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THE GIRL'S HOME COMPANION - A BOOK OF PASTIMES IN WORK AND PLAY

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THE GIRL

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A multi-authored classic Victorian handbook for schoolgirls, with suggestions for numerous sports, games, pets, crafts, outdoor recreations, needlework activities and domestic tips for cooking and cleaning, with 300 graphic illustrations. Sports referenced include lawn tennis, croquet, golf, swimming, skating, cycling and rowing.

8vo. 756pp. Illustrated boards. Covers lightly rubbed. Foxing to some endpapers and textblock. Inscribed school-prize label to inside cover. A good copy. 

Date
1896
Publisher
Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Author
Mrs VALENTINE (ed.)

£30.00 (Code: 102118)

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