The Children of the New Forest

1st thus. 324pp, with monochrome plate and in text black and white illustrations, decorative initial caps and a scattering of head and tail pieces. In decorated green cloth boards, illustrated and lettered in gilt. Bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. A truly handsome volume. 12mo. Cloth just a little rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends. Prize presentation plate on slightly discoloured endpapers, indicating that the volume was once presented to one Albert Evans, as a first class prize, in 1905 by the Education Committee of the Borough of Salford, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A classic children's tale, handsomely bound and decoratively illustrated, in gift & heirloom quality.

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