A very nice copy of the true UK Macmillan 1st edition / 1st issue of Rudyard Kipling's ...

SOLDIER TALES

 1896

• Original blue cloth with bright gilt decorative design on front cover of drummer and flutist, gilt top and bottom edges of front cover and gilt lettering on spine (somewhat sunned but lettering still very clear)
• Published by Macmillan, 1896, London. No other printings noted on title or other (copyright) page.
• Very clean end-papers with no inked writing or bookplates, just very small pencil marking on verso of ffep
• Covers nice and clean with only a few small smudges to front cover and some scratching to rear cover, very minimal
• 172 pages, many illustrations (see photos), beautiful gilt text block
• Nice and strong binding, untorn hinges, verey soundly bound with no loose pages, just very minor cocking but hardly apparent, book stands straight with very minimal leaning
• Gutters just starting in a few places but nothing serious, pages nice and bright with only moderate age toning
   

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