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190409192402VA<p><strong>Philadelphia PA: Henry Altemus Company Undated but appears to be #14 of the Altemus' Illustrated Vademecum Series 1904. </strong> Pale green leatherbound volume with Altemus "Nasturtium" pastedowns on front cover gilt titles and decorations on cover and spine 247 pages. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Previous owner's name written inside front cover but otherwise clean and unmarked. Endpapers and pages lightly toned. Covers lightly age soiled; very light wear to spine extremities. Text block intact; solidly bound although front hinge shows some looseness. Original slipcase missing.</p><p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK: </strong> <em>This is a book of a series of songs and poems dealing with the late-Victorian British Army and mostly written in a vernacular dialect. It was originally published in two parts: the first set in 1892 the second in 1896. The series contains some of Kipling's most well-known work including the poems "Gunga Din" "Tommy" "Mandalay" and "Danny Deever" which helped consolidate Kiplings early fame as a poet. </em></p><p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR: </strong> <em><strong>Rudyard Kipling</strong> 1865 - 1936 was an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India which inspired much of his work. Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among the United Kingdom's most popular writers. In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first English-language writer to receive the prize and at 41 its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and several times for a knighthood but declined both.--Wikipedia.</em></p> Henry Altemus Company hardcover
19891150342M. F. Mansfield and Company 1989. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. Rebound in leather.<br /> <br /> The covers corner edges are chipped and worn with the edges of the spine also being worn and chipped. The binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. M. F. Mansfield and Company unknown
1619933Y31London: Methuen and Co Ltd 1916-1927. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart five-volume set of poetry collections from Rudyard Kipling including a first edition copy of 'The Years Between'. A selection of five volumes containing the poetry of Rudyard Kipling.With the first edition first impression of 'The Years Between' and later editions of the remaining works. Each bound in the publisher's original maroon cloth. Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer poet and novelist best known for his works of fiction including 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Man Who Would be King'. He is considered a significant literary figure for his works' vivid portrayals of British India and its explorations of themes of imperialism and clash of cultures. This set demonstrates wonderful examples of Kipling's poetry including 'The Barrack-Room Ballads' which contains some of his best-known works including 'Gunga Din' 'Tommy' 'Mandalay' and 'Danny Deever'. The entirety of this set comprises the following volumes:'Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses' 1916 'The Years Between' 1919 'The Seven Seas' 1919'Departmental Ditties' 1922'The Five Nations' 1927With thirty-one pages of publisher's advertisements to 'Barrack' thirty-two pages to 'Years Between' and thirty-one to 'Departmental Duties'. In the original cloth bindings. Externally very smart with fading to the spines and light bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpapers of 'Barrack' 'Seven Seas' and 'Five Nations'. With offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot heaviest to the endpapers of 'Seven Seas'. Very Good Methuen and Co Ltd hardcover
MUTUMIA-0083-04-04-2025Methuen & Co. Ltd. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 1899 used hardcover copy no dust jacket age wear to covers leatherbound tanning to pages with age. Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover
18921777992598MEPMethuen & Co 1892. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1892. First Edition. 208 pages. Contemporary rebind: half brown leather with brown cloth. With the bookplate of Colonel S H Banks to FEP. Formerly of 'Kamptee Public Rooms Library' perhaps from the British military base there. The poems deal with grim realities of late-Victorian military life - a subject that readers at Kamptee would have found very familiar. 16-page publisher's catalogue to rear. Vignette of bugler to title page. Pages have slight foxing tanning and thumbing. Gutters cracked with some exposed netting. A bit shaky with loose binding thread and loosening front matter. Pencil marks to FEP and both pastedown. Slightly bubbled pastedowns. Sporadic heavy stains and thumb marks text legible throughout. A few dog-eared corners. Boards have heavy edge wear: intense bumping and peeling to corners. Slightly exposed board beneath. Spine ends very crushed: loss to ends and title label. Highly scratched rubbed spotted and marked especially the leather; slight ring mark to Methuen & Co hardcover
443280Woodstock. Paperback. Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. The Decadents Symbolists and Anti-decadents series is a collection of poetry from the 1890s published by Woodstock Books. It includes works by various authors exploring the themes and styles prevalent during that period such as decadence symbolism and the reactions against them. 1996 hardback in very good condition. This is a beautifully bound volume in blue and light grey cloth. The dust cover is in good condition. Woodstock paperback
1918mon0000021066METHUEN 1918. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. forty-seventh edition on red cloth faded spine METHUEN hardcover
1899LTH11-B-18London: Methuen and Co. 1899. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A collection of ballads and poems by Rudyard Kipling. Fifteenth edition. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 30 December 1865 18 January 1936 was an English short-story writer poet and novelist. He is chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers in India and his tales for children. Re-bound in a half vellum binding with blue cloth covered boards. Externally generally smart lightly rubbed in places. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered light foxing. There is a bookplate to the the front pastedown. There is also an ink inscription and a binder's stamp to the verso of front free end papers. Very Good Indeed Methuen and Co. hardcover
189259074E-083: Methuen and Co. Very Good. 1892. Leather. Leather. 12mo. United States Book Company New York No Date 1890. Vi 270 pgs. Possibly the first edition of the US edition address present to the title page but unfortunately not in the original boards. Bound in limp brown leather by Palmer Howe & Co Manchester UK with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards light scuffing and wear present to the boards. Top edge gilt. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of 42 poems all but eight of which had appeared previously in The Scots Observer and other periodicals with sixteen also having been included in Departmental Ditties Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses in 1890. It contains several of Kiplings most famous poems such as Gunga Din Fuzzy- Wuzzy Mandalay and The Ballad of East and West. E-083; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 270 pages . Methuen and Co hardcover
B9781498139700Hardback. New. hardcover
0331813858.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
026793971X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1892843M24London: Metheun and Co. 1892. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". Not Stated. A smart third edition of this collection of songs and poems by renowned author Rudyard Kipling. The third edition of this work in a half calf binding with decorative gilt to the spine. Top edge gilt. Ink inscription to the front free end paper dated 1909. Engraved vignette to the title page. The Barrack-Room Ballads are a series of songs and poems by Rudyard Kipling dealing with the late-Victorian British Army and mostly written in a vernacular dialect. The series contains some of Kipling's best-known works including the poems "Gunga Din" "Tommy" "Mandalay" and "Danny Deever" helping consolidate his early fame as a poet. The first poems were published in the Scots Observer in the first half of 1890 and collected in Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses in 1892. In a half calf binding. Externally smart with some very faint stains to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean though roughly cut with some spotting to the fore edge affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed Metheun and Co. hardcover
mon0000131593Rand McNally & Company. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Rand McNally & Company hardcover
1409302393.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
9363117049.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0836918843.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1878606158.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
026592474X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0259096490.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1903300005893Hachette 1903. 1903. Hachette unknown
1992feb19182Literatorul 1992. Used. 1992; Romanian Edition of Capitani curajosi; For more details please contact me Literatorul unknown
1937179120New York: Sun Dial Press 1937. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped. Light rubbing along panel edges. Sun Dial Press hardcover
204335New York: International Collectors Library N.D. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. International Collectors Library hardcover
419154MacMillan. Hardcover. Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Centenary edition of Captain Courageous: A Story of The Grand Banks by Rudyard Kipling. This book is in a good used condition with some wear and tear to the dust jacket and some slight staining at the top of the pages and on the page spine of the book. MacMillan hardcover