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The Dipsy Chanty and Other Selected Poems
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Near Fine
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Roycroft, East Aurora, USA: Elbert Hubbard at the Roycroft Shop, 1898. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Near Fine. 5.75 x 9.25 inches (14.5 x 23.5 cm). Slipcase: Custom built slip case in brown buckram, lined with brown card. Previous owners bookplate inside front cover. Excellent condition. Overall case condition is Near Fine. Book: First printing. One of the 950 trade copies, although limitation is not stated. Limp green suede binding with yapp edges. Browning and light creasing to edges. Page edges untrimmed. Red silk pastedown endpapers. Red silk ribbon bookmark. First initial in each poem printed in blue and black. Colophon and running title printed in red. Tanning to free endpapers, very clean text throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to leading blank. An unauthorised American edition. Contains a selection of poems taken from 'Departmental Ditties' and 'Barrack Room Ballads' including 'The Dipsy Chanty' (The Last Chantey), 'The Vampire', and 'Gunga Din'. A very nice example. (Richards E1-27). Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 9.25 inches (14.5 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 90
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1222E046
- Title
- The Dipsy Chanty and Other Selected Poems
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elbert Hubbard at the Roycroft Shop
- Place of Publication
- Roycroft, East Aurora, USA
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 5.75 x 9.25 inches (14.5 x 23.5
- Keywords
- , Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Poetry;
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Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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