Skip to content

The Water-Babies (Oxford World's Classics)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Water-Babies (Oxford World's Classics) Hardcover - 2013

by Kingsley, Charles; Alderson, Brian; Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert

  • New
  • Hardcover
  • first

Description

Oxford University Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 7x5x0. Dark blue gilt lettered hardback: firm and square, strong joints, sharp corners, no bumps. Complete with original dustjacket: showing well, no tears, no chips. Contents crisp, tight and clean; no pen-marks and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Looks and feels unread. Thus a new copy offered for sale at a reasonable price.
New
NZ$14.74
NZ$48.44 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 10 to 15 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Prior Books (Gloucestershire, United Kingdom)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

  • Title The Water-Babies (Oxford World's Classics)
  • Author Kingsley, Charles; Alderson, Brian; Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bookmark, Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 132415
  • ISBN 9780199645602 / 0199645604
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 in (19.81 x 13.21 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Library of Congress subjects Fairy tales - England, Chimney sweeps
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012286371
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About Prior Books Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Specializing in: Academic & Scholarly, Antiquarian, Bindings, Collectable, Odd & Unusal, Out-Of-Print, Scarce & Rare, Scholarly
Biblio member since 2007
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.


In addition to thousands of general books and hard-to-find academic titles covering a wide range of topics, we also sell fine, rare, interesting and antiquarian books of all kinds.

Many of our regular customers and clients are based overseas and we have an exceptional record when it comes to promptly shipping books abroad.

Moreover, we're always keen to buy individual books of importance, especially first editions and collections of scholarly works.

We take pride in being straightforward and generous buyers and we have the resources to deal with very large libraries.

We also carry out valuations for purposes of sale, insurance or probate.

Terms of Sale:

All our books are very carefully described. However, if (within two weeks of receipt) any book is found to be not as described it can be returned for a full refund. Please inform us before posting about any intention to return a book.

Browse books from Prior Books

Categories

Media reviews

Citations

  • New York Times Book Review, 05/19/2013, Page 31

About the author

Charles Kingsley was a clergyman, professor, historian, and writer who lived during the 19th century, and was known most prominiently for writing children's literature.

Brian Alderson has long been involved in the study of children's literature as editor, translator, lecturer, and exhibitions organizer. He takes a particular interest in bibliographic aspects, especially those related to the history of British and American publishing and illustration.

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is the author of Becoming Dickens (Harvard UP, 2011), winner of the 2011 Duff Cooper Prize, and he has edited editions of Dickens's Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books and Henry Mayhew's London Labour and the London Poor for Oxford World's Classics. He writes regularly for publications including the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, TLS, and New Statesman.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.