Soldier Stories
Rudyard Kipling
Sold by Patina & Prose, Mt Juliet, TN, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since September 22, 2026
Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketSold by Patina & Prose, Mt Juliet, TN, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since September 22, 2026
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPublished in 1896 by The Macmillan Company, this antique hardcover volume compiles Rudyard Kipling's celebrated military narratives, including With the Main Guard, The Drums of the Fore and Aft, The Man Who Was, The Courting of Dinah Shadd, and The Taking of Lungtungpen. Set against the backdrop of late nineteenth-century British India and military station life, these tales helped establish Kipling's international reputation through his vernacular dialogue and characterizations of the British infantryman. The volume is richly embellished with period narrative illustrations by Scottish artist and illustrator Archibald Standish Hartrick, whose expressive black-and-white plates capture both the grit and camaraderie of the ranks. Bound in deep forest green publisher's trade cloth, the front cover presents an elaborate pictorial composition stamped in bright gold gilt. A central gilt-ruled cartouche showcases the titles alongside Macmillan's publisher cipher, surrounded by detailed vignettes of an infantryman taking aim and native fauna including a tiger, elephant, cobra, jackal, and stag. The spine displays matching gilt titling and publisher imprint. The text block remains well preserved with clean interior leaves, secure hinges, and crisp plate impressions, showing only mild age-appropriate toning and gentle edge rubbing along the spine extremities. This antique volume measures approximately 7.5 inches in height, 5.25 inches in width, and 1.0 inch in depth, with an overall physical weight of 1.1 pounds.
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