THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
in 1938
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1330038
1st thus.
1938.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Hodder & Stoughton's Colour Books series. Grey cloth, red titles and vignettes. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing to spine. Name and date in ink in belongs to box (partially faded). Foxing, otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/worn with small tears at corners, slightly larger tear to top front corner by spine (2"). Rear panel is slightly grubby.
THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1315173
1st thus.
1938.
Hardback.
Good condition.
Hodder & Stoughton's Colour Books series. Grey cloth, red titles and vignettes. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped with small splits to top and tail of spine. Spine foxed and lightly browned. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to belongs to box (and below). Remains of a small sticker to centre of half-title page. Two plates have tears at top, worst is 2". Foxing and fingering to contents.
Front cover
Contents
- I. How Tom Came Down the Wrong Chimney
- II. "Stop Thief!"
- III. Out on the Wild Moor
- IV. How Tom was Clean at Last
- V. The New Water Baby
- VI. The Great Storm
- VII. The Flowing Tide
- VIII. Ellie
- IX. In the Lobster Pot
- X. The Home of the Water Babies
- XI. The Worst and the Best
- XII. The Way to Shiny Wall
- XIII. The Pool Where the Good Whales Go
- XIV. The Other-End-of-Nowhere