An Almanac of Twelve Sports
first edition hardcover
1898 · New York
by KIPLING, Rudyard
New York: R.H. Russell, 1898. First. hardcover. very good(-). Nicholson, William. Illustrated with 12 colored plates after woodcuts by William Nicholson, with text in facing pages. Thin folio pictorial boards (well-worn at edges and with some soiling and light penciling on covers; contemporary gift inscription on front endpaper). New York: R.H. Russell, 1898. First American edition. Overall a very good(-) copy. All the plates are in clean condition, with some offset to the opposite text pages, as usual. There is one rather large purplish stain on Horse Racing text page (the rear of Dog Coursing plate) but images are un-effected. (Inventory #: 269122)