Departmental Ditties and Other Verses

by Rudyard Kipling

$4,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

First Edition of Kipling's first published book. Tall narrow 4to. Bound original light brown printed wrappers in the form of an Indian civil service envelope, overlapping flap. Laid into red morocco spine and cloth slipcase and chemise. The George Ulizio copy. Richards A7; Stewart 8; Livingston 10. Item #321985 The first edition of Kipling’s first published work. Kipling was made sub-editor of the

• Binding: Leather

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