KIPLING, Rudyard. Rewards and Fairies.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, St Martin’s Street, 1919. Crown octavo. pp. x, 338. Publisher’s original red cloth, gilt medallion of an elephant and swastika on upper cover, gilt title on spine, top edge gilt. Frontispiece and illustrations by Frank Craig. A fine, bright copy, corners sharp and gilt fresh, occasional mild spotting to endpapers only.

A handsomely produced early printing of Kipling’s sequel to Puck of Pook’s Hill, first issued in 1910. This collection of linked historical tales and poems—many narrated by Puck himself—includes some of Kipling’s finest verse, notably “If—”, “The Glory of the Garden”, and “Cold Iron.” Set in the English countryside and rich with myth, legend, and national memory, the work encapsulates Kipling’s deep fascination with history and moral inheritance.

The author’s device on the half-title—an ancient Indian good-luck symbol later supplanted by darker associations—appears with his printed signature.

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