Songs of the Sea

Rudyard Kipling

Published by Macmillan, London, 1927

About this Item

A signed limited edition poetry collection from Rudyard Kipling, accompanied by a signed leaf from Kipling in which he has copied out a stanza of his poem 'Epitaphs of War'. A signed limited edition from Kipling, with this being one of 500 large paper copies produced.With an additional loosely inserted leaf signed by Kipling and dated September 1925, in which he has written out the penultimate stanza of his 1919 poem 'Epitaphs of War': 'We counterfeited once for your disport/ Men's joy and sorrow: but our day has passed./ We pray you pardon all where we fell short / Seeing we were your servants to this last'An anthology of twelve poems by Rudyard Kipling, collected together by him from a selection of his poetical collections.Including 'Harp Song of the Dane Women' From 'Puck of Pook's Hill', 'The Liner She's a Lady' from 'The Seven Seas', 'Song of the Red War-Boat' from 'Rewards and Fairies', and more.Illustrated with twelve mounted colour plates, and further vignettes, by Donald Maxwell.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original quarter vellum binding, with unclipped dust wrapper, and cloth covered slip case. Externally, vibrant, with back strip lightly age toned and stab mark to centre of back strip. Slip case in very good condition, with bumping and rubbing to perimeters, and cloth age toned. Major losses of dust wrapper at head of front wrap and head and tail of rear wrap, lacking entirety of back strip. Major closed tears and folds to front wrap towards fore edge. Dust wrapper age toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed.

Seller Inventory # 977F21

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Songs of the Sea
• Publisher: Macmillan, London
• Publication Date: 1927
• Binding: Vellum
• Illustrator: Donald Maxwell
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Signed: signed by author
• Book Type: book