Hardcover. Brown pictorial binding with red spine. In fair condition, especially considering age, with heavy wear and fading around covers and spine. Bumped top and bottom of spine and bumped corners on front and back covers. Heavy wear and tearing around book edgings. Front and back end-papers and free end-papers discolored from binding glue. Front and back book boards are pulling away from spine and text block. Inscription in black ink on front free end-paper and first fly-leaf reads " Mollie E. Byrne from Cousin Mary, Christmas 1879". Front free end-paper is very wrinkled and worn and torn around edging. Some foxing present on first fly-leaf. Protective clear sheet between color plate and title page is torn and wrinkled and pulling from binding. Title page and index page are torn around edgings and wrinkled. 380 pages. Contains numerous black and white illustrations as well as one color illustration plate opposite title page. Includes a collection of stories for children. Overall, binding is in a slight fragile condition but pages are tight and square and in good condition considering age. Seller Inventory # Fred7-110

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Title: Little Folks: A Magazine for the Young

Publisher: Cassell Petter & Galpin; London, Paris & New York

Publication Date: 1879

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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We're at 805 Caroline Street, in the heart of Fredericksburg's historic district. Open Monday to Saturday 10-6; and Sunday 12-5. In warmer months we stay open until 9 most nights, but you might want to call ahead. (540) 373-6148 Shipping rates are for Media Mail, in a padded envelope - WE DO NOT ADD TRACKING UNLESS THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS IT AND PAYS FOR IT - we have been selling books online for more than 20 years & find that the USPO delivers 99.99% of packages quickly and safely, without any need for a tracking number. We trust them & we hope you will too. If you need tracking, please consider PRIORITY SHIPPING. We ship orders valued at more than $50 in a box, at no additional charge. Priority mailing is for a Flat-Rate envelope, with tracking included. If the book does not fit into a flat rate envelope, we will likely need to request extra shipping costs from you, in order to put it in a box. We only charge the actual amount of shipping, so we hope you'll understand that it's just a matter of getting the book to you without taking a loss on it -- shipping is a service we happily offer without a 'handling' charge.... but we can't afford to charge you less than the cost of the stamps!

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