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London: Griffith, Faran, Okeden & Welsh. Poor with no dust jacket. ca. 1870s. Hardcover. Corners are bumped, and beginning to chip. Spine has wear around edges, and is chipping. Spine is beginning to crack at front endpaper. Has a damp stain at the top edges of pages, that barely affects the page, but heavily affects the endpapers. ; Includes 16 page catalogue of children's books offered by Dutton. .

London: Griffith and Farran, 1857 First edition. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt. Binding is very clean and attractive. Pale yellow endpapers. . With four hand-colored plates by John Absolon and N. Jackson Jr. Publisher's ticket and contemporary pencil ownership signature (Mary Luttrell) to front pastedown. One plate loose, laid in at original position. A very good, bright copy of an uncommon didactic novels for young women. This didactic novel about the value of education for young women tells the story of Julia, a spoiled heiress whose delusions of grandeur lead her away from her studies. After her aunt places her with a family to work as a governess, an experience Julia hates, she returns home and focuses on her education. She begins to help her friend Matilda in teaching children and imbuing them with a respect for education and moderation. Elizabeth Kirby (1823 – 1873) and Mary Kirby (later Gregg, 1817 – 1893) were children's book authors and science writers. Mary's most important… Read More