Antique The Water Babies Jessie Willcox Smith Illustrated Book c.1920 Boots Ed 12 Colour Plates Hodder Stoughton herringbone It has a loop and

It has a loop and button at the neckline and it has soft shoulder pads and pockets

double-breasted front

The bold yet refined geometric pattern and long knotted fringe are iconic features of 1920s fashion

It is made in a knee length

visible in the side photo

Antique The Water Babies Jessie Willcox Smith Illustrated Book c.1920 Boots Ed 12 Colour Plates Hodder Stoughton herringbone It has a loop andThis is a very nice copy of an early twentieth century Boots edition of The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, illustrated throughout with the celebrated artwork of Jessie Willcox Smith, one of America's greatest Golden Age illustrators. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. for Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd., Nottingham, this attractive edition was issued shortly after the famous American publication and is generally believed to date to circa 1920. It