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Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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1920 The Water BabiesLondon: 1920A smart copy of 'The Water Babies', this edition colourfully illustrated by Muriel Dawson, in the original dust wrapper.
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1900-01 Alton Locke, Two Years Ago, and Westward Ho!London: 1900-01Three renowned novels by celebrated Victorian author Charles Kingsley, handsomely and uniformly bound in half calf.
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1923 Westward Ho! or The Voyages & Adventures of Sir Amyas LeighLondon : 1923A charming copy of Charles Kingsley's historical novel Westward Ho!, beautifully illustrated with sixteen coloured plates.
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1880 Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memoirs of his LifeLondon: 1880A handsomely bound copy of this collection of letters and memoirs of renowned Victorian author Charles Kingsley, illustrated throughout.
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1902 The Heroes, Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1902A delightfully illustrated edition of this wonderful retelling of Greek classics by Kingsley.
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1936 The Water BabiesLondon: 1936A. E. Jackson's illustrated edition of this classic children's fantasy novel, with Jackson's colour plates throughout.
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1916 The Water-BabiesNew York: 1916The first edition thus of 'The Water-Babies', the first edition to be illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, replete with beautiful colour plates. In the original very scarce publisher's box.
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1922 The Water-BabiesLondon: 1922A beautifully and colourfully illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's popular children's fairy tale, illustrated in colour by Harry G. Theaker.
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1902-3 Five Novels by Charles KingsleyLondon: 1902-3A beautifully bound collection of five of the popular novels by the British author Charles Kingsley, containing his fantastic historical fiction.