THE WATER-BABIES by ATTWELL, Mabel Lucie (illustrator). By Charles Kingsley (abridged).:

London, Raphael Tuck, (1915).. FIRST EDITION IN DE LUXE CLOTH (1915), 245 x 185 mm, 9¾ x 7 inches, mid blue cloth, bevelled edges, gilt shell border to circle containing gilt title etc on upper cover, 4 coloured water-babies below under the sea with shells and 3 fish, orange and green borders, spine gilt lettered, top edges gilt, pages 136 + 8. 12 delightful colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Head and tail of spine slightly worn, 5 mm (¼") split at head, tiny nicks at tail, spine slightly darkened and spine gilt very dull, slight vertical crease to spine, corners just slightly rubbed, lower cover with a little very light flecking, a tiny amount of colour chipped from the water-babies on the upper cover, 3 inner joints lightly cracked but binding tight and firm, free endpapers slightly browned, very small light brown stain to lower corner of a few text pages, otherwise clean and bright. A very good copy of the first edition in the cloth gilt binding, complete with all 12 colour plates. Images sent on request.