the Mother's Assistant in cases of Burns , Scalds , Cuts , & c . Pay To - day , Trust To - morrow ; A Story founded on Facts , illustrative of the ...
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