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Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1896. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Very good condition with no wrapper. Small format. Pale green cloth with dark green decorations, gilt title to spine. Quotes for each day of the year to one side of page, with blank section opposite to enter birthdays you want to remember. B/w illustrations. Spine is bumped and a bit faded. Some entries in ink to some days.
THE KIPLING BIRTHDAY BOOK: (Authorized by Rudyard Kipling) by Finn, Joseph; Kipling, Rudyard - 1916
by Finn, Joseph; Kipling, Rudyard
THE KIPLING BIRTHDAY BOOK: (Authorized by Rudyard Kipling)
by Finn, Joseph; Kipling, Rudyard
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Garden City, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1916. Book. Poor. Leather, Full (Flexible). Rare issue with only reprints and a scattered few copies. Many of the days have names inked in with the most prominent ones being: Firestone, Sheaf, Carruthers, Worthway, Harrison, Stephan, Anderson, Damon, plus a multitude of others. Covers are almost totally detached. The full leather binding has seen a lot of wear and the former owner tried to repair it with magic mending tape and as such it will have to be steamed or soaked off prior to commencement of repairs. The text block appears pretty solid, so rebinding is a possibility. Spine ends and corners have chips, tape, wear, and peeling. Heavy wear and soil to covers. CLEAN TEXT. Thank you for your purchase from Sunset Books! Help Promote World Literacy, GIVE a Book as a GIFT!! In stock, Ships from Ohio. WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!!! We Protect the Books for shipment! See Pictures!! 332/296 pages. Green cloth with beautiful gilt pictorial design to fronts and spines Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.
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- Book Condition Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition No Jacket
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication Garden City, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published 1916
- Keywords POETRY
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THE KIPLING BIRTHDAY BOOK
by Kipling, Rudyard & Finn, Joseph
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- 1st edition.
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The Kipling Birthday Book.
by Rudyard Kipling (Author); Joseph Finn (Compiler); Joseph Morewood Staniforth, attributed (Artist)
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- Hardcover
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London, London, United Kingdom
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London : Macmillan & Co.,, 1900 1st edition, 2nd reprint. [4], 278 printed pages with 2 pages of publisher's adverts at the back. 12 full-page line illustrations in circular borders by J.L.K. [John Lockwood Kipling]. Decorated, lily pad pattern endpapers. All edges yellow. Printed bookplate of John and Maggie Phillips on front free endpaper. Pages evenly toned. Completely clean copy with no notes or handwriting throughout. 10 x 14 cm. Original pale green cloth. Spine with gilt lettering and single lily pad motif in olive green. Boards with repeat lily pad pattern, in fine condition. Binding covered in bespoke, vellum, professionally hand-drawn and hand-painted upper cover featuring a bugler from a Second Boer War line regiment, dressed in khaki service dress uniform (introduced by the British Army for use in the field from the early 1900s, following the experiences of a number of imperial wars and conflicts, including the Second Boer War, 11 October 1899 31 May 1902. Numerous khaki drill…
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