Search Results: the entertaining medley by roberts abigail

Dublin: Thomas Courtney , 1826. Hardback, full-calf. 14cm x 8.5cm. viii, 180pp. Frontispiece. Small illustrations within the text. Binding rubbed and worn, with cracking to outer joints, binding remains firm. Pages slightly age-discoloured and foxed. A rather pleasing copy. (r36). Hard Cover. Good.

J. Arliss. 1818, no wrapper.1st edition. A Collection of True Histories and Anecdotes Calculated for the Cottager's Fire Side. First edition Small format Pages: 180. Original brown paper boards, No author listed but believed to be Abigail Roberts. Pages browned. Covers badly rubbed and torn . some writing to first few and last pages but still in good reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. Low price reflects condition of book.

Dublin: Thomas Courtney, 1826. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very nice original condition. Near Fine. Duodecimo (3-1/2" x 5-1/4") in original calf-backed boards titled in gilt on the spine; 180 pages. Frontispiece engraving (laid down on inside front board, as issued?), 4 full-page plates, and several text engravings. A collection of bizarre but true stories, apparently aimed at a younger reader, for the purpose of instruction. Examples include: "Account of a Moving Bog in the County of Galway," "Account of the Snakes of North America and of the Humming Bird," "Affecting Account of a Sale of Slaves," etc.