KIPLING (Rudyard).

The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales.

SUPERNATURAL FICTION BY KIPLING, PRINTED IN INDIA

First (Indian) edition. 8vo. Original light grey pictorial wrappers. Allahabad, A. H. Wheeler & Co, 1889.

£575.00

The true first edition published in India of this collection of five short stories traversing horror and supernatural fiction, preceding the English edition published later in the same year.

One of two variants known of the Indian edition, the present example including the punctuation in the title to front cover. Spine chipped and cracked with some loss at ends, tear to foot of front joint, notwithstanding a very good example of this fragile publication. Housed in a red morocco backed slipcase with folding chemise.

Richards, Rudyard Kipling: A Bibliography, A18.

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