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Madam How and Lady Why

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Item Details

Description

Title: Madam How and Lady Why

Description: or First Lessons in Earth Lore for Children

Full-leather with gilt armorial crest, decorative gilt borders.

Morocco gilt title, gilt raised bands, gilt panel vignettes.

Marbled endpapers and page-blocks.

Full-page and in-text illustrations.

A very lovely copy.

Product Details: Publisher

Macmillan & Co., London

Author

Charles Kingsley

Date Published

1907

Binding

Leather

Condition

Very Good

Weight

559g

Reserve: $15.00

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