Irving's Works, Volume 9G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1886 |
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Page 105
... Newbery , bookseller , St. Paul's Churchyard , renowned in nursery literature throughout the latter half of the last century for his picture - books for children . Newbery was a worthy , intelligent , kind- hearted man , and a ...
... Newbery , bookseller , St. Paul's Churchyard , renowned in nursery literature throughout the latter half of the last century for his picture - books for children . Newbery was a worthy , intelligent , kind- hearted man , and a ...
Page 204
... Newbery , who had become the fortunate pur- chaser . Still the delay is equally unaccountable . Some have imagined that the uncle and nephew had business arrangements together , in which this work was included , and that the elder Newbery ...
... Newbery , who had become the fortunate pur- chaser . Still the delay is equally unaccountable . Some have imagined that the uncle and nephew had business arrangements together , in which this work was included , and that the elder Newbery ...
Page 327
... Newbery to stave off some pressing debts , and to provide funds for this very visit . It never was finished . The bookseller , when he came afterwards to examine the manuscript , objected to it as a mere narrative version of the " Good ...
... Newbery to stave off some pressing debts , and to provide funds for this very visit . It never was finished . The bookseller , when he came afterwards to examine the manuscript , objected to it as a mere narrative version of the " Good ...
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