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The Seven Seas
by Kipling, Rudyard
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen and Company, 1913. Twenty-First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1913, in a fine binding by Birdsall of London.. Octavo, xv, 230pp. Three-quarter red morocco, red cloth boards, gilt trim. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Birdsall of Northampton and London. Stated "Twenty-first Edition. February 1913" on copyright page. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to endpaper. Solid text block, light sunning to spine, bumped corners, a near fine example. The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling first appeared in 1896, published by Methuen & Company of London and D. Appleton & Company in New York. (Richards A92).
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14171
- Title
- The Seven Seas
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard
- Illustrator
- The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1913, in a fine binding by Birdsall of London.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Twenty-First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- first edition Jungle Book, first edition Rudyard Kipling, signed book Kipling, The Jungle Book, Seven Seas Kipling, Seven Seas Edition Kipling, signed book Kipling, Signed book Rudyard Kipling,
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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