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WHITE, ADAM [editor], The Instructive Picture Book,
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$200 - $300
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$400
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WHITE, ADAM [editor]
The Instructive Picture Book,
or Progressive Lessons from the Natural History of Animals. Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas 1858, second edition. 18pp, 28 double page and 2 single page hand coloured plates, lacking left hand side of iv and the right side of plate xvi. The book has been restored, the edges of several pages with short marginal tears and repairs, finger marks and some spotting. Folio, recased in the original pictorial papered boards, with a cloth spine and reinforced internal hinges. A rare copy of a beautifully illustrated natural history book for children.