[publisher: Macmillan and Co., Limited, London] Hardcover A fantastic illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's classic of Victorian literature, with plates in colour by Warwick Goble. The third impression of this particular edition of Warwick Goble's illustrations, which first appeared in 1922. The work first appeared with Goble's illustrations in 1909.'The Water-Babies' was originally written as part-satire to support 'The Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin, and quickly became a classic piece of children's literature.Penned by Charles Kingsley, a priest, professor, novelist, poet and friend of Charles Darwin.Illustrated with colour plates by Warwick Goble, who produced the first illustrations for H. G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds', as well as illustrating numerous important editions for Macmillan. Containing sixteen plates; collated, complete.An excellent Goble-illustrated edition of Kingsley's popular moral fable. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a little bumped to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
[Bath, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: ...
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[publisher: Macmillan and Co. 1880, London] [ix], 388 pp. Dark brown full morocco binding, with five raised bands and gilt text to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers, which on the inside cover are framed by a gilded leather border. Illustrations by Sir Noel Paton and Percival Skelton. Binding is firm and in excellent condition with minimal losses at extremities. Internally clean with minimal foxing. Name of previous owner included in pencil, dated 1893. 8vo. BookType
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1888]
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[publisher: London: McMillan and Co.,] Hardcover Crown 8vo (7.25 in x 5 in), pp. (8), 388, wood engraved headpiece vignettes and four wood engraved plates after drawings by Sir Noel Paton and Percival Skelton. Fine binding 3/4 brown polished calf and marbled boards. Back in three compartments, gilt lettered in the first and third, gilt ornaments center long panel, two wide gilt roll tooled raised bands, matching marbled edges and endpapers. Near fine clean bright copy. Sheets clean, unmarked, complete. H10175 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
[Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1880]
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ISBN10: 1473334713, ISBN13: 9781473334717, [publisher: Pook Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Charles Kingsley¿s classic, The Water Babies, was extremely popular in England, and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades. It tells the story of a young chimney sweep, Tom, who drowns in a river and is turned into a ¿water-baby¿. Tom then embarks on a series of adventures and lessons underwater, and meets characters such as the major spiritual leaders of the water world, Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby, Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid, and Mother Carey.This classic fairy tale, originally published in 1915, contains eight incredible colour illustrations and many beautiful and intricate black and white drawings by W. Heath Robinson. An English cartoonist and illustrator, best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines ¿ for achieving deceptively simple objectives. Such was (and is) his fame, that the term ¿Heath Robinson¿ entered the English language during the First World War, as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance.Pook Press publishes rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
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ISBN10: 1528770366, ISBN13: 9781528770361, [publisher: Pook Press] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Charles Kingsley's classic, The Water Babies, was extremely popular in England, and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades. It tells the story of a young chimney sweep, Tom, who drowns in a river and is turned into a 'water-baby'. Tom then embarks on a series of adventures and lessons underwater, and meets characters such as the major spiritual leaders of the water world, Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby, Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid, and Mother Carey.This classic fairy tale, originally published in 1915, contains eight incredible colour illustrations and many beautiful and intricate black and white drawings by W. Heath Robinson. An English cartoonist and illustrator, best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines - for achieving deceptively simple objectives. Such was (and is) his fame, that the term 'Heath Robinson' entered the English language during the First World War, as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance.Pook Press publishes rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
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[publisher: MacMillan and Co] Softcover 1886. MacMillan and Co. Hard back. ACCEPTABLE Blue boards, Gilt titles, Edgewear, Cover marked, spine ends damaged, spine sunned, spine cracked 9x7.
[Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1886]

[publisher: London, Macmillan, 1864.] Hardcover Octavo, iv+378pp + 2pp publisher adverts, 2 illustrations, original green cloth boards (a bit rubbed), lacks flyleaf, endpapers lightly foxed, otherwise a very good copy. Second edition.
[Cheltenham, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1864]

1885 cartonné entoilé bleu-marine éditeur à plaques spéciales monochromes pour le dos et le permier plat grand in-octavo (editor hard-back percale with specials covers editor for the spine and the front cover in-octavo), percale décorée à froid sur le quatrième plat (blind-stamping percale on the back cover), toutes tranches dorées (all edges gilt), 100 illustrations de Edward Linley Sambourne, 372 pages, 1885 London Macmillan and Company, texte en Anglais (English text) - très légèrement défraîchie (lightly fair condition)
[France, Nantes, FRA] [Publication Year: 1885]

[publisher: Macmillan and Co. London. 1878] Hardcover 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.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1878]
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[publisher: Macmillan Company, London] Hardcover Early reprint with these illustrations (originally done in 1910). Illustrated in color by Warwick Goble. Pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt. 16 color illustrations. Fordge foxed, else about fine in very good or better pictorial dust jacket with shallow chipping at the crown and faint staining on the spine. Very scarce in jacket.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1913]
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[publisher: Macmillan and Co. 1863, London & Cambridge] First Edition First edition, second issue. [vi], 350, [1 pub ads.] pp. Recently bound in full dark blue morocco, with gilt decoration to boards and five raised bands, brown title labels and gilding to spine. All edges gilt. Internally bright with occasional limited foxing. Includes two illustrations by J. Noel Paton. Without the 'L'envoi' leaf. 1863 ink inscription to first pp. With the original gilt decorated cloth cover bound in at the rear. 8vo.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1863]
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London: Macmillan and Co, Date: 1863. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. J. Noel Paton. A handsome, very presentable copy of the 1863 1st edition, 2nd issue (lacking the "L'Envoi" page just following the Dedication page). Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-design and bordering along the front panel and bright gilt-titling at the spine. One neat, faint 1863 presentation inscription from 2 daughters to their father, light rubbing to the panels. Firm binding, which shows very light cocking. Octavo, top-edge gilt, with 2 illustrations (including the frontispiece) by J. Noel Paton. Also includes an elegant, custom-made, 1/4 morocco dark-green box, which has protected the fragile book nicely. 1863. Macmillan and Co US

London & Cambridge: Macmillan & Co, Date: 1863. First Edition, First Issue. First Edition, First Issue. Three-quarter calf, marbled boards with gilt vignette on cover, re-backed. 350pp. The scarce 1st edition, 1st issue, with L'Envoi poem at leaf B (following erratum page), which was suppressed by Kingsley during the printing of the first edition. Superb and celebrated frontispiece by J. Noel Paton, others in the text. Front cover detached, wear; [together with] a splendid copy of the first edition copy (without the suppressed plate) in full green publisher's cloth, with the main fault being fraying and peeling at base of spine affecting small corner of cover (in need of repair), corners worn, slight loss of gilt to ruling on perimeter. Advertisement leaf at front, clean and bright internally. First editions of Water-Babies in the original cloth are extremely scarce, and so is the first issue without "L'Envoi" poem. 1863. Macmillan & Co US