Featured Urchins of the Sea - 1900s Childrens illustration

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  1. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    Found this today scanning a thrift store cart of books about to be put up. Saw the binding and instantly knew it was an older book.

    Saw the cover and instantly knew no matter how old it was coming home with me.
    Its so unique! The illustrations bring me slight joy in their quirkiness.
    If I wouldnt feel guilty as sin Id pull the illustrations out and frame them.


    Since I will be selling this book in the near future I searched and found only 1 on ebay (really, the only one I found regardless) with 12 bids, ending at $67.66, so Im guessing there is some kind of collectable value?

    Does anyone know anything about this book? 20160328_134002_20160328134617870.jpg 20160328_134904_20160328135515861.jpg collage_20160328135246237_20160328135253242.jpg collage_20160328134820910_20160328134828466.jpg 20160328_134955_20160328135113000.jpg
     
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  2. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    NICE!
    I'd be all over it too. :)
     
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  3. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    KingofThings, Mar 28, 2016
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  4. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

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  5. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    Thanks for those links!
    Odd both of them have green bindings and mine is black.
     
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  6. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    What edition is yours?
    ~
    Please don't part it out... :(
     
    KingofThings, Mar 28, 2016
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  7. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    It didnt say, it just says
    Copyright 1900
    By Longmans, Green, and Co.


    And Im not going to part it out. Id feel too guilty
     
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  8. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    The Abe Books one is called out as a first edition so something should be there. Page(s) missing?
    ~
    YAY! NO parting!!! :)
     
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  9. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Why'd you have to go and make me like you, book???? arrgh.

    :)
     
    scoutshouse, Mar 28, 2016
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  10. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Yours doesn't look like its properly bound to me. Maybe someone added black tape to cover a lost spine.
     
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  11. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Those things are creepy/cool !
     
    johnnycb09, Mar 28, 2016
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  12. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    duplicate post.
     
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  13. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Bookahtoo, Mar 28, 2016
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  14. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    I started wondering that. Ill have to look when it gets light again tomorrow

    Weird!
    I knew they werent sea urchins and wondered where they got the idea from.
     
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  15. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Screen Shot 2016-03-28 at 6.36.56 PM.png I thought they were pods or eggs - we see these on the shoreline here sometimes, and always identified them as shark eggs:

    so fascinating - she's holding toys, I believe...

    lurv :)
     
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  16. Kasperscuriosities

    Kasperscuriosities Two hundred years too late.

    I LOVE it. The illustrations are so neat.
    What a great find.
     
    Kasperscuriosities, Mar 29, 2016
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  17. Kasperscuriosities

    Kasperscuriosities Two hundred years too late.

    You know I just realized what it makes me think of... One of my favorite childhood movies. The Incredible Mr. Limpet ;)

     
    Kasperscuriosities, Mar 29, 2016
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  18. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    I love the illustrations! Just fantastic.
     
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  19. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    I put it in my booth last night for $35, sold some time this morning.
    Honestly, Im surprised because some books sit and sit.
    I hope they enjoy it!
     
    SeaGoat, Apr 15, 2016
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  20. Kasperscuriosities

    Kasperscuriosities Two hundred years too late.

    That's awesome!
     
    Kasperscuriosities, Apr 16, 2016
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