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Pamphlet. Zustand: Very Good. 20pp. Facsimile copy of the 1887 edition. The Society's aim was to encourage children 'to be kind to all living things'. It reached over 100,000 members.

Wraps. Zustand: Poor. Printed wraps. 179 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A collection of anti-tobacco anecdotes presumably aimed toward a young male audience, detailing the crime, addiction and suffering associated with tobacco use, citing incidents of young men succumbing to the drug. With a collection of short essays by various people, including Horace Mann, in the rear. POOR condition. Rear wrapper DETACHED but present. Leaf 63/64 MISSING resulting in text missing from that section. Wrappers missing along the spine, exposing the signatures beneath. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers, with dampstaining and other stains present. Moderate to heavy browning to the piece. A few small superficial insect holes along the extremities of the covers and first few pages. A half inch hole in the center front cover, with some loss of text. Minor tearing along the extremities. Scattered soiling and staining in the interior.

Wraps. Zustand: Fair. Illustrated wraps, although MISSING rear wrapper. 179 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A collection of anti-tobacco anecdotes presumably aimed toward a young male audience, detailing the crime, addiction and suffering associated with tobacco use, citing incidents of young men succumbing to the drug. With a collection of short essays by various people, including Horace Mann and P.T. Barnum, in the rear. FAIR/GOOD condition. Rear wrapper MISSING and replaced with a blank leaf, being taped to the spine with what appears to be three old name labels (these have also replaced the wrapper on the spine. General moderate toning to the front wrapper, with some soiling and staining. 1 ½ inch tear at the lower center edge. Extremities worn, with the upper right corner missing. Owner's signature on the top of the cover. Minor scattered soiling and foxing in the interior.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Phillips & Sampson, 1846. First Edition. Hard Cover, brown blind embossed board with gilt decoration and title on spine. Cover has moderate shelfwear, cracked along front spine edge, rubbed corners, frayed spine ends. Pages are clean and unmarked, moderate to light foxing. 180 pgs. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. Extremely scarce.