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A Diversity of Creatures.
by KIPLING, Rudyard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited,, 1917. First edition, first impression, first issue, with the publisher's name to foot of spine measuring 28 mm in length (shorter on later issues), of this collection of 14 poems and 14 stories by Kipling, some of which had already been published in periodicals. A Diversity of Creatures "was scheduled for publication in October 1914, but this was put off because of the commencement of World War I" (Richards). Octavo. Original red cloth, titles in gilt to spine, elephant roundel in gilt to front board, top edge gilt. With dust jacket. Title printed in red and black. Spine ends a little bumped, the binding otherwise sharp and vibrant, internally crisp. A fine copy in the slightly sunned but very good jacket, lightly toned, very slight creasing and edge-splitting to spine ends. Richards A295.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144624
- Title
- A Diversity of Creatures.
- Author
- KIPLING, Rudyard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Macmillan and Co., Limited,
- Date Published
- 1917
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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