Rewards and Fairies
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1910. First Edition. Four black and white plates by Frank Craig. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. xii, 338, [7 ads] pages.
Kipling's collection of historical fantasy tales intertwined with the contemporary adventures of two children, David and Una, who are able to meet historical figures with the help of Puck, a fairy from English folklore. The stories are complimented by poems that echo their themes.
Of particular significance, this is the first book appearance of Kipling's most famous poem, "If---", which appears here on pages 175-176. This poem is a superb literary example of Victorian-era stoicism and quickly came to embody the English "stiff upper lip."
Ref. RICHARDS A242.
Bound in maroon cloth over boards with gilt medallion on upper board, spine titles in gilt, and top edge gilt. Light foxing to endpapers, textblock edges, and a few preliminary leaves. Neat prior ownership inscription dated 1911 on front pastedown. Minor rubs, a few shallow bumps to extremities, and a touch of fading to spine. Overall a clean, sound, and very good copy.
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