THE WATER BABIES. A Fairy tale for a Land Baby
de KINGSLEY. CHARLES. ; NOEL PATON. J. and SKELTON. PERCIVAL Illustrate
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Macmillan and Co. London. 1878. NEW EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.3 inches). Two full page illustrations by Noel Paton and two by Skelton, plus 8 vignette engravings at the start of each chapter. A fine clean copy. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half dark blue morocco leather binding for Hatchards Ltd of Piccadilly, London. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Blue cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Previous owners bookplate, dated 1948, on front blank free endpaper. Some minor fading to the very top of the cloth on the boards but overall a near fine, highly attractive copy of this Victorian classic.
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- THE WATER BABIES. A Fairy tale for a Land Baby
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- KINGSLEY. CHARLES. ; NOEL PATON. J. and SKELTON. PERCIVAL Illustrate
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- Macmillan and Co. London. 1878
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...