1869 Rare Victorian Book - The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales by Margaret Gatty.

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 (Description) 

Author: Margaret Gatty.
Title: The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales.
Publisher: London, Bell & Daldy, 1869. 5th Edition.
Language: Text in English.  
Size: 7 " X 4.5 ".
Pages: 148 pages.
Binding: Attractive and Very good publisher's full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining- as shown).

The book: Attractive edition of The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales, first published in, 1851 – It includes four stories dedicated to the author's children. Gatty was paid in marine botany books for this publication!

The author: Margaret Gatty (née Scott, 3 June 1809 – 4 October 1873) was an English children's author and writer on marine biology. In some writings, she argues against Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. She became a popular writer of tales for young people, which she hoped would influence adult minds as well. Among her other books are Parables from Nature, Worlds not Realized, Proverbs Illustrated, and Aunt Judy's Tales. She edited Aunt Judy's Magazine, a family publication written by various family members.