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Comprehensive book for children of the late 19th century covered all sorts of interesting topics, including history, nature, the animal kingdom, gymnastics, mummies, hot air balloons, pirate ship, magicians, bodies of water, birds, & lots more, lavishly illustrated throughout with close to 200 steel engravings!Orig. published in 1872, this is the New Edition from 1910, in 371 pages + 10 pages of ads for other of Scribner's Books for Young Readers in rear. With golden rod-colored cloth over boards, decorated with black designs & gilt script to spine, colorful front paper pastedown, this hardcover 8vo is in VG+ condition: very clean, stitched binding strong & square, hinges secure, but crack to gutter on recto of frontispiece. Pages creamy white with modest tanning, but completely unmarked save for the occasional spot or smudge. Mild rubbing to extremities, heavier along bottom edges & to all corners, with some cloth loss here, mild fraying to head of spine. No DJ, as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 024178
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