The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
London: Macmillan and Co., 1863. J. Noel Paton. Decorative Cloth. A handsome, very presentable copy of the 1863 1st edition, 2nd issue (lacking the "L'Envoi" page just following the Dedication page). Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-design and bordering along the front panel and bright gilt-titling at the spine. One neat, faint 1863 presentation inscription from 2 daughters to their father, light rubbing to the panels. Firm binding, which shows very light cocking. Octavo, top-edge gilt, with 2 illustrations (including the frontispiece) by J. Noel Paton. Also includes an elegant, custom-made, 1/4 morocco dark-green box, which has protected the fragile book nicely. Very Good +. Item #18000
Price: $500.00