PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS

R182.00

CONTENTS:

Lispeth; Three and – an Extra; Thrown Away; Miss Youghal’s Sais; Yoked with an Unbeliever; False Dawn; The Rescue of Pluffles; Cupid’s Arrows; The Three Musketeers; His Chance in Life; Watches of the Night; The Other Man; Consequences; The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin; The Taking of Lungtungpen; A Germ-Destroyer; Kidnapped; The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly; In the House of Suddhoo; His Wedded Wife; The Broken-link Handicap; Beyond the Pale; In Error; A Bank Fraud; Tods’ Amendment; The Daughter of the Regiment; In the Pride of his Youth; Pig; The Rout of the White Hussars; The Bronckhorst Divorce-Case; Venus Annodomini; The Bisara of Pooree; The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows; The Madness of Private Ortheris; The Story of Muhammad Din; On the Strength of a Likeness; Wressley of Foreign Office; By Word of Mouth; To be Filed for Reference.

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Description

A collection of short stories authored by Rudyard Kipling. Published by MacMillan and Co. of London in 1900. Third Edition, Reprinted, Uniform Edition June 1900. Hard cover bound this copy is in Very Good condition, covered in plastic and without a dust jacket. The size of the book is 204x134x30mm.

336 pp and 2 pages publishers catalogue. All pages somewhat yellowed; some edge-wear but worn at head & tail now reinforced. Gold elephant medallion on front cover, somewhat rubbed; gilt titles on spine; top edge gilt; reverse “swastika” on verso of half title. Sketch of R K as frontis; 336pp plus (2pp) ads. Part of a uniform set of 19 volumes so please see this bookdealer’s listings for the other volumes. Reprint. Hard Cover Red Cloth