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Unknown, 1890. c. 1890s. Gilt tiles on embossed red leather. Missing front matter, first 16 pages, pg 33/4 and last few pages of index (ends in "Da"). Large book of many subjects; Literature, Education, Writing, Elocution, Courtship and Marriage, Animals, Cooking, Health, Etiquette, First Aid, Correspondence, Sports, World History, Astronomy, Latest Discoveries (electricity, phonograph, telephone), Photography, Weather, Railroad Signals, Games, Curious Facts, Business and Bookkeeping and Law. 702 pages - only A through C of index pages are present. Population table 1810 through 1890. Profuse with elegant (woodcut?) illustrations including several on Blackboard Flourishing. Many illustrations might be suitable for framing. Color fold-out maps; US with Alaska insert, world map with Europe on reverse, Palastine or the Holy Land with Modern Jerusalem on reverse, 3 page illustrations depicting 45 state's coat of arms - the last one being Wyoming (1890). Much smudging and loose pages. 3 pages… Read More