Putnam by Kipling Rudyard (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Two sheets of tissue paper measuring 4 3/4 by 5 1/2 inches. Facsimile printing of this unflattering biography by Kipling of the American publisher George Haven Putnam who sold unauthorized editions of Kipling's works in America. The original edition was printed by Rudyard Kipling on a hand press at his house in Rottingdean, England in 1900 on shiny brown toilet paper. This facsimile printing on white two-ply toilet paper consists of the biography on one sheet and a facsimile note by Kipling concerning the printing. Both pieces are in very good condition with some light edgewear and a crease across the middle where once folded. Very scarce.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Putman. ("Life of George Haven Putnam. A Biography and an Appreciation of Mr. Putnam's kindly interest in the matter of the sale of unauthorized editions of Kipling's works"). First available edition (research has shown there are only 2 known copies of the first edition actually printed by Kipling, this being a facsimile, one of 50). Printed on thin crepe two-ply paper, 2 leaves 5 1/2" x 4 1/2", serrated edges, np (possibly New York, ca. 1910-1920?) Together with vintage envelope. Enclosed in a black morocco wallet (7" x 5") of the period, with large opening on left side for viewing the broadside. Humorous one-page text printed by Kipling on a hand press at his home in Nottingham in 1900, according to the printed facsimile note on the second page. Very good. Not located in the standard Kipling bibliographies.