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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. A verbatim reprint of Stothard’s Edition of 1820, with reproductions of the 20 Engravings, separately printed upon plate paper, and inserted in the Volume. 384 pages. Demy 8vo (8¾ × 5⅝ inches).
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. A reprint of the First Edition of Lane’s Translation from the Arabic, with the addition of Aladdin and Ali Baba, taken from another source. 512 pp. Uniform with Robinson Crusoe.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. By Harriet Beecher Stowe, with a Frontispiece by George Cruikshank. A verbatim reprint of the First English Edition. 320 pages. Uniform with Robinson Crusoe.
THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited by John Fawside. With a Frontispiece Portrait. Uniform with Robinson Crusoe.
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