From Sea to Sea and other Sketches Letters of Travel
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Macmillan and Co., 1904. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A lovely leather bound copy of Rudyard Kipling's From Sea to Sea and other Sketches Letters of Travel. The first volume of a series of letters of travel from English novelist Rudyard Kipling. This volume consists of travel reports by Kipling for his newspapers between 1887 and 1899. Rudyard Kipling was an English short story writer, novelist and poet who was born in British India which inspired much of this work. In prize binding for Chigwell School, bound by Sangorski. In quarter calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart indeed with some light rubbing to the head of the spine. Prize inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with some light spotting to the first few pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844B70
- Title
- From Sea to Sea and other Sketches Letters of Travel
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- From Sea to Sea and other Sketches Letters of Travel Rudyard Kipling travel letters Rudyard Kipling
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.