Girl's Own Toy Maker Puzzles dolls Games 1860 Landells illustrated juvenile book

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The Girl's Own Toy-Maker and Book of Recreation, by E. Landells.
Published 1860, London by Griffith and Farran.
154 pages. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout. Extensive 32 pp. publisher's juvenile library catalog at rear.

Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering, embossed cover decorations.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time, rebacked and recased. Book is not new or in "new" condition. Throughout the book many of the line drawings have child coloring.

Binding gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object. Book has been expertly rebacked in matching cloth and recased with new endpapers.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this scarce mid-19th century juvenile book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 6 1/4" H x 5" W.

[B7898].