TRY AGAIN, and other stories

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1874. 1st Edition? . Blue Ill. Cloth. Good. 11 Cms x 16.5 Cms. 120 pp. num. text ills. & dec.headpieces. sl.shaken, fr. hinge weak internally, endpapers foxed. Inscription on fr. endpaper: 'Harriet Walters/ Presented/ for good attendance in the First Class of the Girls M.N.C. 1875 With her Teachers earnest prayer & hope that it will prove beneficial to her spiritual culture as well as a soruce of pleasant recreation. JB(?)', Covers rubbed with cloth wrinkling in places and some sl. soiling. Coloured printed cartouche on fr. is good, with only one v. sm. chip. Not the best copy in the world but this early edition, presumably 1st, does appear to be scarce. Note: quoted non-UK shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range.