Hard cover book, The Steam House Part 1, The Demon of Cawnpore. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London Date: 1881. Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fictionThe Steam House: Part 1, The Demon of Cawnpore is a Jules Verne adventure set in India after the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion. It follows a group of English and French travellers crossing northern India in a bizarre steam powered elephant named Behemoth that pulls two houses behind it. The main characters are a Colonel Munro who secretly hopes to find and destroy his old enemy, Nana Sahib who is the rebel leader linked to the Cawnpore bloodbath. The story unfolds as the journey begins, as a sort of grand expedition, with the travellers enjoying the novelty and comfort of their mobile home. As the trip continues, the plot turns into a hunt, because Munro believes Nana Sahib may still be alive and wants revenge for the killing of his wife at the Cawnpore massacre. In short It is an Indian adventure novel about a steam powered elephant journey that turns into a revenge quest for Colonel Munro against the elusive Nana Sahib.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 5 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 7 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 6 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 1 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 10 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 9 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 8 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 3 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 2 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book. The Children’s Encyclopedia Vol 4 Editor: Arthur Mee Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London. Date: 1956–1960 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, burgundy colour with gold lettering. Inscription with title details, pages 1-764 with ornate gilt pattering to Spine.non-fictionThe Children's Encyclopedia, by Arthur Mee, is a landmark British children's reference work part encyclopedia, part general-knowledge reader first issued in fortnightly parts between 1908 and 1910, then bound into volumes, originally eight, later revised and expanded to ten. Rather than being organised as a straightforward A to Z reference, it grouped knowledge into thematic sections such as Nature, Science, History, "Golden Deeds," Bible Stories, Poetry, and "Things to Make and Things to Do," aiming to make learning engaging rather than dry. It was published by the Educational Book Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Amalgamated Press of London, and appeared continuously from 1908 through to 1964, becoming a fixture in many family homes across the British Empire. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier later acquired the rights to publish it in America under the title The Book of Knowledge.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the children's encyclopedia vol 1, pattison collection, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool library, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library