SUMMARY
Rudyard Kipling's collection of stories 'Puck of Pook's Hill' bound from the parts of the 1906 Strand Magazine.
First Edition,Illustrated
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Preceding the work in book form, this clothbound work is from the January - October issues of 'The Strand Magazine' from 1906.
Comprising of ten parts from 'The Strand Magazine'.
Illustrated by Claude Allen Shepperson. When the work was published in book form illustrations were by H R Millar.
This series of short stories are set during different periods of English history. They are regarded as both historical fantasy and contemporary fantasy. The tales are narrated to two children by people magically plucked out of history by the elf Puck, or they are told by Puck himself.
CONDITION
Bound in a full cloth binding. Externally, bumped tot the head and tail of spine. Light rubbing to the spine and joints. Spine has faded. Front hinge is strained but firm. Prior owner's notations in pencil to the recto of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Scattered spots to endpapers and the odd spots to pages.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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