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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by A.E. Jackson.
Stock no. 2127734
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1936.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Bumping and wear along cover edges. Some browning to spine. All plates present. Some marks to page 241. Wrapper is torn and creased with loss along edges; some grubby marks.
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by George Soper.
Stock no. 2127182
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd..
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue pictorial boards. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 259 pages. Spine and a couple of cover edges are unevenly browned. Bottom corner of front endpaper has been snipped off. Some foxing. All plates present. Wrapper is torn with upto 2" loss to base of spine; loss to corners and top edge of front panel. This is a 2nd impression.
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THE WATER-BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1814880
Published by Constable and Company Ltd..
1st
1915.
Very good condition.
Cheap Edition (no plates present). A Fairy-tale for a Land-Baby. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt titles. Lighter blue boards, black titles and illustration to front cover. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. Gilt to spine faded. Corners of boards rubbed. Musty odour present. Contents clean. A nice copy.
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker.
Stock no. 1814768
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Sunshine Series. 24 pretty colour plates. Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Corners worn with board exposed. Scattered foxing throughout. A few heavy pencil marks including to at least one plate. Some hinges pulled.
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1814722
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd..
1924.
Very good condition.
Cream cloth with brown titles and pictorial onlay to front cover. Blue illustration to endpapers. 12 colour plates. 180 pages. Boards slightly grubby. Endpapers browned with a few minor marks. Scattered foxing mainly to half-title page and text block. All plates present.
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THE WATER-BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by A.E. Jackson.
Stock no. 1507399
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
circa
1938.
Very good condition.
Abridged from the original tale. Dark green cloth covers with black titles to spine, children silhouettes in yellow block to spine and front cover. 6.5 x 5". 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Ink inscription to front pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked. Light browning to endpapers. A few small marks and fox spots to contents, a few of the small b/w illustrations have been neatly coloured in. All plates present.
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THE WATER-BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1406768
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd..
1st
1915.
Slightly better than good condition.
A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. Green cloth, gilt titles & vignettes. 8 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations. 319 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine and cover edges darkened. Gilt on spine is dulled. Large score mark to rear cover. Newspaper cuttings have been stuck to front endpaper. Small booksellers label and small patch of newsprint to front pastedown. Front joint beginning to crack. Browning to endpapers and tissue guard to frontis. Name and numbers (Isa 14/20) written in ink on front endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page edges. Some fingering. Plates all present.
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1506910
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
circa
1930.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
12 enchanting tipped-in colour plates. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 240 pages. Large format. Published for Boots the Chemist. Spine bumped and worn with small hole towards top. Minimal bumping and wear to corners. Small faint marks to covers in places (damp?). Ink inscription to front endpaper. One hinge strating to crack. A few fingermarks/marks to contents but most pages are clean. Small light stain to text block. A little foxing. All plates present. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a little loss from ends of spine and folds. A couple of larger tears to bottom of front panel. Panels and spine darkened with a few small marks.
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1406056
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
circa
1930.
Slightly better than good condition in a good dustwrapper.
12 enchanting tipped-in colour plates. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 240 pages. Large format. Published for Boots the Chemist. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little darkened. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint and some hinges cracked. One plate is MISSING. Other plates present and in very good condition. Tissue guard for frontis is creased and has tape to top 42, partially detached at bottom. Browning to endpapers. Foxing mainly to page margins and some margin marks. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with areas of loss to top and bottom of spine and front fold and bottom of rear panel. Some creasing to front panel and spine. Wrapper is grubby.
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1405010
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
circa
1930.
Almost very good condition.
Orange pictorial cloth. Black titles. Top edge yellow. Decorated endpapers. 12 delightful tipped-in colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 305 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine faded. Covers marked and grubby. Front joint and some hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. A little bubbling to front pastedown. Stain affecting top margin of about half the book. Text is not affected nor are plates. Some foxing.
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THE WATER-BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2119373
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd..
1st
1915.
Almost very good condition.
A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. Green cloth, dark titles & vignettes. 8 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations. 319 pages. Spine is faded and foxed. Uneven fading and some other marks to covers. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small splits to top and tail of spine; with fraying of cloth. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing. All plates present.
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1315173
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st thus
1938.
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.
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