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Charles Kingsley. The Water Babies (c. 1919). Hodder & Stoughton for Boots, 1919.
Price: US$192.49 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This book has no date on it is probably Circa 1919. The book is near fine in Blue/Green boards with gold embossed pictures on front and spine in really nice condition, there is virtually no foxing. With 12 full colour illustrations by the artist Jessie Willcox Smith with numerous line drawings in Green throughout. One of the plates together with it's tissue protector has come lose but is in fine condition and two tissue's are missing but all 12 colour plates are in fine condition. The pages are bright and clean throughout and no restoration work has been done or needs to be done. The book is in Lovely condition.
Seller: The Books of Eli, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Charles Kingsley. The Water Babies. Hodder and Stoughton for Boots the Chemist, Nottingham, 1919.
Price: US$282.32 + shipping
Description: A wonderfully illustrated copy of Charles Kingsley's popular children's work, with bright, colourful drawings by Jessie Willcox Smith. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth. Dated using Jisc from copies of the work held at University of Cambridge Libraries. This is a wonderful copy of 'The Water-Babies', also titled 'A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby'. This children's book by Charles Kingsley was originally written from 1862 to 1863 in Macmillan's Magazine, as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'. As with many classic pieces of Victorian literature, it functions as a didactic moral fable, telling of young chimney sweep Tom's moral education. Charmingly illustrated with green vignettes throughout, as well as twelve coloured plates, tipped-in. Collated, complete. Penned by Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), a priest, professor, novelist, poet and friend of Charles Darwin. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935), an American illustrator active during the Golden Age of illustration. She illustrated for numerous magazines, and is also memorable for her illustrations for the Mother Goose series of illustrations, the Good Housekeeping covers between 1917 and 1933, and 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott. With a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper, dated 1929. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and the occasional mark to cloth. The odd spot to the fore edge. Ink inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the occasional scattered spotting. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$423.61 + shipping
Description: 4to.pp1x +240,with 12 tipped in colour plates each with a titled tissue guard. Bound in half tan calf with marbled boards and raised bands.
Seller: A&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books, Buderim, QLD, Australia
CHARLES KINGSLEY - PICTURED BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH. THE WATER BABIES. HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1919.
Price: US$2555.33 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1919. PICTURED BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH - ALL PICTURES AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. CONDITION: FINE +++. SELLER INVENTORY # AHQ-010
Seller: Night light, Vancouver, BC, Canada