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The Water-Babies
by Charles Kingsley
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Raphael Tuck, 1915. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Mabel Lucie Atwell. Raphael Tuck, 1915. First Edition. Date not stated, no additional printings. Pictorial boards with red cloth spine, black titles. Colored frontispiece and 11 additional full-page color illustrations. Eight pages of advertisements for Raphael House Library follows text. All illustrations are in pristine condition. Cover has moderate shelfwear, rubbed edges and corners. Light foxing on first few pages through to title page, and on last few pages including some of the advertising pages. Remaining text is clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Hinges are perfect. Binding shows through just a bit between pages in a few spots, All stitching appears intact, no loose pages. Scarce. Very nice copy.
Synopsis
The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular during its day, and was a mainstay of children's literature through the 1920s, but eventually fell out of favor in part due to its prejudices against Irish, Jews, Catholics, blacks, Americans, and the poor. In the style of Victorian-era novels, The Water-Babies is a didactic moral fable about a young chimney sweep, Tom, who falls into a river and becomes a 'water-baby,' guided by moral teachers through lessons and adventures, eventually earning the right to become human again and being united with an upper-class girl Ellie who had also become a 'water-baby.'
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Details
- Bookseller
- PJK Books and Such Inc
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21748
- Title
- The Water-Babies
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Illustrator
- Mabel Lucie Atwell
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Raphael Tuck
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- Childrens Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
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We accept VISA/MC/AMEX/DISCOVER, check or money order, and PayPal.
Libraries, institutions, and accredited dealers can be sent books with invoice.
SHIPPING RATES:
DOMESTIC MAIL
- FEDEX Ground or Priority Mail Box, $15 for the first book, $8 for each additional book.
- USPS Express Flat Rate Envelope (single book only, subject to size limitations), $26.00 - USPS Priority Flat Rate Envelope (single book orders only, subject to size limitations), $8.00.
- USPS Media Mail, $3.50 for the first book, $2.00 for each thereafter.
INTERNATIONAL MAIL
- USPS Priority Mail International (5-8 days)
- USPS First Class (10-21 days)
CANADA, CENTRAL AMERICA, EUROPE:
- International Priority Mail shipment (5-8 days), $27.00 for the first book, $12.00 for each additional book (subject to size limitations)
- International First Class shipment (10 to 21 days), $18.00 for the first book, $8.00 for each additional book.
ALL OTHER COUNTRIES:
- International Priority Mail shipment (5-8 days), $32.00 for the first book, $12.00 for each additional book (subject to size limitations)
- International First Class shipment (10 to 21 days), $23.00 for the first book, $8.00 for each additional book. Any postage fees incurred above these rates are billed at cost.
Fine is our highest grade. All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless otherwise described.All books are guaranteed to be as described, and may be returned within 30 days for any reason for a full refund, including postage and return postage if book is not as described.
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PJK Books and Such Inc
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Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
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www.pjkbooks.com
The vast majority of our inventory was purchased from the John Steele bookstore in Litchfield, Connecticut, when the bookstore closed. The proprietor sourced his books by attending estate sales in and around New England. Each week we will be listing more of the wonderful books we discover. Repairs are carefully made, and are noted in our descriptions. Each book is carefully inspected, described and then carefully packed. We hope you will enjoy browsing our store.
We are an online-only shop, with our inventory in Murrells Inlet, SC. If you are local, and would like to make an appointment, please give us a call and let us know what you would like to see. You may phone us between 8 a.m and 4 p.m. EST any day. or email an order at any time,.
If you would like to see additional pictures of any book, please let us know and we will be happy to send photos.
PJK Books and Such
Phone: 631-642-7279
Email: pjkbooksandsuch@gmail.com
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