Rudyard Kipling

[Sammelband] Soldiers Three [with] Wee Willie Winkie [with] In Black and White [with] The Story of the Gadsbys

V.p. v.i., 1888. Very Good. Item #49973

V.p.: v.i., 1888-1890. Mixed Editions (see below). Four volumes bound in one. Octavos (21.5cm); contemporary parchment over marbled paper-covered boards, crimson gilt spine piece, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original pictorial wrappers of each volume bound in. Parchment dust-soiled, light wear to boards, else Very Good and sound. Contemporary armorial ownership ex libris of an Elizabeth Armitage to front pastedown. Contents as follows:

1. Soldiers Three. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1890. Fifth Edition. 93pp.

2. Wee Willie Winkie. Allahabad / London: Messrs. A.H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, [1890]. First UK Edition with slightly reduced wrapper design to fit in the UK price (one shilling). 96pp. Richards A36

3. In Black and White. Allahabad / London: Messrs. A.H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, [1890]. First UK Edition with slightly reduced wrapper design to fit in the UK price (one shilling). 96pp. Richards A35

4. The Story of the Gadsbys: A Tale without a Plot. Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler, [1888]. First Edition. 85pp. Issued as A.H. Wheeler & Co.'s Indian Railway Library no. 2. Richards A15.

Price: $350.00