{"product_id":"rudyard-kipling-a-bibliographical-catalogue-james-mcg-stewart-1st-edition","title":"Rudyard Kipling: A Bibliographical Catalogue, James McG. Stewart — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Toronto, Dalhousie University Press and University of Toronto Press, 1959\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xviii, 674.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eVery Good. The binding remains remarkably tight and secure, presenting squarely on the shelf with clean, unblemished red cloth boards. The gilt lettering and decorative tooling to the spine remain exceptionally bright and unoxidised, showing no dulling or loss. There is minor bumping to the spine head and tail, alongside faint rubbing to the board corners, commensurate with gentle shelf-wear. The top text block edge is lightly dust-toned, whilst the fore-edge remains bright and clean. Internally, the pages are crisp and completely free from foxing, with the frontispiece portrait remaining immaculate. Overall, a highly presentable and structurally sound copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition. Strictly limited to a total print run of 750 copies, of which this is the standard cloth-bound trade issue (distinct from the 25 numbered copies produced on handmade paper).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eIllustrated with a superb frontispiece photogravure portrait of Rudyard Kipling, captured by the renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eAn indispensable reference tool for the serious collector, James McG. Stewart’s catalogue drastically expanded upon earlier bibliographies by providing exhaustive details on over 700 editions of Kipling's writings, paying particular attention to variant bindings, subsequent editions, and uncollected prose. Copies of this original 1959 printing have become increasingly uncommon on the open market, frequently retained in institutional libraries or lifelong private collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eRepresenting the culmination of James McG. Stewart's life-long dedication to the works of Rudyard Kipling, this monumental bibliographical catalogue remains a cornerstone of modern literary scholarship. Based upon Stewart's own exhaustive collection, which was subsequently bequeathed to Dalhousie University, the text offers meticulous transcriptions and physical descriptions of Kipling's vast literary output. Edited and prepared for publication by A. W. Yeats following Stewart's death, this definitive volume bridges the gap between Kipling's early hand-press printings in India and the massive rotary-press editions of his later career, offering unparalleled insight into the publication history of one of the most prolific and celebrated authors of his era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54320625058131,"sku":"4548","price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260708_112500.jpg?v=1784180239","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/rudyard-kipling-a-bibliographical-catalogue-james-mcg-stewart-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}