London: The Religious Tract Society Pink covers with black and gilt decoration to front with coloured flower on lower board, black and gilt lettering and floral decoration to spine. RTS emblem on rear cover. Decorated endpapers, 191pp plus 16pp of adverts. B/w frontis and other full-page illustrations. ND, but neat gift inscription on ffep dated Dec 17, 1885. Dusty and spotted page edges, foxing to prelims and mild bumping and rubbing to extremities of bright covers. But internally solid and clean and overall a very decent copy. Ref:081852. First Edition (?). Cloth. VG-/N/a. Illus. by H French, T Symmons. 13x18.5cm.

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Bookseller: Church Street Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001852
Title: The Slippery Ford; or How Tom Was Taught
Author: Mrs C. M. Clarke
Illustrator: H French, T Symmons
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG-
Jacket Condition: N/a
Edition: First Edition (?)
Publisher: The Religious Tract Society
Place of Publication: London
Size: 13x18.5cm

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