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... John and had it mended , so that she should not lose any more hens in that way . After a long search in the hedges , Jane at last caught sight of Pink under the old seat , sitting on her eggs with the air of a hen who was doing her duty ...
... John and had it mended , so that she should not lose any more hens in that way . After a long search in the hedges , Jane at last caught sight of Pink under the old seat , sitting on her eggs with the air of a hen who was doing her duty ...
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... JOHN TIMBS , F.S.A. Notabilia , or CURIOUS AND AMUSING FACTS ABOUT MANY THINGS . Explained and Illustrated by JOHN TIMBS , F.S.A. Post 8vo , 6s . " There is a world of wisdom in this book . " - Art Journal . Ancestral Stories and ...
... JOHN TIMBS , F.S.A. Notabilia , or CURIOUS AND AMUSING FACTS ABOUT MANY THINGS . Explained and Illustrated by JOHN TIMBS , F.S.A. Post 8vo , 6s . " There is a world of wisdom in this book . " - Art Journal . Ancestral Stories and ...
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... JOHN GILBERT , T. LANDSEER , LEECH , PROUT , HARRISON WEIR , and others . Medium 4to , cloth elegant , price 5s . Also published in the following four parts , price One Shilling THE PICTURESQUE PRIMER . FRAGMENTS OF LITTLE FOLK ...
... JOHN GILBERT , T. LANDSEER , LEECH , PROUT , HARRISON WEIR , and others . Medium 4to , cloth elegant , price 5s . Also published in the following four parts , price One Shilling THE PICTURESQUE PRIMER . FRAGMENTS OF LITTLE FOLK ...
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... John Deane of Nottingham , HIS ADVEN- TURES AND EXPLOITS . " 9 Rival Crusoes ( The ) . ( Or bevelled boards , gilt edges , 6s . ) Out on the Pampas , or THE YOUNG SETTLERS . By G. A. HENTY . Patrañas , or SPANISH STORIES , LEGENDARY AND ...
... John Deane of Nottingham , HIS ADVEN- TURES AND EXPLOITS . " 9 Rival Crusoes ( The ) . ( Or bevelled boards , gilt edges , 6s . ) Out on the Pampas , or THE YOUNG SETTLERS . By G. A. HENTY . Patrañas , or SPANISH STORIES , LEGENDARY AND ...
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... JOHN GIL- BERT , T. LANDSEER , LEECH , PROUT , HARRISON WEIR , and others . Medium 4to . , cloth elegant . ** This may also be had in Four Parts , in fancy wrapper , price 1s . each . Little Gipsy ( The ) . By ELIE SAUVAGE . Translated ...
... JOHN GIL- BERT , T. LANDSEER , LEECH , PROUT , HARRISON WEIR , and others . Medium 4to . , cloth elegant . ** This may also be had in Four Parts , in fancy wrapper , price 1s . each . Little Gipsy ( The ) . By ELIE SAUVAGE . Translated ...
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