first edition 8vo., pictorial green cloth, stamped in gilt; top edge gilt; 431 pages
1898 · NY
by KIPLING, Rudyard
NY: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1898. First American Edition. [Livingston 169]. A collection of twelve stories by Kipling. This edition preceded the British edition by about five weeks. .A collection of twelve stories by Kipling. This edition preceded the British edition by about five weeks. Kipling made the ship design impressed on the front cover. The American sheets were also used in the publication of the Canadian edition, also dated 1898. 8vo., pictorial green cloth, stamped in gilt; top edge gilt; 431 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright, pencil name & date "1898" on front endpaper- could easily be erased; bit of scuffing to gilt on top edge). A nice copy!
(Inventory #: 58428)