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Lillieslea or, Lost And Found by Mary Howitt - 1861: A Story For The Young

by Mary Howitt

Lillieslea or, Lost And Found by Mary Howitt - 1861

Lillieslea or, Lost And Found: A Story For The Young

by Mary Howitt

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New York: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1861.
First Edition / First Impression (?)

Soundly rebound in red imitation leather on board. Red and white decorative head band (See images) No DJ.
Two gift inscriptions on front end paper kept after re-binding.(See images)
Gifted twice. First inscription dated Christmas 1860 (To Charlotte Elizabeth Hudson, from C, Hudson [Mother to daughter]).
Second inscription dated 1954 (To Wendy Stapleton, from Great Auntie Alice)
Date of rebinding (1973) also inscribed on same page (see images)

Foxing to edges and certain pages of text block.

This book has been looked after through three generations, and remains in a superb condition for its age.

Highly collectible condition of a historically relevant piece of American literature.






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  • Edition First Edition
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  • Publisher Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1861
  • Keywords Collectible; Mary Howitt; Lillieslea; Lost and Found; First edition; 1st edition; story for the young; Wendy Stapleton
The Newcomes  ( Complete 2 Volume Set )
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The Newcomes ( Complete 2 Volume Set ): Memoirs of a Respectable Family. Edited by Arthur Pendennis Esq. with Illustrations of Steel and Wood by Richard Doyle

by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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Complete 2 Volume Set in Period Green cloth covers with bright Gilt Monogram and Gilt & Blind-Embossed Decoration to fronts; Bright Gilt Lettering & Decoration to spines. Beveled edges. Brown endpapers. Very well illustrated, Vol. I frontis illus "J.J. in Dreamland" opposite illustrated title page followed by printed Title page dated 1868. 22 Full-Page Plates and many In-Text illustrations. Vol. II frontis "Christmas at Rosebery, protected by tissue guard, opposite illustrated title page followed by printed title page dated 1868. 22 Full page Plates and many In-Text illustrations. Small closed tear to cloth at top of spine of Vol. I (1/4" long). No inscriptions. Some pages have spots of very light foxing.
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The Spider and the Fly : 10th Anniversary Edition

The Spider and the Fly : 10th Anniversary Edition

by Mary Howitt

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The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

by Mary Howitt

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Our Four-Footed Friends (1867)
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Our Four-Footed Friends (1867)

by Mary Howitt

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Spider and the Fly

Spider and the Fly

by Mary Howitt

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Spider and the Fly

Spider and the Fly

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Spider and the Fly

Spider and the Fly

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Spider and the Fly

Spider and the Fly

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Spider and the Fly

Spider and the Fly

by Howitt, Mary

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Spider and the Fly

Spider and the Fly

by Mary Howitt

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The Spider and the Fly

by Mary Botham Howitt

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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations

by Shoemaker, J. W

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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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Red Pottage
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Red Pottage

by Cholmondeley, Mary

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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (in Two Volumes)
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (in Two Volumes)

by Charles Dickens

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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition of Vols. V and VI of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1868. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations on 40 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xvi + 436 and x + 433 text pages. Single-column text. Printed by Virtue and Co., London. Vol. I is NEAR FINE and Vol. II is VERY GOOD. Vol. I is in excellent condition but Vol. II is cracked… Read More
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey

Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River

by John B. Wyeth

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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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A Frivolous Distinction
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A Frivolous Distinction: Fashion and Needlework in the Works of Jane Austen

by Byrde. Penelope

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Tight, bright, clean and square. Faint sticker shadow on back cover. 42 pages of text including "A Brief Guide to Textile terms", "references to the novels and letters", and a bibliography. Plus 16 full page illustrations. 5.75x8.25x.25". Inspired by the 1975 celebrations held at Steventon, Chawton and Bath - some of the places connected to the novelist's life - which included displays of costume, needlework and needlework tools, at the Bi-Centenary of Jan Austen's birth.
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Dombey and Son (in Two Volumes)
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Dombey and Son (in Two Volumes)

by Charles Dickens

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Boston: Fields, Osgood and Co., 1869. Book. Illus. by H. K. Browne. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition, second issue, with title pages dated 1869 (first published in 1868 by Ticknor and Fields, which became Fields, Osgood and Co. in 1869). Vols. XIII and XIV of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations by H. K. Browne on 38 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all the illustrations that appeared in the 1848 first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. ix + 454 and ix + 459 text pages.… Read More
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (in Two Volumes)
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (in Two Volumes)

by Charles Dickens

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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Book. Very Good +. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition of Vols. XIII and XIV of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1868. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations on 39 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xviii + 435 and x + 430 text pages. Single-column text. Printed by Virtue and Co., London. Both volumes are in VERY GOOD + condition. Both volumes have bright, clean exteriors with… Read More
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Barnaby Rudge and Hard Times (in Two Volumes)
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Barnaby Rudge and Hard Times (in Two Volumes)

by Charles Dickens

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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Book. Illus. by H. K. Browne / G. Cattermole / F. Walker. Very Good +. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition, first printing, of Vols. IX and X of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1867. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations by H. K. Browne and G. Cattermole in Barnaby Rudge and F. Walker in Hard Times on 36 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xi + 475 and vii + 471 text pages.… Read More
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series

by Kipling, Rudyard

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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience

by Marianne Parrot

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Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.
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