first edition Cloth
1909 · New York
by Kipling, Rudyard
New York: B. W. Dodge & Company. Near Fine. 1909. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first Issue in Near Fine condition with lightly rubbed extremities. Binding in deep blue, vertical rib cloth with gold stamped author, title, and publisher as required. Without dust-jacket as issued. The wrapper wasn't introduced until the third issue. Richards 227, Livingston 328, Stewart 324; Abaft the Funnel is a collection of short stories and one poem published in 1909. The short stories contained within Abaft the Funnel were culled from the pages of the Civil and Military Gazette, the Pioneer and Pioneer Mail, the Weeks News, and the C&MG; 8vo; [iv], v-viii, 360 pages . (Inventory #: 34309)