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1877 The Children\'s Friend Volume XVII Antique Illustrated Children\'s BookThe Children\'s FriendVolume XVIIPublished by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday: London 1877In Original Decorated Cloth Bindings - Loose Pages & Page Clusters Present
\"The Children’s Friend, Volume XVII, is a richly illustrated Victorian annual for young readers, combining moral instruction, stories, poetry, music, travel, history and general knowledge in the characteristic style of late nineteenth-century juvenile publishing. Issued for 1877, the volume reflects the period’s strong emphasis on education through entertainment, with material intended to inform, amuse and cultivate good character in its young audience.
The volume is extensively illustrated throughout with engravings and decorative material, including portraits, narrative scenes, geographical and historical subjects, natural history and musical pieces. Among the contents are images relating to Princess Christian and the young Princess Victoria, travel and cultural subjects such as Egypt, and seasonal material including illustrated songs and verse. The breadth of subject matter gives the book particular interest as a window into Victorian childhood, education and popular culture.
Published in London by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday in 1877, this is Volume XVII and remains in its original highly decorative cloth binding, with elaborate black blocking, gilt titling and a coloured floral central panel. The binding is worn and structurally compromised, with loose individual leaves and page clusters present, but the surviving decorative boards and wealth of period illustration retain considerable visual and historical appeal.\"
General wear and fading to covers and spine as shown. Contemporary inscription present. Several loose pages and clusters present with a split rear hinge and the text block sitting all but loose within covers. A beautiful collector piece that looks stunning on the shelf. Please study photos to further understand condition.st.
Size 22.5cm x 18cm x 1.25cm - 186 Pages + Index
