• The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - spine and front board
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  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - Stanley Brown Norton bookplate on front pastedown
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  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - title page
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  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - end of preface and English Grammar title
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  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - interior pages with illustrations
  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - interior pages with illustrations
  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - interior pages with illustrations
  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - interior pages with illustrations
  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - interior pages with illustrations
  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - Comic History of Rome illustrations
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  • The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls, James Gilbert London half leather - rear marbled endpapers
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The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls

The Book of Fun; or, Laugh and Learn for Boys and Girls

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Condition: Good

Book Notes: Brown half leather with marbled paper boards and gilt-tooled spine; rubbing at the edges and corners and a chip at the head of the spine. Top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Binding is tight; pages have some foxing and minor stains, with no writing or markings. Armorial bookplate of Stanley Brown Norton on the front pastedown.

Author(s): Anonymous

Binding: Half Leather

Language: English

Publisher: James Gilbert

Condition: Good
ISBN:

A Victorian comic book of lessons for children, published anonymously by James Gilbert of 49 Paternoster Row, London, and illustrated throughout with wood engravings. The preface explains that it sets out to teach while making its readers laugh.

The pages shown include The Illustrated English Grammar; or, Lindley Murray Corrected, a comic arithmetic and a comic history of Rome.

The copy is undated. Booksellers date James Gilbert copies of this title to about 1842-1850. Bound in half leather with marbled boards and endpapers and gilt top edge.

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  • Like New

    This book is in excellent condition and appears to have been read only once. The pages are clean and unmarked, with no creases or stains. The binding remains firm and tight. There may be minimal signs of shelf wear on the cover or dust jacket, but overall, the book looks and feels nearly new.

  • Very Good

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  • Acceptable

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  • Dust Jacket Grading

    (A) Excellent
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    (B) Good
    Shows minor shelf wear, usually along edges and may have a few light stains.

    (C) Fair
    Displays moderate shelf wear, including some noticeable small tears, creasing and/or stains.

    (D) Poor
    Contains large tears, several creases, and/or heavy staining.

    (F) As Is
    Shows significant wear and tear. Majority of dust jacket is torn or missing. May contain heavy staining.