Departmental Ditties
by Kipling, Rudyard
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Lahore: Civil and Military Press Gazette, 1886. First Edition. Very Good. First edition of Kipling's first published book. Bound in publisher's original tan printed wrappers imitating the form of an Indian civil service envelope with an overlapping flap. Wear to spine and a short split at the bottom end of the overlapping flap fold. Kipling was serving as sub-editor of the Civil and Military Gazette, and this volume collects his poetry which was published in the paper. Housed in a chemise custom dark blue straight grain morocco slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941952
- Title
- Departmental Ditties
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Civil and Military Press Gazette
- Place of Publication
- Lahore
- Date Published
- 1886
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...