Household Words. A Weekly Journal. Volume III (No. 53-No. 78); Volume IV (No. 79-No. 103) [A Child's History of England]
London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, 1851-1852. Bound edition of the periodical. Leather Bound. iv; 620; iv; 600; 24 (Extra Number for Christmas). Quarto [24 cm] 3/4 leather with marbled paper over boards. Rebacked (a little too tightly). New leather corners. New endpapers. Reinforced hinges. Ink stamp on p. 98. Closed tears to several pages. Prominent pencil markings on a handful of pages. Minor stains to top margins of terminal leaves. Tape repairs to five or so pages at the end. Binder's sticker on rear pastedown. Very Good Minus. Item #71490
Mormon content in No. 69 ("IN THE NAME OF THE PROPHET-SMITH!").
A Child's History of England by English author Charles Dickens first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. In A Child's History of England, Dickens outlines in separate chapters the reigns of England's monarchy, from Henry III to Richard III. This book contains Chapter 3 through Chapter 14 in Volumes III and IV of Household Words.
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