Rudyard Kipling — Stalky & Co.

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming novel following adolescent boys at boarding school from Rudyard Kipling. First edition. A novel following a group of adolescent boys at a British boarding school comprised of a collection of school stories whose three juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all, cynical outlook on patriotism and authority. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling, an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer who was awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Very small splits to the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .