San Francisco
By: by Rudyard Kipling.
Contributors: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Vanston, William J. K., former owner.; Colt Kipling Collection (Library of Congress)
Published: 1891
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: United States -- Description and travel
Other titles: Detroit free press.; Idler magazine (London, England)
Work titles: Essays.
Notes: Binder's title from spine.

Scrapbook of clippings from newspapers from 1891 of Rudyard Kipling's writings on San Francisco and other topics about America. Most of these essays were published in part in the unauthorized edition "American notes" in 1891. Also includes "The legs of Sister Ursula" by Rudyard Kipling with illustrations by Hal Hurst extracted from the June 1893 issue of the "Idler" magazine.

Published in the Detroit "Free Press" on Jan. 3, 10, 17,  24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1891. Extracts also published in the Chicago "Daily Tribune" and the Philadelphia "Press" on the same dates with different headings. Cf. Stewart.

Date of publication for "Buffalo girls" from pencil note in margin, source unknown. Title not listed in Stewart or Livingston.

Stewart, J.M.  Kipling, 97, note

Livingston, F.V.M.  Kipling, 77, note

LC copy part of the gift of Mrs. H. Dunscombe Colt, 1984-1987. Signed binding by Root & Son, London. Has  bookplate of H. Dunscombe Colt Kipling Collection on front paste-down.
Table of contents: title: (from captions) San Francisco; title: The bunco steerer; title: Politics and girls; title: The American Negro; title: Great fishing; title: Fish yarns; title: The awful Yellowstone; title: Pretty Miss America; title: Uncle Sam's army; title: Mormons; title: Horrible Chicago; title: Red slaughter; title: Food and war; title: Buffalo girls [9/5/91].