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First edition. First state: the lettering on the spine has flaked off entirely. Quarto. pp [vi], 249. Full-page illustrations by the author. Pictorial red cloth blocked in white and black. The white blocking on these first state bindings was severely flaking even as the books were being produced, and the publishers quickly switched to a more stable white pigment. One often sees copies described as having the pigment flaking much less than usual, without mention that this therefore precludes them from being first state.Spine pigment completely gone, also flaking on front and rear boards. Head and tail of spine slightly pushed. Bottom corner of front cover bumped. Very good. Scarce in the first state.

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.