[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed. of Kipling's "Wee Willie Winkie..." in orig. wrappers. Allahabad: 1888
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Kipling, Rudyard. WEE WILLIE WINKIE AND OTHER STORIES. Allahabad: A. H.
Wheeler & Co. N.d. (1888). First edition. (8),104pp. plus 1 leaf of ads in
front, an inserted ad before text p. 1, and 4 leaves of ads at back. Orig.
printed wrappers, a bit soiled. Spine with a few chips, otherwise a very
attractive fresh copy. With the bookplate (dated 1894) of Edwin Holden, influential
Grolier Club member and the founder of the Club Bindery along with Robert
Hoe. Housed in a full red morocco solander case by Stikeman of N. Y.
$750.00 (trade discount allowed)
This is apparently the second issue (of four) of the first edition, with
"Mufid I Am Press" on the front wrapper and with periods after A. and H. in
the publisher's name.
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