New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904. First American edition. Original dark green vertically ribbed pictorial cloth, stamped in black. Mull exposed at inner front hinge, Front free endpaper excised and two former owners names written on half-title in pencil and pen. A collection of Kipling's verse--the first appearance in book form of the poem "They", which had just appeared in Scribner's magazine the previous August. Spine ends lightly frayed and tips bumped. Mild shelfwear to rear board. Overall a tight, clean copy with strong hinges and a clean outward appearance. Very good. Livingston 290. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001176
Title: Traffics and Discoveries
Author: Kipling, Rudyard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1904
Keywords: ENGLISH LITERATURE, MODERN FIRST RUDYARD KIPLING
Bookseller catalogs: Rudyard Kipling;

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Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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