Sale 20BP02 | Lot 52

KIPLING, RUDYARD Group of ten private press, finely printed or illustrated works by, or with contributions by, Rudyard Kipling.

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
KIPLING, RUDYARD  Group of ten private press, finely printed or illustrated works by, or with contributions by, Rudyard Kipling.

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Lot 52
KIPLING, RUDYARD Group of ten private press, finely printed or illustrated works by, or with contributions by, Rudyard Kipling.
Comprises TUSSER, THOMAS Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry... 1931, one of 500 ("Benediction by Rudyard Kipling"); The Legs of Sister Ursula, Windsor Press, 1927, one of 500; The Dipsy Chanty, Roycroft Press, 1899, one of 950; Collected Dog Stories, 1934, one of 450 copies numbered and signed by Margaret Kirmse, with a small pencil drawing of a dog; How the Rhinoceros got his wrinkled skin, Chamberlain Press, 1976, one of 75 copies; The Flag. The Book of the Union Jack Club, one of 150 copies, 1908, in the deluxe binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (with contributions by Kipling and Doyle); Kipling's Advice to "The Hat", 1922, issued in a very small edition, in morocco-backed slipcase and chemise; The Lamentable Comedy of Willow Wood, Windsor Press, 1929, one of 100; The Benefactors. New York, 1930, one of 91 copies; and Why Snow Falls at Vernet, Two-Horse Press, 1963, one of 50 copies. All about fine.


C Estate of Joan Twigg

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $625 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $625 (includes buyer's premium)

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