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Click here to see our other books! Aunt Judy's Christmas Volume For 1877 Aunt Judy's Christmas Volume For 1879 Various; Juliana Horatia Gatty 1877 - 1879 George Bell and Sons : London 8" by 6" vi, 762pp; vi, 761pp SUMMARY Two volumes of 'Aunt Judy's' charming Christmas volume for children, containing short stories, poetry, and illustrations. Illustrated,Leather Binding,Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage : £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION Two volumes of 'Aunt Judy's Christmas Magazine', for the years 1877 and 1879. 'Aunt Judy's Magazine' was a magazine for children founded by Margaret Gatty in 1866. The magazine aimed to help children towards the right morals with entertaining stories, histories, and poems. 1877 contains sixty-one plates and in-text illustrations, by W.L. Jones, S.V. Murch, F. Gilbert, Fedor Flinzer, P. Skelton, Charles Whymper, Edward Whymper, and A. W. Bayes. This volume includes 'A Bad Habit' by J.H.Ewing, 'The Christmas Rose' by H.K.F.Gatty, 'A Forest Fairy' by A.R.Carrington, 'Land Slugs' by Margaret Plues', 'Needles' by G.Goldney', and 'Willy and Mary in Search of Fairyland'. Also included is a selection of poetry, including 'A Sweet Little Dear', 'Child's Love', 'The Fawn', 'Kit's Cradle', and 'The Violets'. 1879 contains a frontispiece, and fifty plates and in-text illustrations by Randolph Caldecott, Charles Green, Fedor Flinzer, Charles Whymper, W. L. Jones, Eugen Klimsch, and P.J. Thumann. This volumes includes a short biography about Arabella Stuart by Lady Lamb, 'The Dog in History' by M.F.O'Malley, 'The Fairy Painters', 'The Grasshoppers', 'Naughty Hugh' by A.S. Gatty, and 'The Tailor and The Wolves', among many other works. There's also a selection of poetry, including 'Alpine Flowers', 'Christmas Snow', and 'The Kingfisher'. Collated, complete. CONDITION In the original half calf binding with marbled paper boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the spines, joints, and extremities, causing very minor loss. 1877 volume is lightly faded to the spine. Minor rubbing to the marbled paper boards. Joints of the 1879 volume are starting, but remain firm. Light offsetting to the recto of the front endpaper, and to the verso of the rear endpaper of the 1879 volume. Internally, generally firmly bound, though the 1879 volume is slightly strained in places. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just the odd spot and handling mark throughout. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques