This bound volume of a year of the childrens' magazine "The Peep Show" is not dated but it carries an inscription "Bertha Ashton from her loving Father Xmas '91". It appears to be a years worth of morality tales, illustrations of children and animals, and educational instruction. It is very much in the usual line of children's publications of the late 19th century. We bought it for the title since we collect optical toys. On examination of the illustrations and stories we discovered that the name "Peep Show" did not refer, as it usually does, to the view boxes containing pictures and objects that are viewed through a lens but rather to a magic lantern. Since we collect magic lanterns we were still pleased to have it. I have posted some of the illustrations.