first edition Decorative Cloth
1863 · London
by The Rev. Charles Kingsley
London: Macmillan and Co, 1863. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. J. Noel Paton. A handsome, very presentable copy of the 1863 1st edition, 2nd issue (lacking the "L'Envoi" page just following the Dedication page). Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-design and bordering along the front panel and bright gilt-titling at the spine. One neat, faint 1863 presentation inscription from 2 daughters to their father, light rubbing to the panels. Firm binding, which shows very light cocking. Octavo, top-edge gilt, with 2 illustrations (including the frontispiece) by J. Noel Paton. Also includes an elegant, custom-made, 1/4 morocco dark-green box, which has protected the fragile book nicely.
(Inventory #: 18000)