Rewards and Fairies.
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF RUDYARD KIPLING'S REWARDS AND FAIRIES
Rewards and Fairies.
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Item Number: 121940
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1910.
First English edition of Kipling’s historical fantasy collection which contains the first appearance of his poem “If—”. Octavo, original red cloth with gilt elephant vignette to the front panel, In very good condition. A very nice example.
English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901) and many short stories and poems. Rewards and Fairies consists of a series of short stories set in historical times with a linking contemporary narrative. Each story is preceded and followed by a poem, including If—, often described as Britain's favorite poem. Other well known poems included in the book are Cold Iron and The Way through the Woods.
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