New York: R.F. Fenno & Co., 1899. Two works in one vol. 8vo. 156, [1]; 9-139, [1] pp. Decorated title in tan & black, frontisp. portrait. Green ribbed publisher’s cloth, lozenge illust. of elephant mounted on front cover, gilt decorated spine, t.e.g. (slight shelfwear, very slight rubbing), NF copy, from the library of Donald Alexander Skene (1898-1938), reporter for the Portland Oregonian, served as a United States Marine during World War I, and graduated Yale University in 1920, w/ gift inscription dated 1901 on ffep. First American edition of these two works, with the first containing four of Kipling’s short stories originally published as the sixth and final installment of Wheeler’s Indian Railway Series, including Wee Willie Winkie, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, His Majesty the King, and The Drums of the Fore and Aft. The second volume of American notes, includes Kipling’s travels through California, a fascinating and excellent account of Salmon fishing on the Columbia River, visiting a salmon cannery in The Dalles with only Chinese immigrants cleaning and packing the fish, and fishing on the Clackamas River, along with the authors travels to Yellowstone and Chicago.

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Bookseller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 50757
Title: Wee Willie Winkie and other child stories; [American notes].
Author: KIPLING, Rudyard
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: R.F. Fenno & Co.,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: 1899.
Keywords: Literature, English Literature, India, Indian Literature, Children’s Literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Sets, India, Travel, Pacific Northwest, Western Americana, Salmon Fishing, Portland, Oregon, Canneries, Chinese-americans, Chinese Immi

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We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.

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