The Day's Work
by Kipling, Rudyard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday & McClure Co.. Very Good. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth lettered in gilt. Moderate rubbing to corners; tanning to front pastedown & endpaper. Eight plate illustrations including frontis by various aritsts, W. D. Stevens, W. Louis Sonntag, Jr., E. L. Blumenschein, W. L. Taylor.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .
Synopsis
The Day's Work contains twelve of Kipling's tales that focus on work, employment, and labor from different perspectives. Some of the stories include: "A Walking Delegate," "The Bridge-Builders," "The Tomb of His Ancestors," and "William the Conquerer," among others.
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Details
- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002334
- Title
- The Day's Work
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & McClure Co.
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- FICTION
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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GRASS VALLEY, California
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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