Charles Kingsley — The Water-Babies

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, [1922]. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated edition of this popular children's fairy-tale by Charles Kingsley, with coloured plates. A later edition, originally published in 1863.  In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding.  With a coloured frontispiece, and forty-three coloured plates. Collated, complete.  This volume contains a popular children's fairy-tale, following the young chimney sweep Tom, who falls into a river and is transformed into a water-baby. By the priest Charles Kingsley, who was a friend and correspondent of Charles Darwin. This story was written partly in satire of 'In Origin of Species&apos. Illustrated by English painter Harry G. Theaker, who is best known for establishing the colours associated with Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, light fading to spine, with slight bumping to the head and tail. Small mark to rear board. Hinges starting, but remain firm. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the frontispiece disbound and loosely inserted inside the volume. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting. Closed tear to half-title page. Very Good . Ill.: Harry G. Theaker. Very Good .