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1. ALL ABOUT COOKERY: Being a Dictionary of Every-day Cookery. By Mrs. ISABELLA Beeton.

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•The best set of Volumes for Prizes, Rewards, or Gifts to English Lads. They have all been prepared by Mr. Beeton with a view to their fitness in manly tone and handsome appearance for Presents for Youth, amongst whom they enjoy an unrivalled degree of popularity, which never flags.

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Sports of the World."

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By the Author of "Wild

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