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Harris's chapbook made of paper, printed and with hand-coloured illustrations on each page. The contents are a story in verse of a man who takes on his wife's work for a day and fails miserably. It is entitled: 'Harris's Cabinet of Amusement and Instruction.' The cover shows a view of St Pauls' Churchyard. Inside the front cover is a handwritten inscription:' This belonged to her uncle and her brother. For Caroline Elizabeth Treacher. May 1838.' Below this: 'Given to Miriam Garnault Griffin'.
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