The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley Hardcover Book

Title: The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley Hardcover Book.
Author: Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated By: Linley Sambourne.
Type: Fantasy Fiction.
Edition: 1979 Edition.
Publisher: Godfrey Cave Associates.
Year First Published: 1863.
Format: Hardcover Book, no dustjacket, with illustrations
Printed By: Printed In Hong Kong.
Page Count: 280 pages.
Width: 15.5cm
Height: 21.0cm
Thickness: 2.5cm
Info: "The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby" is a children's novel by Charles Kingsley.
Written in 18621863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. 
It was written as part satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The book was extremely popular in the United Kingdom and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades, but eventually fell out of favour in America in part due to its prejudices.
Condition: Fair, all pages and binding intact, no loose pages. Front Cover bottom has wear and tear.
No dust jacket, inscription on front papers. Pages are very clean no foxing or tanning.
Price: R 125.00 Inc Vat.