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Kipling, Rudyard
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Kipling, Rudyard
- 'Captains Courageous'. A Story of the Grand Banks. London: Macmillan and Co. and (New York:) the Macmillan Company, 1897
- Paper
8vo (185 x 123mm.), first regular edition, frontispiece and plates by I.W. Taber, one leaf of advertisements at the end, original blue pictorial cloth stamped and lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine (design on upper cover by Taber), top edge gilt, black endpapers, DUST-JACKET, collector's quarter blue morocco folding box, neat repairs to jacket which has remains of slight staining and some slight discoloration and spotting on spine
Literature
Livingston 137; Stewart 163
Condition
In addition to that described in the main body of the cataloguing (neat repairs to jacket which has remains of slight staining and some slight discoloration and spotting on spine), there is some very light rubbing to the head and foot of the spine. The gilt on the cover remains bright. There is a neat ink ownership inscription to the half title, and the tissue guard protecting the frontispiece is slightly spotted.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
RARE IN DUST-JACKET.
This edition was preceded only by a copyright edition printed in an edition of just a few copies.