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Charles Kingsley The Water Babies Finely Bound

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Title: The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
Author: Kingsley, Charles
Description: 350 + [1 ad] pp. engraved frontispiece and 1 plate. (8vo) 7¾x6, rebound in half dark green morocco and green cloth by Bayntun-Riviere, top edge gilt. Original front cover bound in at rear. In cloth clamshell case. First Edition.Laid in is an autograph letter signed by Rev. Charles Kingsley and dated 1869 on letterhead embossed "Ebersley Rectory" reminding a parishioner of an overdue title. Beautifully bound copy of a classic children's story.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: Macmillan & Co
Date Published: 1863