KINGSLEY, Charles (author). Harold JONES (illustrator). Kathleen LINES (adapter). The Water Babies. London Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1961

8vo. Original emerald green cloth gilt, pictorial green endpapers, preserved in pictorial dustwrapper with glorious wrap-around design by Jones; pp. [ix], 10-222; with illustrations throughout in black and white; a very nice copy with shallow bruise to bottom edge of upper board; the unclipped dustwrapper (12’6) in uncommonly fresh condition with 3 short closed and almost imperceptible tears, neatly and sympathetically repaired to the verso with old paper; internally very fresh with a neat, and contemporary, gift inscription, from Lady *** Curzon(?) to half title.

First edition illustrated by Jones.  With a loosely inserted original pen-ink and sepia watercolour painting on paper, by Harold Jones of a floral stem, image size circa 8.5 x 8cm. Not signed but acquired in a large archive of original Harold Jones watercolour illustrations, artwork and oils, bought from the family estate via Neil Jennings Fine Art. The text for this edition prepared for children by Kathleen Lines.