KIPLING, Rudyard.
Just So Stories For Little Children.
London, Macmillan and Co., 1902.
Kipling's famous stories include: "How the Whale Got His Throat," "How the Camel Got His Hump," "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," "How the Leopard Got His Spots," "The Elephant's Child," "The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo," "The Beginning of the Armadilloes," "How the First Letter Was Written," "How the Alphabet Was Made," "The Crab that Played with the Sea," "The Cat that Walked by Himself," and "The Butterfly that Stamped."
First edition; large 8vo (24 x 18.5 cm); 22 full-page black & white illustrations by the author, smaller illustrations within text, spotting to free endpapers, small dent to page edges lightly affecting prelims, some minor spots or marks throughout, primarily affecting p.49 and pp82-87, none affecting legibility of text, small tear to lower edge of p.87 and p.145 (approx. 1-2cm), otherwise good condition with bright illustrations; modern red morocco, one-line gilt-panelled border, spine in 6 compartments with gilt lettering to second and third, gilt decoration to others, original cloth cover bound in at rear, top edge gilt, some general signs of wear, corners lightly rubbed, otherwise a handsome, fine binding; 249pp.
Stock code 123402
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Just So Stories
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