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[Smith, Jessie Willcox] The Water-Babies.

Kingsley, Charles.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1916.

First edition thus. 4to. Green gilt cloth with pictorial circular color insert, gilt lettering to spine. 12 full-page color plates, line drawings throughout in green, illustrated endpapers, all by JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH. First issue with illustrated endpapers. One of Smith's more accomplished series of illustrations, originally painted in oils, and the whole set of 12 illustrations bequeathed to the Library of Congress. Slight corner wear, foxing internally, though not affecting images.

Price: $350.00Item #170