[John Newbery] A Bookseller of the Last Century. Being Some Account of the Life of John Newbery,

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London: 1885. 8vo; 373pp; original boards with a paper label on the spine; illustrated; spine and covers moderately worn and faded; front end paper with initials and signature in pencil. Tipped in is

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