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Telescope (Tom, pseudonym). The Newtonian Philosophy, and Natural Philosophy in General, explained and illustrated by familiar objects, in a series of entertaining lectures, 4th edition, Thomas Tegg and Son ..., 1838, engraved folding frontispiece, engraved vignette title, numerous engraved illustrations in text, half-title, terminal advertisement leaf, some light spotting (mainly at front and rear), front free endpaper with contemporary ownership inscription dated 1838, stitching slightly showing (but firm), original blind-stamped green cloth, gilt lettering to front cover, faded spine with gilt title and telescope (rubbed), corners rubbed, spine frayed at foot and worn at head, small 8vo, together with: Sobersides (Soloman, pseudonym), Christmas Tales for the Amusement and Instruction of Young Ladies and Gentlemen in Winter Evenings, London: Printed by R. Marshall at No. 4, in Aldermary Church Yard ..., [1780?], 36 hand-coloured woodcuts (of 38), including frontispiece (with minor loss to upper right corner), 18 stories, 2pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, lacking 8 leaves (pp.25-26, 35-36, 85-86, 99-106, 121-122), some spotting and toning throughout, [A6] with repaired tear, B1 with some loss at gutter (affecting a few words), K4 with a few words crossed-out (and associated strike-through), book ticket of Elizabeth Crosfield, contemporary green quarter morocco, worn, 12mo, plus: Dean & Munday (publishers), The Book of Trades; or, Familiar Descriptions of the Most Useful Trades, Manufactures, and Arts, practised in England, London, c.1830, 18 full-page wood-engraved illustrations (including frontispiece), occasional spotting, contemporary red quarter morocco, worn, 12mo, with 17 others related, including Small Books for the Comman Man, a Descriptive Bibliography, edited by John Meriton and Carlo Dumontet, 2010, and Juvenile Introduction to History, or Historical Beauties for Youth..., for Darton and Co., 1790 (Qty: 20) Christmas Tales: Osborne p.306. An extremely scarce copy of apparently the first edition of this popular collection of instructive stories. The Osborne copy (also defective) is the only other one we have found with the same early imprint 'R. Marshall'.