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MEIKLEJOHN, J. M. D. (ED); J. CLARE, G. W. THORNBURY, ALLAN CUNNINGHAM, BULWER LYTTON, GEO. DONALD, SIR E. BRYDGES, LONGFELLOW, MARY HOWITT, DICKENS HOUSEHOLD WORDS, SIR WALTER SCOTT, BAYARD TAYLOR, MRS HEMANS, REV GILBERT WHITE, J. R. LOWELL, ETC

Chambers's English Readers Book IV

London, W & R Chambers Ltd. 1879. Cloth, 4.5 x 6.5". 288pp inc many b&w illustrations - Anthology of readings from authors including: J. Clare, G. W. Thornbury, Allan Cunningham, Bulwer Lytton, Geo. Donald, Sir E. Brydges, Longfellow, Mary Howitt, Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Bayard Taylor, Mrs Hemans, Rev Gilbert White, J. R. Lowell, Cornelius Webb, John Askham, Russell Lowell, F. Tennyson, Thomas Moore, Hans Andersen, Homer, Carlyle, H. Coleridge, and Thomas Miller. Readings are included dealing with what the editor calls, "the greatest and most wide-spread vice in the nation -- the greatest and most permanent and perpetual source of crime and waste.." temperance. Covers (blue pebbled cloth with blind stamped titles to front board) has some edgewear and rubbing. Textblock is virtually immaculate except for light foxing throughout. Very Good +/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004390

GBP 39.97 [Appr.: EURO 50 US$ 62.66 | JP¥ 4984]

Catalogue: Education

Keywords: Primer, Reader, Anthology, J. Clare, G.W. Thornbury, Allan Cunningham, Bulwer Lytton, Geo. Donald, Sir E. Brydges, Longfellow, Mary Howitt, Dickens Household Words, Sir Walter Scott, Bayard Taylor, Mrs Hemans, Rev Gilbert White, J.R. Lowell, Cornelius Web