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Banbury Chap Books and Nursery Toy Book Literature

Front matter

Reading edition

This e-text reproduces the design and layout of the printed book as exactly as possible. Each illustrations is individually linked to a larger version. A few typographical errors, mostly involving punctuation, have been corrected. They are marked in the text with mouse-hover popups. Misspellings were generally left uncorrected; they are marked in the same way. The name “Branston” was randomly spelled with or without a final e.

The "White Lion," Banbury, early John Bewick.

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Early cuts used to illustrate “Tommy Two Shoes.” York and Hull editions.

Early cut from “A New Year’s Gift.” “Jack and the Giants,” early York edition.

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