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Kingsley's Water-Babies, 1st state with "L'Envoi" leaf

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Description

Heading:
Author: Kingsley, Charles
Title: The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-baby
Place Published: London & Cambridge
Publisher:Macmillan and Co.
Date Published: 1863
Description:

[8], 350 + [1] ad pp. Illustrated by J. Noel Paton with 2 engraved plates (including the frontispiece) & woodcut pictorial initials. 23x15 cm (9x6"), original green cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. First Edition, first issue.

The rare first issue of Kingsley‘s classic children‘s tale, with the leaf bearing the poem ‘L‘Envoi‘. Kingsley had second thoughts about his references to "unbelieving Sadducees, and less believing Pharisees" while the book was being printed, but 200 copies came off the press before the leaf was suppressed.

Condition

Spine ends worn and frayed, corners showing, rear joint worn, some rubbing and a few small stains to covers; front hinge cracked, rear tender, a signature partially sprung; light foxing to the tissue guard of the frontispiece, with a few slight fox marks to title-page; overall very good, in rare state.

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Kingsley's Water-Babies, 1st state with "L'Envoi" leaf

Name: Kingsley's Water-Babies, 1st state with \"L'Envoi\" leaf
SKU: 51162938
Price: 275 USD
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