The Story of the Gadsbys. a Tale Without a Plot.
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
Allahabad: A h Wheeler & Co Indian Railway Library. No 2, 1888. A very rare copy in the original paper wraps first edition first printing, one small chip on front two signs of a tear across the hinge but not very noticable , trace of a signature in blue at top of cover, very faint rear board has some brown rust staining & bottom corner missing reducing back to 5 pages not effecting text, all that said a very good copy indeed and interior is very clean & almost fine. email for photo`s.. First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003417
- Title
- The Story of the Gadsbys. a Tale Without a Plot.
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A h Wheeler & Co Indian Railway Library. No 2
- Place of Publication
- Allahabad
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Kipling, Rare First Kipling,
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th/19thc Literature; First Editions; Fiction; Selection of Rudyard Kipling Books;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...