Rudyard Kipling; Edward German — The Just So Song Book
London, Macmillan & Co. 1903. First edition. Cloth. Twelve of Rudyard Kipling's stories set to music by Edward German, the first edition of this work. The first US edition of this work with copyright in the United States of America. Featuring the last song as 'Rolling Down to Rio' instead of 'I've Never Sailed the Amazon' which appears in the UK edition.Containing musical sheets for the twelve stories in Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of stories for children Just So Stories, set to music by Edward German. The stories feature animals and explain the origin of their distinctive features. In the original publisher's full cloth biding. Externally sound, extremities of the boards and spine lightly bumped and chipped, light marking and soiling to the boards. Previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .