Just So Stories

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1912. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Kipling, Rudyard; Gleeson, J. M.. Collection of the original 12 of Kipling's classic animal tales for children, beautifully illustrated throughout the 249 pages with the author's original pen-and-ink woodcut drawings from 1912, as well as 12 stunning full-color illustrations (including frontispiece) to complement each story drawn by J. M. Gleeson. An early-20th-century edition from Garden City Publishing (one of a series of classic children's stories reissued with new illustrations), n.d. other than 1912 copyright. Hardcover 8vo has dark blue cloth-covered boards with a colorful paper pastedown to front & red stamped lettering & design to spine. Condition is VG: generally very clean with the occasional small spot or smudge, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white but unmarked save for old gift inscription dated 1936 to recto of 2-page illustrated title page in front. Exterior shows rubbing to extremities with mild fraying to cloth at corners & both ends of spine.Scratching & pen scribbling through 2 of the letters in cover title. A lovely edition! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.