KIPLING, Rudyard.

A Song of the English.

London: Hodder & Stoughton , c. 1909.

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"Follow after - we are waiting, by the trails that we lost, for the sounds of many footsteps, for the tread of a host": First and Signed Limited edition of Rudyard Kipling's A Song of the English; one of 500 numbered copies signed by illustrator W. Heath Robinson

First and signed limited edition of Kipling's collection of songs of the seas and cities, elaborately illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator, this is number 254. Quarto, original publisher's full pictorial vellum decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others uncut. With 30-tipped in plates with captioned tissue guards and numerous in-text illustrations. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise velvet-lined slipcase for Asprey. An exceptional presentation.

Kipling's A Song of the English contains his Songs of the Cities: Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Rangoon, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Quebec, Montreal, Halifax, Sydney and Melbourne in addition to his Song of the Dead, Song of the Sons, and Coastwise Lights.