Kipling Rudyard

1931 · réf. KIRU-02-CS-0724 — Doubleday Doran And Company Inc. Garden City 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Told by Boots. Edited by Rudyard Kipling. Good Book/Fair Dust Jacket. First Edition as stated. Illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse. Includes 14 black and white illustrations. Tan full cloth binding with black and gilt stamped decoration on front gilt stamped title on spine and cream endpapers. Front cover shows several small dents to top edge and fore edge. Back cover shows some discoloration. Gilt is bright. Corners are sharp. Dust jacket shows age tanning creases edgewear foxing rubbing soiling and scratches to all extremities. Heavy chipping and open and closed tears to top and bottom edges and corners. Puncture to center of spine. All four corners of the flaps are clipped but $2.00 price is visible on the front flap. Stray pencil mark to front flap. Top edge of textblock gilt. Gilt is shiny with a few small scratches and minor gilt loss. Fore edge and tail edge show age tanning scratches and spots of foxing. Light paste action to front and rear pastedowns with offsetting to free endpapers. Bookseller's label on front pastedown with offsetting to front free endpaper. Inscription written in ink by previous owner on front free endpaper: "To my husband - ending his college courses - 1931 - Consolation Prize -". Heavy foxing to bibliography page frontispiece and title page. List of illustrations page shows repair made with tape. Front hinge shows two small tears but otherwise hinges are solid. Binding is loose in a few spots but tight overall. Pages show light edge tanning and spots of foxing throughout. All plates are present. All plates are present. 95 pages. 5-1/2 X 8. Doubleday, Doran And Company, Inc., Garden City hardcover