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1910 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
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Description
Illustrated, Leather Binding, Signed Binding
In a signed prize binding by Bickers.
Illustrated throughout with one-hundred vignettes from Edward Linley Sambourne, an English cartoonist and illustrator most famous for being a draughtsman for the satirical magazine Punch, rising to the position of 'First Cartoonist'.
Charles Kingsley, priest and Christian socialist, first published this novel in its complete form in 1863. It is somewhat satirical, written in part to support Kingsley's friend Charles Darwin and his contentious work 'On the Origins of Species'.
While thematically concerned with Christian redemption, within his book Kingsley confronts both England's treatment of its poor and the practice of child labour.
With a prize inscription, dated 1913, to a front blank.
Condition
In a signed calf binding, with gilt detailing to back strip, and centre of front board. Back strip lightly age toned, as is common with red calf. Small area of rubbing to head of front board. Prize inscription to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright.
Very Good Indeed
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