Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 322
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Babies.
Estimate: $200 - $300
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Kingsley, Charles. The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Babies. London & Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1863. First edition, second state without the L?envoi leaf. Publisher?s dark green cloth with central embossed gilt ornament to front cover and framed in triple gilt filets, spine lettered in gilt, t.e.g. Two black & white illustrations including the frontispiece by J. Noel Paton. 8vo. Head and tail of spine expertly repaired, blank preliminary page removed, small pale stain to rear cover, binders? ticket to front pastedown, previous owner label affixed to ffep; else very good.
