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Stories for the nursery / published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1855 Stories
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian life--Juvenile fiction.
- Christian life.
- Nature stories.
- Animals--Juvenile fiction.
- Animals.
- Genre:
- Children's stories -- 1855.
- Physical Description:
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 15 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1855?] (London : Gilbert & Rivington)
- Contents:
- No. 1. The two goldfinches
- No. 2. The elephant and the gingerbread nuts
- No. 3. The chiff-chaff
- No. 4. The lost dog
- No. 5. The minnows
- No. 6. The caterpillar
- No. 7. The pig and the cat
- No. 8. The hen and chickens
- No. 9. The lost spoon
- No. 10. The love-birds
- No. 11. The broken pitcher
- No. 12. The spider.
- Notes:
- Date from holographic inscription on flyleaf.
- Each story has separate t.p. and paging.
- Illustrations engraved by Whymper.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of: Peter J. Koblenzer.
- OCLC:
- 50295158
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