Rewards and Fairies.
"I tell this tale which is stricter true, just by way of convincing you how very little since things was made, things have altered in the shipwright's trade": First Tauchnitz edition of Rudyard Kipling's Rewards and Fairies
Rewards and Fairies.
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Item Number: 123877
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1910.
First Tauchnitz edition of Kipling’s historical fantasy collection which contains the first appearance of his poem “If—”. Octavo, bound in three quarter leatherette, all edges marbled. In near fine condition.
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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