"The Water Babies" by CHarles Kingsley. Macmillan, London 1863 first UK edition, first issue, with L'Envoi f., frontispiece & 1 plate by Paton, 1f. publisher's advertisements, 1f. author's book list at front, bookseller's label to front pastedown, ownership inscriptions to front endpaper, some browning and foxing, original green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, rebacked preserving original backstrip, a little worn at corners. One of the very few rare first issue copies of Kingsley's famous children's book that garnered a lot of controversy. Seller Inventory # ABE-1616941499449

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Title: The Water Babies (first issue in original ...

Publisher: Macmillan

Publication Date: 1863

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition.

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