FORSTER'S NOTE BOOK ON KIPLING: Journal and Scrap Book

An exceptionally scarce piece of late Victorian literary bibliography: Forster’s Note Book on Kipling: Journal and Scrap Book, published in 1898 by The Holland Co. (Birmingham) and printed by Peyton and Bear. This slim, 22-page pamphlet-style booklet serves as an early critical miscellany tracking the meteoric rise and contemporary reception of Rudyard Kipling at the height of his empire-era popularity. Original crinkled, fibrous pink/magenta paper wrappers. The colour remains remarkably uniform across the front face with crisp, clean black letterpressing. Minor, expected age-toning to the edges but free from the heavy chipping or sun-bleaching common to this fragile stock. The binding is clean, firm, and tight. There is a minor one-inch separation at the top of the spine internally, but the outer wrapper remains securely attached and structurally sound. The text block is clean, bright, and completely free of marginalia, stamps, or ink signatures. Natural browning (foxing) is strictly confined to the endpapers, as is typical for paper production of this era.…