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AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, ESSEX, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since April 24, 2009
First reprinting in the same format as the First 1910 edition of Kipling's collection of historical fantasy stories set in Sussex, as told to two modern children by Puck. The stories are interspersed with poems, including the first appearance of 'If.' Stories include The Marlake Witches, Gloriana and The Knife and Naked Chalk. Features four b/w illustrations by Frank Craig. Advertisements to rear. Red cloth with elephant device in gilt to cover. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's name to half-title, ffep neatly removed. Mild rubbing and edges. Toning to ffep. Very mild tanning to page edges. Else clean and sound. Very good. Seller Inventory # 008595
Title: Rewards and Fairies; If.
Publisher: Macmillan & co., London
Publication Date: 1915
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition
Seller: Julian Roberts Fine Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
First edition, first printing. 8vo. Red boards with gilt titles. Topedge gilt. A very good+/near fine copy. Bright boards with a couple of tiny light marks only. No splitting, chipping, nicking or tearing to cloth. Some dusting to margins. Bright gilt. A hint of toning. Internally clean & complete. No inscriptions. Endpapers original and unsplit. An attractive copy. Notable for the first publication of the infamous "If" poem. "If you can keep your head when all about you/Are losing theirs and blaming you.you'll be a man, my son!". Seller Inventory # 103423
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
A first edition, first printing of Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling, printed by Macmillan in 1910, illustrations by Frank Craig. A very good book, boards bound in publisher's original red cloth with gilt titling to spine and gilt blind stamped elephant device to front board, fading and wear to spine and pushing to spine tips, handling wear to corners and extremities, gilt top stain still present. No dust wrapper. Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of historical and fantastical short stories, intertwined with poems, that explore England's past. A sequel to Puck of Pook's Hill, it features characters Dan and Una who meet Puck, a mischievous fairy, who introduces them to figures from various eras. The stories blend myth, legend and history, providing moral lessons and insights into English heritage. Notable for its famous poem "If," the collection showcases Kipling's storytelling and poetic skill. Seller Inventory # 22251
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
A first edition, first printing of 'Rewards and Fairies'. Octavo. pp xii, 338, [2] adverts. Illustrations by Frank Craig. Original red cloth with gilt elephant device on front cover. Top edge gilt. Stories and poems. First appearance of the poem ''If --''. Cloth at head of spine slightly bumped. Prelims and edges spotted - without inscriptions - some light staining to the inside of the rear board. A near fine copy. No dustwrapper. Scarce. Seller Inventory # 21862
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Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
8vo., First Edition, with title in red and black, and 4 plates; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 10pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Kipling's collection of historical fantasy and short stories includes the first appearance of the well-known poem 'If'. Bleiler 344. Seller Inventory # 50820
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Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.6 inches). Four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Fine leather binding of recent full red morocco. The spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative floral gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely, attractively bound copy. -- Contains the Poem "If". Seller Inventory # 11512
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