Kingsley, Charles (Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith) - The Water-Babies.

Dodd, Mead & Co, 1916. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards with a color illustrated front board pastedown (of water-baby on red buoy), gilt titles and credits front and spine. Pages edges darkened, spot to bottom edges. Gilt present but faded, most notably at foot of spine. Text block tight, with a few loose but complete pages. 12 full page color illustrations by Smith tipped in, all present and compelte - that at frontis loose. Overall the whole shows light shelf wear, most notable at extremeties where cloth shows wear, lightly bumped corners and rolling to head and foot of spine. A terrific copy of this important social commentary/children's book.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket.

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