The Water Babies (The Works of Charles Kingsley Volume IX) by Charles Kingsley
1880. New Edition. 388 pages. No dust jacket. The Works of Charles Kingsley Volume IX. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Pages 215-218 detached but present, with heavily worn edges. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean.