Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard and similar items

Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling 1913 Plain Tales from the Hills Rudyard Kipling Review of Reviews Co. 1913 Doubleday, Page Co. Revised edition Biographical Sketch by Charles Eliot Norton 324 pages The binding is weakening but in acceptable condition. The pages are clean but lightly tanned and some have a light water stain on the upper corner. There is a bookplate and a name written on the front end paper and several notations are written on the free front end paper. The cover shows a small amount of wear, blindstamping is barely visible and shows no detail. Acceptable. Hardcover. Many older editions of Rudyard Kipling's books have a swastika printed on their covers associated with a picture of an elephant carrying a lotus flower, reflecting the influence of Indian culture. Kipling's use of the swastika was based on the Indian sun symbol conferring good luck and the Sanskrit word meaning "fortunate" or "well-being". Once the Nazis came to power and usurped the swastika, Kipling ordered that it should no longer adorn his books. (#0000475)