L. I. Tonge; E. M. Tonge — True Stories for the Little Ones

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1897. Cloth. A very scarce anthology of ten short stories for children, an illustrated volume including a striking colour frontispiece. A very scarce work.A volume of ten short stories for children, retelling true tales from history in an engaging and entertaining manner, by Lucy I. Tonge and E. M. Tonge.Including 'Florence Nightingale; or, the Brave Nurse', 'The Old Lady and Her Friends', 'The Warning Light', 'The Story of a Princess', and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and monochrome illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Prize inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, dated December 1911. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards, a little heavier to the rear board. Bookplate to the front paste down. Prize inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .