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A BRIGHT SUNSET OR RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LAST DAYS OF A YOUNG SCOTTISH FOOTBALL PLAYER

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This religious tract tells of an accident which befell 16-year-old William Riddell, a Glasgow youth. First published in 1884.

Fifth Edition. 12mo. vii + 142pp. + 6pp of adverts. text illustrations. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Original decorative blue cloth with a black line drawing of a football match being played out beneath a gilt setting sun. A good copy.

Date: 1886
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Author: RIDDELL, Mrs. William Easton & WILSON, J.H.

£14.00 (Code: 102509)

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