Indian Tales
New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1899. Hardcover. Octavo. 749 (1)pp. Original lavishly illustrated with Indian motifs on red cloth with gilt lettering on front and back covers and spine. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece portrait lithograph with tissue guard. The Nobel-Laureate Rudyard Kipling is regarded as a master of short-short stories. This collection of thirty-six short stories is illustrated with sixteen full-page reproductions of artwork by L. J. Bridgman and others. Binding with light wear along edges. Previous owner's name inked to free front endpaper. Starting after free front endpaper. Signature including free front endpapers, frontispiece, title page, and table of content lose. Pages 23/24 lose. Pencil notations on three of the free front endpapers. Binding in overall good+, interior in fair to good condition. Fair-Good. Item #37891
Price: $50.00