Rectors Memory by Kipling Rudyard (2 results)

Pamphlet. First Edition. [3] pages. A single-page poem, published to secure copyright and preceeding all other editions. The print runs of these copyright editions is frequently estimated at 50 to 75 copies. In Kipling's era, US copyright law did not protect British authors and unless their work was first published in the US, it could be impossible to secure a American copyright protection. As a solution, Kipling's publisher arranged for small chapbooks, of which this is an example, to be published. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback) but for a split at the top of the spine and a folded corner.

First American Copyright Edition. First American Copyright Edition. octavo, light yellow paper wrappers printed in green. (8)pp. Doubleday, Page, The Doubleday, Page copyright editions were issued in small print runs of generally under 50 to 75 copies. Richards A361, Livingston 550, Stewart 667. A few slight spots to wrappers but otherwise a very fine clean copy. octavo, light yellow paper wrappers printed in green.