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The Book of Games; or, a history of juvenile sports. London: B.M'Millan for Tabart & Co., 1810. 12° (136 x 86mm). Hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 23 plates. contemporary plain boards (re-backed with green morocco gilt). Provenance: trade label of M.T.Webb Jr. 'Stationary Childrens Books & Patent Medicene Warehouse, 23 Lower Sackville St. Dublin'. FIRST EDITION. Moon T-14 (1). -- The Book of Trades; or, a library of the useful arts. London: W.Lewis for R.Philips, to be sold by J.Souter, 1815 (parts I & II), R.Taylor & Co. for Tabart & Co., 1805 (part III). 12° (136 x 87mm. and smaller). Engraved plates (lacking the bricklayer from part I.) Variously bound in original roan-backed boards (worn). Provenance: various inscriptions, part II with Crewew Hall library-label. Part I & II: 6th editions; part III: first edition?. Moon T-16 (7) for parts I & II; Moon T-16 (2) for part III. -- and 3 others from Tabart (Moon T-85 (2) part I only; T-79 (1); T-182 (4)). (7)