THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
in 1938
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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1325629
1st thus.
1938.
Hardback.
Good condition.
Hodder & Stoughton's Colour Books series. Grey cloth, red titles and vignettes. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned and foxed. Damp/splash marks and a few small pen marks to front cover (see picture). Name plate to front pastedown and inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Creases to last few pages. Light foxing. Plates clean.
THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1315173
1st thus.
1938.
Hardback.
Good condition.
Hodder & Stoughton's Colour Books series. Grey cloth, red titles and vignettes. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped with small splits to top and tail of spine. Spine foxed and lightly browned. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to belongs to box (and below). Remains of a small sticker to centre of half-title page. Two plates have tears at top, worst is 2". Foxing and fingering to contents.