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[Kingsley, Charles- Two First Editions, Including the Scarce First Issue with the Poem "L'Envoi"] The Water-Babies a Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
by Kingsley, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London & Cambridge: Macmillan & Co, 1863. First Edition, First Issue. First Edition, First Issue. Three-quarter calf, marbled boards with gilt vignette on cover, re-backed. 350pp. The scarce 1st edition, 1st issue, with L'Envoi poem at leaf B (following erratum page), which was suppressed by Kingsley during the printing of the first edition. Superb and celebrated frontispiece by J. Noel Paton, others in the text. Front cover detached, wear; [together with] a splendid copy of the first edition copy (without the suppressed plate) in full green publisher's cloth, with the main fault being fraying and peeling at base of spine affecting small corner of cover (in need of repair), corners worn, slight loss of gilt to ruling on perimeter. Advertisement leaf at front, clean and bright internally. First editions of Water-Babies in the original cloth are extremely scarce, and so is the first issue without "L'Envoi" poem.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6347
- Title
- [Kingsley, Charles- Two First Editions, Including the Scarce First Issue with the Poem "L'Envoi"] The Water-Babies a Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
- Author
- Kingsley, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London & Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1863
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
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Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
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- Publisher's cloth
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- First Edition
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- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Vignette
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- Marbled boards
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
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