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The Water-Babies
de Kingsley, Charles
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Ver descripción
- Librería
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Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
First edition, first issue (Macmillan & Co, 1863) with l'envoi leaf present, of which there were only believed to be around 200 copies. Housed in an attractive morocco drop-back box with raised bands, blue compartments, gilt lettering and marbled boards.
Original green cloth. Spine re-backed using most of the original, only lacking the tips and a small square hole just below the centre. Occasional light foxing and a little rubbing to covers. Hinges neatly reinforced. Free from names and inscriptions. A very good example of a very rare book.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1476183139375
- Título
- The Water-Babies
- Autor
- Kingsley, Charles
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- London & Cambridge: Macmillan and Co
- Fecha de publicación
- 1863
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Kingles, Water-Babies, First
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Children's Literature; Antiquarian;
Términos de venta
Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
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Sobre el vendedor
Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Chelmsford, Essex
Sobre Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
We are an online book store specialising in modern first editions and are a full member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Visit our website at www.finebookcellar.com.
Glosario
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- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
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