The Five Nations by Rudyard Kipling

The Five Nations

Rudyard Kipling

Methuen, 1903

Hardcover: Very Good. First Edition. Red cloth with gilt title on spine. A first edition, first issue copy, with the issue point of 'David' to page 56 line 9 (that was later changed to 'Saul') and publisher's advertisements dated 'July 1903'.  Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book', however he was a prolific writer of poems and short stories. With an extensive publisher's catalogue to the rear of the work, dated 'July 1903'.   Externally excellent with minor shelfwear to extremities and slight fading to spine, as expected with this color binding. Toning to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Former owner's name in ink on front fep, dated May 23, 1910.  Foxing on first few pages, the rest is very bright and clean.