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, or highly illustrated with line drawings, engravings or etchings, such as the much republished classic educational children's book ''

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'' from at least 1901 into the 1980s. In 1992, George G. Harrap and Co. was acquired and became part of

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of Scotland, a subsidiary of the French publisher CEP.

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in 2002. In September 2009 the Edinburgh offices of Harrap, as part of Chambers Harrap, were closed. The Harrap's section has been moved to Paris, where, according to a press release by the owners, the plan is for

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Larousse publishers to manage it directly.

Book series

* Harrap's Bilingual Series * Harrap's Modern English Series * Harrap's Shilling Library * Harrap's Modern English Series * Harrap’s Standard Fiction LibraryHarrap’s Standard Fiction Library
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References

External links

Children's books by George G. Harrap and Co.
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