1902 Just So Stories
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
A much better than usually seen copy of this classic.
Most renowned for 'The Jungle Book', 'Kim' and 'Just so Stories', Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is seen as a pioneer for the short story form and a classic author of children's fiction. He was born in India, the inspiration behind a vast amount of his writings, which include 'The Jungle Book', 'Just So Stories' and 'Kim'. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907, becoming the youngest ever recipient and first English language writer to do so.
'Just So Stories' was first published in 1902, and comprises a collection of origin stories relating to how various animals came to be, for example, how the leopard got its spots. He first told the tales to his daughter Josephine as bedtime stories.
Illustrated with full plates by Rudyard Kipling.
In the publisher's original binding with pictorial boards.
Condition
In a full cloth binding. Externally lovely, some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and shelf wear to extremities. Ownership inscription to front endpaper dated 1902. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean.
Near Fine
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