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The young islanders : a tale of the last century
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Dark blue cloth cover with embossed decorative border.

The young islanders : a tale of the last century

Date1849
Names
(publisher)
Alternate Title
  • Boy Crusoes
  • Schoolboy Crusoes
Format
Notes
Later editions published under title: Boy Crusoes; and with alternative title: Schoolboy Crusoes.
The eight plates are engraved on wood by Joseph Williams after Samuel Williams.
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 17.5 cm x 11 cm (6 7/8 in. x 4 5/16 in.)
Extent
  • vii, 326 pages, 8 unpaginated leaves of plates : illustrations
Language
ProvenanceGift of Christina Duff Stewart.
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131048618359D
Catalogue Record for Print Bookhttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=1494197
Green cloth cover, unadorned.
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Faded purple cloth cover with uncoloured embossed decoration.
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