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The Seven Seas / Barrack-Room Ballads
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
-
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an early American edition of "The Seven Seas" with "Barrack Room Ballads" by RUDYARD KIPLING. 1898; D. Appleton and Company; New York. There are six pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. An old newspaper clipping of Kipling's poem "Recessional" has been affixed to a blank page at the back of the book. Gilt top page edges. The book is a collection of poems - please see the photos for the complete list.
Condition:
The cloth has faded a bit along the spine, and at the top and inner edges of the covers. Sharp cover corners. There are a few tiny stain spots near the title on the spine, and a couple tiny stain spots at the top edge of the back cover. Bright gilt top page edges. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Consistent foxing to the pages throughout the book. The front end paper has a partially erased name and July '98 written in pencil; "one of the 6 best selling books, Dec. '96, Jan'y '97" is written in pencil at the bottom of the front end paper. An old newspaper clipping of Kipling's poem "Recessional" has been affixed to the blank page facing the 1st advertisement page at the back. A couple of the advertisement pages are still attached along the outer edge. Overall the book is in Good- condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7962
- Title
- The Seven Seas / Barrack-Room Ballads
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rudyard Kipling, if, Kim, the jungle book, second Jungle books, just so Stories, Mowgli stories, captains Courageous, man who would be king, light that failed, gunga Din, Rikki Tikki Tavi, rewards and Fairies, seven seas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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