1.
Farm Babies at Play
by
H. E. M. Sellen
with illustrations by
H. E. M. Sellen
Published by Brockhampton Press circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
11cm x 14cm.
The Nursery Series.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to covers, and a little soiling.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip missing.
Stitching a little loose.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
Flower Babies
by
Elizabeth May
with illustrations by
Ida May Rockwell
Published by The Saalfield Publishing Company circa 1910
White pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
23cm x 28cm.
Undated; first edition, or an early reprint.
Neat gift dedication, dated 1911, on front endpaper.
Covers and spine worn and bumped at edges and corners.
Covers moderately soiled.
Binding sound.
Contents generally close to VG, but some fingermarking at edges of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
Helen's Babies
by
John Habberton
Published by Ward Lock circa 1930
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some chipping to front edge of spine strip.
Faint foxing to fore edge.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
5.
Let's talk about where babies come from
by
Robie H. Harris
with illustrations by
Michael Emberley
Reprint,
published by Walker Books in 2004
ISBN: 9781844281732.
Paperback.
25cm x 30cm.
81 pages.
A comprehensive account, written in straightforward language, accompanied by often humorous illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A few pages slightly crinkled.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
Mothers and Babies in Danger
by
Roberto Piumini
with illustrations by
Lorella Rizzatti
1st edition,
published by Brown Watson in 1989
ISBN: 0709706936.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Slight damage to spine
Translated from the italian and edited by Maureen Spurgeon.
Dedication on front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
Mothers and Babies of the Mountains
by
Roberto Piumini
with illustrations by
Lorella Rizzatti
1st edition,
published by Happy Books in 1989
Laminated pictorial covers.
Quarto.
Slight wear to spine.
Dedication on front pastedown.
Translated from italian and edited by Mauren Spurgeon.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
9.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Harry G. Theaker
Reprint,
published by Ward Lock circa 1920
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
340 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
48 colour plates by Harrg G. Theaker.
Light wear to covers.
Faint splash mark on back board.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Warwick Goble
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1924
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 21cm.
16 colour plates.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Faint mark at lower edge of front cover.
Spine a little soiled.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Mabel Lucie Attwell
Published by Raphael Tuck and Sons circa 1929
Octavo.
Bevilled green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
280 pages.
8 pages of adverts at rear.
Undated edition; dated from gift dedication on front pastedown.
Covers worn, and edges and corners slightly bumped.
Picture onlay scuffed.
Spine a little faded.
Endpapers a little soiled, and have remains of a childs transfer stickers, depicting dogs, on them.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1939
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
16cm x 22cm.
340 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Four pages of adverts at rear.
48 colour plates (all present and undamaged).
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Covers and endpapers clean and unmarked.
Some faint foxing to fore-edge and top-edge, contents not affected.
Not dated, but gift dedication at top of half-title is dated 1939.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock circa 1949
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
16cm x 21cm.
340 pages.
Some light wear to covers, and one or two marks.
A little faint spotting to top edge.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock circa 1949
Printed to Wartime Economy Standard.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Undated; prize label on front pastedown dated 1949.
Slight wear to corners of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
Published by Juvenile Productions circa 1950
Paperback.
25cm x 31cm.
32 pages.
Large format staple-bound paperback.
Abridged, with text on left hand pages, and full page colour illustrations on the right hand pages.
Illustrator not credited.
Covers worn at edges and slightly soiled.
Some occasional light marking to page edges, contents otherwise generally good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
Published by Juvenile Productions in 1963
Edited by Howard Marshall.
8th book in Martyn Library series.
Paperback.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Slightly unusual paperback edition in a dustwrapper.
Light wear and some soiling to dustwrapper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
Published by Dean and Son circa 1970
Octavo.
Green covers.
Black lettering on spine.
184 pages.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
Published by Dean and Son circa 1970
Blue covers.
Dustwrapper worn and a little scuffed.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Jessie Wilcox-Smith
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1981
ISBN: 0340274581.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
18cm x 25cm.
240 pages.
Second impression (1981).
Cellophane dustwrapper intact, apart from chip at top of spine and two small tears neatly taped.
Book itself near-fine, except that pages very slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
Reprint,
published by Wordsworth Editions in 1994
ISBN: 1853261483.
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
1st Thus edition,
published by Egmont in 2001
ISBN: 0749854502.
Paperback.
190 pages.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
22.
The Water Babies
by
Michael Robson
Published by Armada in 1978
ISBN: 0006914357.
Paperback.
"The book of the film based on Charles Kingsley's famous story".
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
The Water-Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1955
Octavo.
Blue paper-covered boards.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
224 pages.
Colour frontispiece plus 3 black and white drawings.
Illustrator not identified, initials A.W.B.; may be A. W. Bowley.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Some scribble on covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Old tape mark on front psatedown.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
24.
What Shall the Title Be?
by
Flower Newman
with illustrations by
Charles Grave
Published by Cassell and Company circa 1925
Light grey boards with embossed gilt lettering.
7 black and white plates.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Foxing to edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.
Your Body: Babies
by
Anna Sandeman
with illustrations by
Ian Thompson
1st edition,
published by Aladdin Books in 1994
ISBN: 0749624507.
"Looking at how babise are made to find how they grow from tiny eggs to toddlers."
Outer edge of page 9/10 torn away.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)