The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby.

KINGSLEY, Charles (1819-1875), [PATON, Sir Noel, and SKELTON, Percival, illustrators].

London: Macmillan and Co., 1874. [Children's Classic] FINELY BOUND, a later edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[8] 388 [2]. With four illustrated plates including a frontispiece. Contemporary tan full calf by BICKERS & SON, with raised bands, gilt titles to contrasting red and green labels, and further gilt tooling to spine. All edges and endpapers marbled. Illustrated bookplate to flyleaf. A little toning and spotting to first and final leaves. Lower half of upper hinge and joint split, with an archival tape repair to hinge. Moderate wear to spine and extremities. Very good. The classic children's tale, first published in 1863. Item #60962

Price: £65.00