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Tales from Catland, written for Little Kittens. By an Old Tabby. Third Edition. London: Griffith and Farranb, 1856. Small 4° (169 x 125mm). 4 wood-engraved plates by Harrison Weir, 16-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (plates crudely coloured in, marginal tear in one leaf, a few light spots and stains). Original green cloth decorated in gilt and blind (corners bumped). Provenance: presentation inscription dated 1858 on front free endpaper.
With The Little Grey Mouse: or the History of Rosabelle & Paridel (Wellington, 1815, new edition), The Story of a Mouse. For the amusement and benefit of little people (London, 1862, new edition), Bysh's Edition of Nursery Rhymes. Embellished with Eight Coloured Engravings (London, [n.d.]) and Hans Christian Andersen's A Picture-Book without Pictures (London, 1847). (5)
With The Little Grey Mouse: or the History of Rosabelle & Paridel (Wellington, 1815, new edition), The Story of a Mouse. For the amusement and benefit of little people (London, 1862, new edition), Bysh's Edition of Nursery Rhymes. Embellished with Eight Coloured Engravings (London, [n.d.]) and Hans Christian Andersen's A Picture-Book without Pictures (London, 1847). (5)
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