Kaspar and the Seven Wonderful Pigeons of Würzburg. [With Plates.] |
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Ancient Grofulus answered Kaspar asked Kaspar Astracanians Beasts beautiful bevelled boards bonbons Camelopard Captain of artillery Christ-child cloth extra Colored Frontispiece Colored Illustrations door Dorette Dove-coloured Pigeon dream dress Earth-born Prince Edition eyes fairy Fairyland flamingoes flew flowers Full-page Illustrations Gibby gilt edges going gold and black Gold and Colors golden Grey Pigeon Gutta Percha Head HARRISON WEIR heard heart Illuminated Title-page Kaspar looked Kaspar thought KASPAR'S ADVENTURE knew light Linda Lion Lord Lord High Admiral MARCUS WARD Marlborough College Mottled Pigeon never Nickel night octavo Palace perhaps PIGEON-THE Poodle Price Prince of Astracan quarto replied Kaspar returned Kaspar rose round seemed seen SEVEN WONDERFUL PIGEONS shouted sigh Silver Key soldiers Spinning Princess Squirrel Prince Stone Warriors stood story strange Sugar-fairy sword tail Thekla to-night tree Trolls Valley of Sapphires WALTER CRANE Water-Princess Water-sprites whilst whispered White Pigeon wings Würzburg
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