Land and sea tales for scouts and guides / by Rudyard Kipling, Commissioner, Boy Scouts
1923, 2nd edition. London (St. Martin's Street) : Macmillan. Previous owner's signature. Poor copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Some wear and tear to the spine. Front board starting. Text remains clear without blemish. Item #328831
Physical description: vii, 282, 2 pages; 21 cm. Contents: Winning the Victoria cross -- The way that he took -- An unqualified pilot -- The junk and the dhow -- His gift -- The master-cook -- A flight of fact -- "Stalky" -- The hour of the angel -- The burning of the Sarah Sands -- The last lap -- The parable of Boy Jones -- A departure -- The bold 'prentice -- The nurses -- The son of his father -- An English school -- A counting-out song. Subjects: Kipling, Rudyard (Joseph Rudyard) 1865-1936 Childhood and youth; Juvenile literature. United Services College (Great Britain); Biography; Juvenile literature. Children's stories, English. Children's poetry, English. War stories. Authors, English 19th century; Biography; Juvenile literature. Boarding schools England; Juvenile literature. Boys Education (Secondary) England; Juvenile literature. Victoria Cross History; Juvenile literature. Genre: Fiction. Short stories.
Summary: A volume of stories and prose, and several poems.
Price: €21.95