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THE WATER-BABIES, A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY
by Kingsley, Charles
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Crease to title-page, else fine
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1863. First edition. Crease to title-page, else fine. First edition. [viii], 350p, [i, ads]. Bound with half-title, lacking the l'envoi leaf. With two illustrations by J. Noel Paton. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere in half dark green crushed morocco with marbled endpapers, t.e.g., the spine with gilt titles and stylized floral panel ornaments. Original cloth upper cover bound in rear. Housed in cloth clamshell box. Laid in is an autograph letter signed by Charles Kingsley dated 1869 on letterhead embossed "Ebersley Rectory, Winchfield" reminding a parishioner of an overdue title.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17336
- Title
- THE WATER-BABIES, A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY
- Author
- Kingsley, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Crease to title-page, else fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BINDINGS;
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- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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...
- 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....
- 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...