Signed limited edition of Kipling's collection of songs of the seas and cities, elaborately illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Quarto, original publisher's full pictorial vellum decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated with 30-tipped in plates with captioned tissue guards and numerous in-text illustrations. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, this is number 218. In near fine condition. Kipling's A Song of the English contains his Songs of the Cities: Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Rangoon, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Quebec, Montreal, Halifax, Sydney and Melbourne in addition to his Song of the Dead, Song of the Sons, and Coastwise Lights.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

A Song of the English.

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton c. 1909, London

Publication Date

1909

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

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Signed by Author(s)

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Art and Architecture

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