Published by Dean and Son, London, 1857
Hardback. Condition: Fair. Twentieth. Mottled red boards; a little worn; spine missing, but boards very intact, and binding tight. Hand-tinted colour frontispiece; b/w illustrations. The book is undated, though it was originally published in 1848, and the charming illustrations certainly reflect that. ; 8vo (4" x 6 1/2"); 109 pages.
Published by Published by Dean and Son [1878], London, 1878
, 114 pages, with colour frontispiece, and illustrations throughout in black & white Twenty-Fifth Edition, enlarged and improved , spine ends and corners scuffed, front free endpaper missing, front hinge cracked but holding, pages mostly clean with just a few faint marks, book in good condition , plum cloth, with gilt titles to front Octavo Hardback ISBN:
Published by Dean and Son, London, 1870
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Various (illustrator). The twenty-fifth edition of Julia Corner"s charmingly illustrated guide to grammar, blending story, puzzles, and the playful "Game of Consequences" for young learners. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This is the twenty-fifth edition, enlarged and improved.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous in-text vignettes.This volume introduces children to the principles of grammar through a charming narrative story, engaging conundrum exercises, and instructions for playing the educational "Game of Consequences."Julia Corner was prolific in writing instructional and historical works for children, contributing to series including Miss Corner's Historical Library and Little Plays for Little People. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Externally, smart. The odd slight handling mark to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down. Offsetting to endpapers. Tape affixed to upper edge of front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, more so to 66-67 where binding materials are slightly exposed, but holding. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves. Very Good. book.