London: Macmillan, 1909 Boards clean and bright, with merest rubbing to edges and lightly bumped corners. Spine sunned, 16 stories and poems, including Wonderful "The Power of the Dog" well loved poem, and two stories about dogs ("Garm") and bees "The Mother Hive". Board spine and tail rubbed, faint rubbing to spine joins with boards. Edges lightly rubbed. Elephant Head vignette bright, faint rubbing. No inscriptions. Light toning to endpapers, very few faint fox marks to rear endpaper.Gilt top edges. "American copyright edition 1909" verso title page. 301pp plus 12 page publisher catalogue at rear of text. Tiniest printer no in faint pencil on first endpaper. Very clean, bright and tight internally. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First.. Maroon Cloth. Very Good/No D/jacket. Hard Cover.

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Bookseller: Matilda Mary's Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006989
Title: Actions and Reactions
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No D/jacket
Edition: First.
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1909
Keywords: BEE STORY DOGS
Bookseller catalogs: Dogs; Fiction;

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I have a mixed stock of many subjects - a lifetime collection of my own books-for example:food,cookery,children's books,local history,West Country interest-I think the word is "eclectic"-a little bit of everything! See my list of catalogues. Many books in my stock are now out of print. I am always happy to send a scan of book, or discuss with you any book, which might be of interest to you. Just email me at pmmorris@btinternet.com.As UK is no longer in the EU, if ordering from UK to a European country, you may be asked to pay Import Duty to your Customs Authority upon receipt of your book.

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