Antique Book "The Peace Egg and a Christmas Mumming Play" Juliana Ewing

Good condition book from the late 1880's. No publication date. Printed in London.

Hardback book from the acclaimed author Juliana Horatia Ewing. The Peace Egg and A Christmas Mumming Play comes in good condition and was published by the society for promoting Christian knowledge circa 1880. The Book is illustrated throughout by Gordon Browne.
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Roger Lancelyn Green calls Ewing's works the "first outstanding child-novels" in English literature. They are notable for their sympathetic insight into child life, for the admiration shown for things military, and their reflection of Ewing's strong Anglican faith. " wiki

Spine is missing about 2 1/2" of the paper, book has handling dirt on covers. Hinge is tight and pages are lightly tanned and clean. Charming illustrations.

Stored in non smoking, cat free home, this has no lingering odors other hand an old book smell.

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