The Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling

Walter J. Black, Inc.;, New York. No publication date given. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. No printing history, no indication of what edition or what printing this is. 8-1/4" tall, 627 numbered pages; there are no illustrations. Covered in one-piece dark green pebbled binding, front board is elaborately decorated with tan flowers and vines, rear board is plain; plain ivory colored end pages; fore edge is trimmed; it is one of at least 23 titles (that is how many that I have) in a matched set. Book is in respectable condition: exterior is reasonably clean (there are some ink marks on the tan coating); it is square, hinges tight; both lower corners bumped; head of spine undamaged with light wear at both gutter ridges; heel of spine is creased with color loss at both gutter ridges; bottom edges have virtually no wear. Interior is spotlessly clean and completely unmarked; pages are tight and clean with no marks; no page corners folded or damaged; hinges quite strong and tight; spine undamaged; no staining or discoloration of text pages; text pages lightly toned; FFEP is lightly toned along all edges where it is glued to the front board. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; no remainder mark, not book club edition nor ex-library. Condition of book consistent with perhaps being gently read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book.…