The World's Fair Or, Children's prize gift book of the Great Exhibition of 1851 : describing the beautiful inventions and manufactures exhibited therein : with pretty stories about the people who have made and sent them : and how they live when at home.

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Paris is the capital of France, and it is the gayest city in the world; there are theatres, balls, processions, feast-days, fairs, and more amusements than I can remember. But t...

The Greeks have sent some fine stuffs; their silk manufactures are really beautiful, and their sculptures and feather-fans are splendid. Greece was a famous country long, long a...

We must now have a look at the machinery department. Firstly, there is the great steam-engine that works all the other steam-engines in the Exhibition, though, of course, you ca...

Italy has always been celebrated for the beauty of the articles manufactured there; and the things it has sent us now are certainly worthy of its fame. It is one of the lovelies...

1. Selim II., receiving the Ambassadors of Maximilian, Emperor of Germany. 2. Mahomet expounding the Koran at Medina. 5. Reschid Pacha reading the Hatti Scheriff of 1839 to the...

Describing the beautiful Inventions and Manufactures exhibited there; with pretty stories about the People who have made and sent those beautiful Articles to be exhibited, and h...

Set to Music, for Little Folks. Containing, The Queen of Hearts,--Bye! Baby Bunting,--Who comes here? a Grenadier!--Little Boy Blue,--and, The Lion and the Unicorn. Illustrated...

To meet the wants of poorer and village congregations, THE CHURCH AND VILLAGE PSALMODY, has been prepared by the REV. EDWARD BICKERSTETH; consisting of three hundred and ninety...