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"Shoe and stocking stories / by Elinor Mordaunt ; illustrated by Harold Sichel."

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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Aucassin and Nicolete / translated and edited with introduction by Harold Child ; illustrated by A. Anderson

Rare Books

This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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The story of the Pharaohs / by Rev. James Baikie ; with 32 full-page illustrations from photographs, 49 illustrations in the text, and two maps

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Black Beauty : the life story of a horse / by Anna Sewell ; illustrated by Percy F.S. Spence

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The story of Robin Hood and his merry men / by John Finnemore ; containing eight full-page illustrations in colour

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The story of stories / by R.C. Gillie

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The Bible story : a connected narrative / retold from Holy Scripture by Rev. James Baikie ; with fifty full-page illustrations in colour by J.H. Hartley

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"Shoe and stocking stories / by Elinor Mordaunt ; illustrated by Harold Sichel."

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