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Tales for play-hours, or, Interesting anecdotes for the amusement and improvement of youth
Tales for play-hours, or, Interesting anecdotes for the amusement and improvement of youth
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Tales for play-hours, or, Interesting anecdotes for the amusement and improvement of youth

Date1819
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Tales for play-hours, or, Interesting anecdotes for the amusement and improvement of youth. Frontispiece dated: 13th Novr. 1819
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CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131053615217D
Dewey Number1537606
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1794
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Book cover; marbled
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1818
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1831
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1777
Book cover; illustration of an oil lamp
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1818
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1831
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1789
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1785