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London: Macmillan and Company, 1902. [Illustrated] FIRST EDITION, first impression, in second issue binding with lettering intact. Large Octavo (24 x 19cm), pp.[6] 249 [3] With illustrations by the author. Publisher's decorative red cloth boards, blocked in white and black depicting notable incidents from the stories. Contents clean, no ink names, minor spotting to endpapers, cloth with a few small marks and rubs, inside paper joints at rear cracked, otherwise an excellent copy. The original collection of Kipling's popular animal stories, including "How the Whale Got his Throat", "The Elephant's Child", and "The Butterfly That Stamped" Item #73168
Stewart [260], Richards A181.
Price: £795.00
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