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Doctor Birch and his young friends

Date1864

Names

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 (author)

Pierdon, François, 1821-1904 (contributor)

Chapman and Hall (publisher)

Alternate Title

Doctor Birch and his young friends

FormatBook

Notes

Epilogue in verse. Imperfect copy: frontispiece wanting (?) The added title-page, title-page vignette, and 15 plates are engraved by Pierdon after W.M. Thackeray. Third of Thackeray's Christmas books.

Subject

Medium

Hardcover books

DimensionsCover size: 18.8 cm x 13.7 cm (7 3/8 in. x 5 3/8 in.)

Language

English

CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number37131054866439D

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