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Book cover; dark brown with decorative embossing in the centre.

Sketches for youth

Date1845
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(printer)
FormatBook
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Illustrated with 4 plates and a title page vignette engraved on wood. Contains ten short stories.
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    Medium
    Hardcover books
    DimensionsCover size: 15 cm x 10 cm (5 7/8 in. x 3 15/16 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Osborne
      CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131013249834D
      Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=1598346
      The new gift book for youth : being interesting sketches & pictures concerning the Arctic regions, icebergs, the oak struck by lightning, the roots of the banian tree, the nest of the wild bee, the heavens, the moon, the seasons, peeps through the microscope, human blood and hair, diamond washing, the rise of the Thames, earthquake at Lisbon, bears and bear hunting, lion and tiger fight, tiger hunting, stags fighting, ascent of the Wetterhorn, crossing the Andes, glances at China, ancient punishments, walrus hunting, London past and present, railway and the steam engine, ancient map of the world
      The new gift book for youth : being interesting sketches & pictures concerning the Arctic regions, icebergs, the oak struck by lightning, the roots of the banian tree, the nest of the wild bee, the heavens, the moon, the seasons, peeps through the microscope, human blood and hair, diamond washing, the rise of the Thames, earthquake at Lisbon, bears and bear hunting, lion and tiger fight, tiger hunting, stags fighting, ascent of the Wetterhorn, crossing the Andes, glances at China, ancient punishments, walrus hunting, London past and present, railway and the steam engine, ancient map of the world
      R. Yorke Clarke and Co.
      1848
      Rose and Emily, or, Sketches of youth
      Rose and Emily, or, Sketches of youth
      Harris, John, 1756-1846
      1812
      Mark Twain's sketches. Including his Prince and pauper and all his Sketches to the 31st Dec. 1882
      Mark Twain's sketches. Including his Prince and pauper and all his Sketches to the 31st Dec. 1882
      J. Ross Robertson
      1883
      Brown cover with the title in gold in the middle of an ornate oval frame.
      Caxton's book: a collection of essays, poems, tales and sketches
      1876
      Guide book to the Intercolonial railway : sketches of scenery and a general description of the principal points of interest along the route
      Guide book to the Intercolonial railway : sketches of scenery and a general description of the principal points of interest along the route
      Unknown
      1877
      Noon songs and sketches
      Noon songs and sketches
      Griffith and Farran
      1887
      Industries of Canada, historical and commercial sketches of Toronto and environs, its prominent places and people, representative merchants and enterprise
      Industries of Canada, historical and commercial sketches of Toronto and environs, its prominent places and people, representative merchants and enterprise
      M.G. Bixby & Co.
      1886
      Sketches of the life, troubles, and grievances of a French Canadian lady, caused especially by civil and religionist political persecution
      Sketches of the life, troubles, and grievances of a French Canadian lady, caused especially by civil and religionist political persecution
      Chaureth, Sophie Berthelette, 1799-
      1857
      The Niagara book, a complete souvenir of Niagara Falls, containing sketches, stories and essays
      The Niagara book, a complete souvenir of Niagara Falls, containing sketches, stories and essays
      Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
      1893
      Business sketches of Toronto
      Business sketches of Toronto
      Unknown
      1867?
      Eventide songs and sketches
      Eventide songs and sketches
      Griffith, Farran and Co.
      1887
      Sketches in New Brunswick taken principally with the intention of shewing the nature and description of the land in the tract purchased by the New Bru(...)
      Sketches in New Brunswick taken principally with the intention of shewing the nature and description of the land in the tract purchased by the New Bru(...)
      Ackermann & Co.
      1836