George MacDonald, The History of Gutta Percha Willie, First Printing

MacDonald, George, and Arthur Hughes (illus.), "THE HISTORY OF GUTTA PERCHA WILLIE" (London: Henry S. King & Co., [1871-]1872, published in Good Words for the Young, Annual for 1872).  First edition, 23 x 16cm (large 8vo), in later dark green sand-grain cloth w/blind ruling & gilt title to spine, a.e. red-speckled, [i-vi], 1-570 pp. w/numerous in-text wood engravings by the Dalziels after Hughes, F.A. Fraser, etc., & literary contributions by MacDonald, William Allingham, Jean Ingelow, Matthew Browne (W.B. Rands), etc., +several unpaginated wood engraved plates.  This vol., the 4th in the series, contains the Nov. 1871 thru Oct. 1872 monthly issues, & also includes the 1st printings of MacDonald's "The Wind and the Moon," "The Foolish Harebell" & "The Snow Fight," & Rands's "Innocents' Island."  Inscribed to 1st blank: "Edith Alice Hebden from dear Grandpapa & Grandmamma, Xmas 1872."  Binding Good (repaired splits to spine cloth w/minor loss, fr. hinge mended, & ep.s browned); contents Good (plates foxed, short closed tears & moderate fore-edge loss to a few leaves, & final leaf lacking).  White 77-79, Bulloch 701, Reid 91, Fredeman 93.30, Shaberman 40 (v-viii), de Beaumont 207d, Goldman p.286.  (Inv. #745)  C$500 Home Page