KIPLING, Rudyard. A Diversity of Creatures. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1917.
8vo. Original red cloth lettered in gilt on spine with gilt elephant head and ganesha block on upper board and topedge gilt, beige paper dust wrapper with publisher's device; pp. [viii], 441, [+4 publishers ads]; spine a little bumped to head and tail; slight staining to front panel of dust wrapper with creasing and a small closed tear to head of dust wrapper spine; otherwise very good.
First edition.
A Diversity of Creatures is a collection of poems and stories. The anthology begins with a futuristic tale based in 2065 in which a leading body referred to as the 'Aërial Board of Control' are responsible for running the planet. In this way, many of Kipling's stories explore themes of the effects of dubious governing bodies and the often restrictive structures in society.
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