Captains Courageous.

£300 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

In Captains Courageous, Kipling tells the story of the spoiled fifteen-year-old son of a millionaire who is lost at sea and finds himself rescued by the crew of a fishing schooner, which proves to be a redemption of both character and body. First edition; 8vo (185 x 121 mm); half-title, frontispiece, tissue-guard, title page, 21 engraved plates by I. W. Taber, contemporary ownership signature in ink to front free endpaper, dated 9 July 1898, only intermittent examples of spotting, microscopic blemish in ink to half-title, otherwise pages are clean; publisher's blue cloth with gilt-blocked decoration to front board and spine, gilt titles, corners are bumped and shelf-worn, extremities of spine also shelf-worn, boards and spine appear bubbled across surface area, gilt decoration well preserved, overall very good condition ; [viii], 245pp, [2] ads.

• Binding: Hardcover

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