France at War (First American Edition)

Kipling, Rudyard. Illustrated by W. St. John Harper and George T. Tobin

Published by Doubleday, Page, and Company, Garden City, New York, 1915

About this Item

FIRST AMER. EDITION. Pink paper over boards with printed labels on the front and spine. General light self wear with slight soiling to the front pastedown. Front free endsheet creased and a little age-toned. 130pp. Overall in VERY GOOD PLUS condition. A good gift. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 -- 18 January 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children's books, including The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); his novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), and "If" (1895); and his many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) and the collections Life's Handicap (1891), The Day's Work (1898), and Plain Tales from the Hills (1888). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: France at War (First American Edition)
• Publisher: Doubleday, Page, and Company, Garden City, New York
• Publication Date: 1915
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First American Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • War & Military
  • European & World History
  • X2X