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First printing. A very varied collection, which includes 'The king of the golden river, or The black brothers' by John Ruskin; 'The heroic life and exploits of Siegfried the dragon-slayer (an old German story'; 'The good-natured bear' by R.H. Horne; 'The story without an end' by F.W. Carove (translated from the German, by Sarah Austin; 'The glow-worm'; 'Sir Calidore'; and 'The Pied piper of Hamelin' by Robert Browning.. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and preliminary title page and 5 inserted plates by Hammatt Billings. 303 pp. Rebound in dark red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, foxing and age-toning to the paper throughout, a bit of blue added to the frontispiece. Quite uncommon and overall in good condition. .

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