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THE MARQUIS' HEIR: A TALE OF THE EARLY YEARS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Written by A.H. Biggs. Illustrated by Harold Piffard.
Stock no. 1331395
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. 3 colour plates. 254 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine and cover edges faded. Frontis is detached but still present. Foxing else contents clean.

HOW THE STORY ENDED
Written by Catherine Mary Macsorley.
Stock no. 1331375
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1917. Good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Green floral endpapers. B/w frontis. 128 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Light browning to endpapers.

THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS FROM THE CHRISTIAN ERA TO THE DAWN OF THE REFORMATION
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209027
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1855. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 316 pages plus 4 page publisher adverts to rear. Reprint. Boards a little scuffed, worn at edges. New endpapers (grubby). Text block browned. Some hinges pulled. A few grubby marks to contents.

AN INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209026
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1844. Very good condition.

Two volumes, complete. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations in the text. Spines are rubbed and worn, gilt titles fading. Corners rubbed and worn. Some exposure of boards (tiny). Joints strengthened with tape (very neat). Hinges pulled but binding is tight. Contemporary initials in ink to title pages. Contents clean.

EVENINGS AT THE MICROSCOPE
Written by P.H. Gosse.
Stock no. 1209000
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1874. Very good condition.

Or, Researches Amond the Minuter Organs and Forms of Animal Life. A New Edition, Revised and Annotated. Green cloth boards, gilt titles and vignettes. B/w illustrations to text. xii and 422 pages including index plus 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Joints cracked and slightly pulled. Text block browned with a few minor foxspots. a few grubby marks to boards. Faint inscription in ink to top of black front endpaper. Name in ink to top of title page. A few scattered foxspots to contents.

NATURAL HISTORY: MOLLUSCA
Written by P.H. Gosse.
Stock no. 1208947
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1854. Very good condition.

Gosse's Natural History. Small format. Dark brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 328 pages including index. Spine and board edges lightly faded. Top & tail of spine worn with some fraying and slight loss of cloth. Boards scuffed. Corners lightly bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing and a few grubby marks to contents else a decent copy for a book of this age!

THE OCEAN
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Mrs. J.W. Whymper; Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208939
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1854. Good condition.

In this book, the author has endeavoured to describe, with some minuteness of detail, a few of the many objects of interest ore or less directly connected with the Sea, and especially to lead youthful readers to asociate with the phenomena of Nature, habitual thoughts of God. Blue leather spine with 4 raised bands and gilt title. Blue marbled paper boards. B/w plates & illustrations. xii and 360 pages. Ex-library (Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey) with large, yellow library label to front board and ink stamps to margins, remains of library plate to front pastedown. Edges are rubbed, corners worn. Vertical board edges are worn, board exposed. Foxing and grubby marks to contents. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. A good working copy.

THE OCEAN
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Mrs. J.W. Whymper.
Stock no. 1208917
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1860. Very good condition.

Second Edition, revised and updated. In this book, the author has endeavoured to describe, with some minuteness of detail, a few of the many objects of interest ore or less directly connected with the Sea, and especially to lead youthful readers to asociate with the phenomena of Nature, habitual thoughts of God. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations within the text. xii and 360 pages plus 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Foxing to covers. Front joint just starting to crack. Some hinges lightly pulled. Foxing throughout. A decent copy.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL 1888
Written by Katharine Macquoid; Rev J.G. Wood; Mrs. Molesworth; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330507
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1888. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "Puff: An Autobiography" by K.S. Macquoid. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby with browned spine. Endpapers lightly browned. Joints cracked. Foxing to textblock and some page margins else contents clean.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL 1889
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Rev J.G. Wood; Katharine Macquoid; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330506
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1889. Slightly better than good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Pictorial front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is A House to Let by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers grubby with some slight bubbling to the cloth. Endpapers browned. One pages was torn out but has been reinserted with (now old) tape. Foxing to textblock.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1890
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Ascott R. Hope; Rev J.G. Wood; Harrison Weir; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330505
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1890. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations. First story is "Family Troubles" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby, spine slightly browned. Creases to both free-endpapers (and some loss at edges of front free-endpaper), both are browned. Foxing to textblock. Some slightly grubby marks to page margins else contents clean.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1892
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; Ascott R. Hope; A.F. Imlach; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; A. Hallward; et al..
Stock no. 1330504
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1892. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Pansy's Pansy" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Endpapers browned. Some light fingering to margins and a few small margin tears else contents clean.