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Click here to see our other books! A Bound Collection of Moral and Instructive Stories for Children Various, Anonymous c1825-30 Religious Tract Society; J M Porteus; Francis Westley : London; Dublin 4" by 2.5" [8] 16, 8, 16, 16, 32, 8, 16, 16, 16, 16, 8, 8, 16, 8, 16, 8, 8, 16, 16, 8, 15, 15, 8, 16, 16, 16pp SUMMARY A charming and unique collection of moral and religious short stories. Leather Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage : £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The majority of the works in this volume original published by the Religious Tract Society. Two stories published elsewhere with separate title pages. Of the 16 stories in this collection, 15 have title pages, 13 of which were published by The Religious Tract Society. With 6 full page illustrations as well as 120 vignettes in the text, including finis tailpieces. Also bound in are 16 descriptive plates of stereotypical characteristics of natives from a selection of countries worldwide including Peru, Wales and Mexico. Stories included in this volume as as follows: The Little-Peace Maker The Woodcutter Truth and Falsehood; The True History of Jane and Lucy The Welsh Weaver The History of John Robins The Sower Mary Gray: The Sunday School The History of Ann Hart The Willow Tree by Charlotte Elizabeth (Second Edition) Characters of Christ in Scripture Prepare! Old Catherine Prescott The Villager's Daughter (Fourth Edition) The Red-Hot Poker Children's Wishes A Lesson in the Garden The Real Value Lucy; or, I Will Not be Naughty Again Papa The Affectionate Daughter The Clean Heart The Christian Drummer The Irish Girl The Bubble Stories of Sunday Scholars The Two Sunday School Girls The Wonderful Cure of Namaan The Religious Tract Society, founded in 1799, was the original name of a major British publisher of Christian literature. In particular the literature produced was aimed at children, women and the poor. CONDITION In a full calf binding with five raised bands. Externally, excellent with just light rubbing. Mark to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean. Pages for The Willow Tree and The Villager's Daughter foxed. Loss to one page at Old Catherine Prescott, not affecting text. Some pages close cropped, not affecting text. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed 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