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The Water Babies
by Charles Kingsley and Kathleen Lines
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
BACUP, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, the text specially prepared by Kathleen Lines (Victor Gollancz Ltd, first published 1961).
The Charles Kingsley children's classic 'The Water-Babies' was originally published in 1863 by Macmillan, this edition with illustrations by Harold Jones (1904-92)* being published by Gollancz in 1961.
Hardback in dustwrapper. Illustration in gilt to front board. pp 222, [2] blank, including b/w illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Size: 8.75 x 6.25 inches approx. (220mm x 157mm).
Light wear and rubbing to dustwrapper, mainly to extremities; a short tear and creasing to top edge of rear panel; a little sunned/faded to spine; age-toning to flap folds and top edge; some blotchiness/tidemarks to spine though mostly only visible to verso. Covers clean and bright; spine ends a touch bruised, square corners to boards. A previous owner's inscription in ink to half-title page; edges of page-block toned and spotted but pages generally very clean throughout.
Overall, light wear but otherwise a nicely preserved copy – quite lovely.
*ref. The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators by Alan Horne (Antique Collectors' Club, 1994)
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available.*
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Details
- Bookseller
- D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DBZ1644
- Title
- The Water Babies
- Author
- Charles Kingsley and Kathleen Lines
- Illustrator
- Harold Jones
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Date Published
- 1961
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's Books, Illustrated, Harold Jones, Charles Kingsley
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
Biblio member since 2019
BACUP, Lancashire
About D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller ~ a small general stock with an interest in Northern Topography, Transport, Industrial History, Art & Illustrated, and Children's Books. Selling books online and exhibiting at book fairs in the North of England. Member of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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- Dustwrapper
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine
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