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Echoes

by KIPLING, Rudyard; KIPLING, Beatrice; KIPLING, Alice

$14,500 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

Lahore: "The "Civil and Military Gazette" Press, 1884. First Edition of Kipling's Very Rare Second Book "Echoes" KIPLING, Rudyard and Alice. Echoes. By Two Writers. Lahore: "The "Civil and Military Gazette" Press, [1884] First edition. Small square octavo ( 6 x 4 1/2 inches; 154 x 115 mm.). [2, blank], [2, title, verso blank], [2, index], [1]-72, [2, blank] pp. Some light foxing throughout, first blank leaf with early ink signature. Publisher's light brown wrappers, front wrapper with tile design printed in black. lower corner (1 1/8 x 3/4 inch; 28 x 19 mm.) torn away, spine expertly and invisibly restored, still a near fine copy. Housed in a red cloth chemise within a full red morocco, velvet lined 'jewel-case'. Spine with five raised bands lettered in gilt in compartments, brass lock. First edition of Kipling's very rare second book; the "two writers" of the title were Kipling and his sister Alice ("Trix"). Of the 39 poems, mostly "echoes" or imitations of well-known poets, 32 are ascribed to Kipling and 7 to his sister. First published in Lahore in August 1884, the volume appeared when Kipling, then 18 years old, had been living in India for nearly two years. It was printed by the Civil and Military Gazette Press, where Kipling served as sub-editor, and he personally oversaw its production. In December 1883, Kipling’s mother brought his 15-year-old sister, Trix, from England to join him. Together, they engaged in a series of literary experiments and playful compositions, p

  • Publisher: Lahore: "The "Civil and Military Gazette" Press, 1884
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: unknown

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