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Limits and Renewals
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1932. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None . The first impression of this anthology of short stories by Rudyard Kipling, a bright copy. The first edition, first impression of this work. Short story collection by celebrated author Rudyard Kipling, each story accompanied by poem as often seen with other Kipling's anthologies. An excellent example of this work. With 'By the Same Author' advertising leaf to verso half title. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. externally lovely with only light bumping to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light spotting to fore edge, not affecting pages that remain bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 852A46
- Title
- Limits and Renewals
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- rudyard kipling first editions short stories anthology first editions
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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