first edition Hardcover
1909 · New York
by KIPLING, Rudyard
New York: B.W. Dodge, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. First American (pirated) edition, first issue with original blue cloth with seascape in black, gilt-stamped lettering. . Appearing two months before the authorized edition by Doubleday, Page and Company. Good only with hinges cracked, spine tail frayed, without dustwrapper as issued. A collection of short stories. (Inventory #: 51974)