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Title: A Collection of Short Stories
Description: Not Stated, Not Stated, c1855 . Cloth. A collection of sixteen short stories of fiction and non-fiction, bound together, with illustrations throughout. Bound in half cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. A collection comprised of sixteen short stories or chapters, with a variety of subjects. Including 'Shipwreck', 'The Merchant's Daughters', 'Charles James Fox', 'Weather Prognostics', 'Australia and its Gold Regions', 'Madame de Sevigne- Her Life and Letters', 'The Rhine', 'The Pilgrim Fathers', 'Spirit of the Paradise Lost', 'The Struggle in the Caucasus', 'Grace Ayton', 'Arnold and Andre', 'Spirit of Dante's Vision', 'Writings of T. B. Macaulay', 'The Retreat of the Ten Thousand', ''Cute M'Quade' and 'A Story of Two Lives&apos. With charming vignette illustrations to accompany each writing, from artists including Dick De Wilde. Each chapter appears to have been taken from a periodical or larger work, with a separate number assigned and a separate pagination.With the ink inscription of Mr Culver, South Croydon. Bound in half cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally, sound, with slight rubbing causing a little loss to the extremities. Light marks to boards with a touch of fading to the spine. Ink inscription to front paste down. Hinges are slightly strained, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age toned, with light spotting in places. The occasional tear and light tide mark to page. Ink inscription to first page of 'Charles James Fox' chapter. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

Keywords: short stories shipwreck charles james fox the merchant's daughters shipwreck illustrated anthology Various


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