White, Gleeson, 1851-1898 · London, Offices of the Studio · leaf 29
not even sufficientlymisdirected to act as warnings, but are merelyclumsy. Childrens books, as every collector knows, areamong the most short-lived of all volumes. Thisis more especially true of those with illustrations,for their extra attractiveness serves but to degradea comely book into a…
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