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UK: Macmillan, 1902. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. R Kipling. 1st Edition 1902. A nice example and rare thus. A collection of Kipling's well-known animal stories, including "How the Whale Got his Throat," "The Elephant's Child," and "The Butterfly That Stamped." With author's illustrations throughout. Book is very good++ with bright boards and spine. Contents good with bright pages. Light foxing to endpapers. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18142

Just So Stories for Little Children is a collection of origin stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling. Considered a classic of children's literature, the book is amongst Kipling's best known works.

First editions of 'Just So Stories' published by Macmillan in 1902 can be identified by the imprint on the bottom of the title page, a note stating 'All rights reserved' and the absence of subsequent printings or editions mentioned.