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First edition, first impression, of Kipling's classic collection of 12 stories and 12 poems, including "How the Camel Got His Hump", "How the Leopard Got His Spots", and "The Cat that Walked by Himself". The binding is in the second issue. As the white blocking failed to adhere and flaked off the cloth in the first issue, a new ink was soon substituted. Large octavo. Original red cloth, lettering to spine and front cover in white, pictorial design to covers in black and white. With 22 plates. Spine ends bumped, small mark on rear cover, cloth bright, slight splits to inner hinges, paper blemishes to initial leaves, sporadic foxing to contents. A very good copy. Grolier Children's 100, 57; Martindell 99; Richards A181; Stewart 260;

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.