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A Diversity of Creatures
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday Page & Company, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. First Edition, First Printing (Date of 1917 on title page, no printings mentioned on copyright). Published by Doubleday Page & Company, 1917. Octavo. Dark green cloth boards stamped in gold with gilt topstain. Book is very good with spine straight and corners sharp. Gilt spine lettering faded, some spotting on endpapers. Small numbers stamp on rear flyleaf. No dust jacket. Has Kipling's emblem of a swastika in circle opposite the table of contents page. A scarce copy of this classic Kipling title. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 443 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88129
- Title
- A Diversity of Creatures
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday Page & Company
- Date Published
- 1917
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Terms of Sale
Southampton Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Southampton Books
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Southampton, New York
About Southampton Books
Southampton Books & Sag Harbor Books - Independent bookstores located in the villages of Southampton & Sag Harbor, New York. Selling new and collectible books in all categories. We Buy Books! Do you have books to sell? Call or email or visit our website. Collections - Libraries - Individual Titles.
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Octavo
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