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Catalogue of Children's Books before 1900)

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In our Catalogue this is Booknumber P15888

Author Reid, Captain Mayne (1818-1883)
Title THE BOY TAR, or, a Voyage in the Dark .. with twelve illustrations by Charles S. Keene
PlacePub London
Publisher Routledge, Warne & Routledge New edition
Date 1861
Illustrations Plates (12 as listed) by Charles S. Keene.
Description 160x100mm green gilt & blindstamped cloth on bevelled boards (some marks & a wrinkle, gilt rubbed). All Edges Gilt 471pp. Two corners damp-marked and a few other signs of use with possibly newer endpapers but no torn pages, no writing in the book and pages tight and neat (Osborne 1023). *The first edition was published in 1860. An ill-treated orphan runs away and tries join a ship as a sailor but being rather short he is turned away so decides to stow away. After many adventures and near starvation he is discovered and allowed to remain.
Booknumber P15888
Price Price: GBP 8.00 or USD 9.00
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