Description: Letters of Marque. By Rudyard Kipling. Published by A. H. Wheeler & Co., Allahabad, India, 1891. First edition. Red and blue cloth over boards, separated and lettered diagonally in gilt on front and in gilt on spine. 5 1/4" x 8 1/2." 154 pages plus 4 pages of ads at back, 3 pages of "Opinions of the Press," at back, followed by one more ad page. Publisher's stamp on front free end paper, as well as a stamp reading, "Issued 18, Nov.'91." Previous owner (Rai Labdha Ram Sahni) pasted a poetic bookplate on front free end paper. Previous owner's name also written on front free end paper. This book is housed in a custom-made, three-piece slipcase made by Riviere & Son. The inner case is cloth over boards, which folds around the book. The outer parts of the case are dark blue leather over boards with gilt title and decoration. The slipcase has some scuffing and has chipping on the raised spine bands. Condition: Scuffing and rippling to cloth. Ink spatter on rear board and on edge of last few pages. Wear to extremities with bump and fray to corners. Gap at front inner hinge and between a couple of signatures. Pages lightly yellowed. In good condition. Binding tight and square. Pages clean.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Hampton, New Hampshire
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1891
