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... AUTHOR OF CHINA : A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY ; ITS INHABITANTS , AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS ; ; " " NEW JAPAN THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN , " ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ( SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND ...
... AUTHOR OF CHINA : A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY ; ITS INHABITANTS , AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS ; ; " " NEW JAPAN THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN , " ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ( SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND ...
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... AUTHOR OF CHINA A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY ; ITS INHABITANTS , AND THEIR 39 66 INSTITUTIONS ; " NEW JAPAN : THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN , " ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS . OF LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ( SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY ...
... AUTHOR OF CHINA A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY ; ITS INHABITANTS , AND THEIR 39 66 INSTITUTIONS ; " NEW JAPAN : THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN , " ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS . OF LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ( SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY ...
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... Author , uniform in size and price . The Three Lieutenants ; or , NAVAL LIFE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . Illustrated . " Written in Mr. Kingston's best style . We have no doubt the book will be a favourite . " - Guardian . The Three ...
... Author , uniform in size and price . The Three Lieutenants ; or , NAVAL LIFE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . Illustrated . " Written in Mr. Kingston's best style . We have no doubt the book will be a favourite . " - Guardian . The Three ...
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... Author of " A Bit of Fun , " with Eight Page Illustrations by HARRISON WEIR . Small quarto , price 3s . 6d . Crib ... Author of " Clement's Trial and Victory , " & c . Humble Life ; a Tale for HUMBLE HOMES . By the Author of " Gerty and ...
... Author of " A Bit of Fun , " with Eight Page Illustrations by HARRISON WEIR . Small quarto , price 3s . 6d . Crib ... Author of " Clement's Trial and Victory , " & c . Humble Life ; a Tale for HUMBLE HOMES . By the Author of " Gerty and ...
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... Author of " Little Lisette , the Orphan of Alsace , " " Adven- tures of Kwei , " & c . Small Post 8vo , price 3s . 6d .; gilt edges , 48 . " A good , wholesome , high - toned Tale of English home life . The book deserves to take a ...
... Author of " Little Lisette , the Orphan of Alsace , " " Adven- tures of Kwei , " & c . Small Post 8vo , price 3s . 6d .; gilt edges , 48 . " A good , wholesome , high - toned Tale of English home life . The book deserves to take a ...
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Page 22 - Gaultier's Familiar Geography. With a concise Treatise on the Artificial Sphere, and two coloured Maps, illustrative of the principal Geographical Terms. Sixteenth Edition. 16mo, 3s. cloth. Butler's Outline Maps, and Key, or GEOGRAPHICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL EXERCISES; with a Set of Coloured Outline Maps, designed for the use of Young Persons. By the late WILLIAM BUTLER. Enlarged by the Author's Son, J.
Page 18 - STODDART. 2. MRS. LEICESTER'S SCHOOL. By CHARLES and MARY LAMB. 3. THE HISTORY OF THE ROBINS. By MRS. TRIMMER. 4. MEMOIR OF BOB, THE SPOTTED TERRIER. 5. KEEPER'S TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF HIS MASTER. 6. THE SCOTTISH ORPHANS. By LADY STODDART. 7. NEVER WRONG; or, THE YOUNG DISPUTANT; and "IT WAS ONLY IN FUN." 8. THE LIFE AND PERAMBULATIONS OF A MOUSE. 9. EASY INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF NATURE. By MRS. TRIMMER. 10. RIGHT AND WRONG. By the Author of
Page 20 - THE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD. 6. Life Underground; OR, DICK THE COLLIERY BOY. 7. life on the Coast; OR, THE LITTLE FISHER GIRL. 8. Adventures of Two Orphans in London. 9. Early Days on Board a Man-of-War. 10. Walter, the Foundling : A TALE OF OLDEN TIMES. 11. The Tenants of Sunnyside Farm. 12. Holmwood: OR, THE NEW ZEALAND SETTLER.
Page 4 - Patranas, or SPANISH STORIES, LEGENDARY AND TRADITIONAL. By the Author of '• Household Stories." Swift and Sure, or THE CAREER OF Two BROTHERS. By A.
Page 8 - Wanderers ; Or, the Adventures of Carlos and Antonio; embracing interesting Descriptions of the Manners and Customs of the Western Tribes, and the Natural Productions of the Country.
Page 18 - FENN. 4th Thousand. Humble Life : a Tale of HUMBLE HOMES. By the Author of " Gerty and May," &c. Kingston's (WHG) Child of the Wreck : or, THE Loss OF THE ROYAL GEORGE.
Page 16 - The Headlong Career and Woful Ending of Precocious Piggy. Written for his Children, by the late THOMAS HOOD. Fourth Edition. '' The illustrations are intensely humorous." — The Critic. Upside Down : a Series of Amusing Pictures from Sketches by the late W. McCosNELL, with Verses by THOMAS HOOD.
Page 5 - Merry Songs for Little Voices. Words by Mrs. BRODERIP. Music by THOMAS MURBY. With 40 Illustrations. Fcap 4to.
Page 17 - Gd. coloured. *„* Each Subject may be had separately. Gd. plain; Is. coloured. Sunday Evenings with Sophia, or LITTLE TALKS ON GREAT SUBJECTS. Fcap. 8vo. Home Amusements: a Choice Collection of Riddles, Charades, Conundrums, Parlour Games, and Forfeits. How to Make Dolls' Furniture AND TO FURNISH A DOLL'S HOUSE.
Page 17 - Engravings . 2s. 6d. plain; 3s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges. Key to Knowledge ; Or, Things in Common Use simply and shortly explained. By a MOTHER, Author of " Always Happy,