This is a vintage Rudyard Kipling novel called “Captains Courageous” from The Works of Rudyard Kipling XII.
This copy is certainly rare. The red cloth and the emblem in the center are a beautiful touch. Around the edges and on the bind of the book, there is subtle gold detailing that catches the light beautifully.
About: Captains Courageous is an 1897 novel, by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic.
Dimensions: 5 3/4 inches by 8 5/8 inches
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