The five nations
by Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable, 1903. Second Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in quarter aniline calf. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and toned as with age. Gilt cross-bands with the boards ruled in blind and has paper spine labee. Remains quite a well-preserved example overall. Provenance; Bookplate of Arthur William Fitz Roy Somerset of Castle Goring in the County of Sussex, Esq., 1920. Edition; 2nd ed. Physical description; xiii, [3], 215 p. ; 20 cm. Notes; First edition, regular copy. Imprint on p. 215: ""Printed by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty, at the Edinburgh University Press"". This edition on handmade paper is limited to 200 copies. Poems. Subjects; English poetry - (1789-1919) - Works. Genre; Fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228010
- Title
- The five nations
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable
- Date Published
- 1903
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Calf
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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