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LOT 2162
Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
1893 A.D.
7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (580 grams, 19.3 x 13.5 cm).
The Water-Babies: a Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby, hardcover with gilt titling, 330 pages with one hundred black-and-white illustrations by Linley Sambourne. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, lady.
FootnotesThis is a children's novel written as part satire in support of the famous 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin.
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LOT 2162
Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
Estimate £10 - 20€12 - 23 (for guidance only)$14 - 27 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
1893 A.D.Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The Water-Babies: a Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby, hardcover with gilt titling, 330 pages with one hundred black-and-white illustrations by Linley Sambourne. 580 grams, 19.3 x 13.5 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, lady.
This is a children's novel written as part satire in support of the famous 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin. -
A Rough Shaking by George MacDonald - First Edition
1891 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Illustrated hardcover with gilt titling, 384 pages with twelve black-and-white illustrations by W Parkinson. 844 grams, 19.3 x 14.5 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, lady.
The story explores the life of Clare Skymer, a boy whose mother dies in an earthquake, prompting a series of transformative events in his life as he navigates his childhood amid profound loss and connection to nature, delivering a poignant exploration of faith and spiritual growth.
