1899 D. Appleton & Company hardcover, second printing

This is an antique used item, in good used condition, with some signs of age/wear; textured-olive-green coverboards show light rubbing, minor edgewear and some associated corner distress, wear along/about spine, bubbling at rear left edge, minuscule points of blemish/distress. Interior pages show clean/smooth, creamy-white, with sharp black typeset; little wear/tanning; separation at front coverboard/front endpaper, demarcation to front endpaper. Spine remains straight/smooth, with visible shelfwear (top/base), while binding is intact/square-to-hand, with separation at front interior coverboard. There are no excessive nicks, chips, rips, tears, perforations, stains, residue or repairs.

A unique hardcover edition of Kipling's collected short works with moderate wear for a hundred-year-old title; for the collector or Kipling enthusiast.