Water Babies by Charles Kingsley ISBN 13: 9780340274583

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1981. First Thus Collectible. H Full Leather. Fine. Bound in full green leather with titling and pictorial upper cover illustration in gilt, all edges gilt, 4to, 240pp. Illustrated in color by James Willcox Smith.

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1981-09-30. hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 0x0x0. 240pp. (Green Spine). 1981 second impression facsimile of the original 1919 first edition. A lovely, fresh, clean, tight and bright near fine copy in transparent jacket that is also in very well preserved condition. 12 charming colour plates by Jessie Willcox Smith. No inscriptions. The slightest of spotting to the leading and upper fore-edges - hardly noticeable. A very well preserved copy of a charming book.