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CORNER, Julia The history of China & India,...

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CORNER, Julia The history of China & India, pictorial & descriptive [...]. London Dean & Co [c. 1845] 8vo; front, engr. title and 32 pl. (marg. spotting to some pl.). Contemp. three-quarter green calf, gilt- and blind-ruled marbled paper covers, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, marbled edges matching endpapers (sl. rubbed, joints, head and tail repaired). First edition. Illustrated with lithographs on tinted background: title and 31 plates (17 for China incl. frontispiece, 14 for India), 2 fold. maps and numerous woodcut in-text illustrations. Julia Corner (1798-1875), also known as Miss Corner, was a British children's educational writer.