{"product_id":"charles-kingsley-and-harry-theaker-illustrations-by-ward-lock-london-ca1928","title":"The Water-Babies","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: Ward, Lock \u0026amp; Co., ca 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA lovely copy of Kingsley's charming children's story of Tom, the little chimney-sweep, who was turned into the cleanest of clean water-babies after falling into a river. Original pictorial boards with the excellent dust-jacket, slightly rubbed at ends. Illustrated endpapers. With 48 colour plates by Harry Theaker. Edges of text block foxed in places and a couple of scattered, interior spots. A near fine copy of this enduring children's classic, written in 1862\/63 as a serial for 'Macmillan's Magazine', and first published in its entirety in 1863. It was written as part satire in support of Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'. Harry George Theaker (1873-1954), was an English illustrator, designer and painter best known for establishing the colours associated with Alice in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KINGSLEY, Charles | THEAKER, Harry (illustrated by)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55066631635287,"sku":"21653","price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/21653_1.png?v=1789736359","url":"https:\/\/worldsendbookshop.com\/products\/charles-kingsley-and-harry-theaker-illustrations-by-ward-lock-london-ca1928","provider":"Worlds End Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}