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Tim Thomson's Trial
by George Weatherly
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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cremona, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Cassell, 1896. Hard Cover. 5 x 7 3/8. 160 pp. Subtitled: "All is Not Gold that Glitters." An 1896 morality tale for children. The central character, a young boy-Tim Thomson-"a cripple, and moved about only with grea t difficulty by means of a pair of crutches." Tim is unjustly accused of theft. Lessons are implied through the story: friendship, honesty, truth, deceit, etc. Illustrated with 4 full-page Victorian engravings, annotated. Binding is a lovely sage green cloth on boards with delicate, pale pink and blue flowers arranged around a central, decorated frame holding the book's title. Front cover has min wear to edges. Sturdy spine with bright gilt title, more floral design. Spine slightly faded, dusty. Rear cover has floral; discolouration. Endpapers and first 3 pages have slight foxing. Former owne r's name neatly inscribed. Dark finger smudges on several pages. An extensive 16 page Cassell Pub list at rear of book. Entire book is very tight.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Ghost River Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001741
- Title
- Tim Thomson's Trial
- Author
- George Weatherly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- THE PROVERBS SERIES, VICTORIAN LITERATURE CHILDREN'S LIT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Lit;
Terms of Sale
Ghost River Books
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About the Seller
Ghost River Books
Biblio member since 2004
cremona, Alberta
About Ghost River Books
Seller of rare and used books.
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