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Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1969-12-01. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Harold Jones. Dust Jacket has minor wear. Owner details sticker to blank inner page. Pages have no notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have minor wear.
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The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular during its day, and was a mainstay of children's literature through the 1920s, but eventually fell out of favor in part due to its prejudices against Irish, Jews, Catholics, blacks, Americans, and the poor.
In the style of Victorian-era novels, The Water-Babies is a didactic moral fable about a young chimney sweep, Tom, who falls into a river and becomes a 'water-baby,' guided by moral teachers through lessons and adventures, eventually earning the right to become human again and being united with an upper-class girl Ellie who had also become a 'water-baby.'
In the style of Victorian-era novels, The Water-Babies is a didactic moral fable about a young chimney sweep, Tom, who falls into a river and becomes a 'water-baby,' guided by moral teachers through lessons and adventures, eventually earning the right to become human again and being united with an upper-class girl Ellie who had also become a 'water-baby.'
First Edition Identification
First edition (London Macmillan and Company 1863) is usually without the L'Envoi leaf as is almost always encountered as the author had it removed from all but the first 200 or so copies. Illustrations in this edition include two full page plates by J. Noel Paton and with a number of small illustrations used throughout as opening initials.
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- Title The Water Babies
- Author Kingsley, Charles
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd edition.
- Pages 222
- Language ENG
- Publisher Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, London
- Date 1969
- ISBN 9780575002593
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London.: Victor Gollancz., 1961.. Hardcover. Good. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta. Idioma Inglés. the text specially prepared by Kathleen Lines ; illustrated by Harold Jones . ISBN: 057500259X Fiction
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Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1978. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8x6x1. Jones, Harold. Name of the previous owner. 5th impression, 1978. Publication of 222 pages. The Dust Jacket is a touch edge worn. The boards are a little marked, remain strong and in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Victor Gollancz, London. 1976. Fourth Impression. Handsome abridged version. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Light foxing to fore edges only. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Price clipped Harold Jones (illustrator).
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