Author: KINGSLEY. CHARLES. ; NOEL PATON. J. AND SKELTON. PERCIVAL ILLUSTRATE.
Title: THE WATER BABIES. A Fairy tale for a Land Baby.
Description: Macmillan and Co. London. 1878. NEW EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.3 inches). Two full page illustrations by Noel Paton and two by Skelton, plus 8 vignette engravings at the start of each chapter. A fine clean copy. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half dark blue morocco leather binding for Hatchards Ltd of Piccadilly, London. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Blue cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Previous owners bookplate, dated 1948, on front blank free endpaper. Some minor fading to the very top of the cloth on the boards but overall a near fine, highly attractive copy of this Victorian classic.

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