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DANIEL, George (1789 – 1864). Merrie England in the Olden Time. Three Variant Editions. London: Richard Bentley, 1842. Two vols., in matching brown cloth, boards and spine stamped in gilt and blind. Frontispiece with tissue laid in. Plates and illustrations by John Leech and Robert Cruikshank. Both vols. with several uncut leaves. Warping and soiling to boards, foxing and dampstains to interior, vol. 2 with loss to back endpapers. Toole Stott 796. — London: Frederick Warne and Co., [ca. 1873]. “A New Edition.” Publisher's green cloth, boards and spine stamped in black, gilt, and blind. Frontispiece under tissue. Illustrated. Chipping and wear to boards, splitting to interior hinges, foxing and toning. Toole-Stott 797. — London: Chatto and Windus, 1881. Publisher’s dark red cloth, front board and spine stamped in black and gilt. Illustrated. Large 12mo. Wear and toning to boards, light foxing to interior. This work by Daniel includes sections on The Bottle Conjurer, Matthew Buchinger, Bartholomew Fair, Fawkes, Gyngell, jugglers, and ventriloquism.