The Water-Babies A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
by Charles Kingsley
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1892. New Edition. New edition stated on title page. Measuring approximately 7.5" x 5.25" with 330 numbered pages.
This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and staining to spine and both boards. Gilt lettering and design on spine and boards still full and vivid. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Front hinge is cracked. Interior pages are clean.
It was written as part satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The book was extremely popular in the United Kingdom and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades, but eventually fell out of favour in America in part due to its prejudices against Irish, Jews, Catholics, and Americans.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(O4-16).
This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and staining to spine and both boards. Gilt lettering and design on spine and boards still full and vivid. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Front hinge is cracked. Interior pages are clean.
It was written as part satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The book was extremely popular in the United Kingdom and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades, but eventually fell out of favour in America in part due to its prejudices against Irish, Jews, Catholics, and Americans.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(O4-16).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5855
- Title
- The Water-Babies A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
Terms of Sale
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Clarence, New York
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fine
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
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- Title Page
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