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1898WRCLIT55395London & New York: Macmillan 1898. Pictorial wrappers. First edition wrapperbound issue. A few stray marks to lower wrapper extreme fore-tips of upper wrapper a bit creased and nicked otherwise an unusually nice copy near fine. This copy is printed on laid paper. RICHARDS A117. STEWART 191. Macmillan unknown books
1893123061London: Macmillan and Co. 1893. First English edition of this collection of Kipling's poems and tales. Octavo original cloth decorated in gilt. In very good condition. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. Macmillan and Co. hardcover books
189941937New York: Alex Grosset and Co 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition thus. Offsetting to the endpapers boards soiled and lightly rubbed else very good. Alex Grosset and Co hardcover
1899110420collier 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. collier hardcover
189712779MY FIRST BOOK Chatto & Windus 1897 first edition sheets with a new tipped in title page fore edge corner tips slightly bumped spine somewhat tanned else a very tight vg copy. Author contributions by Walter Besant James Payn W. Clark Russell Grant Allen Hall Caine George R. Sims Rudyard Kipling Arthur Conan Doyle M. E. Braddon F. W. Robinson H. Rider Haggard R. M. Ballantyne Israel Zangwill Morley Roberts Jerome K. Jerome David Christy Murray Marie Corelli Bret Harte "Q" Robert Louis Stevenson et.al. Accompanied by 185 illustrations. Chatto & Windus unknown
18921383334London: Macmillan and Company 1892. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xii 359 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's blue cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have moderate wear including slight scuffing some fraying/rubbing wear to the edges and slight white adhesive remnants to the rear. Cocked spine. Decorative gilt illustrations to the front. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Deckled fore/tail edges. Previous owner's bookplate adhered to the front pastedown. Newspaper clippings to the rear end papers. Embossed stamp to the title page. Former owner's name to the half title page. Damp staining to the head edge impacting most pages. Frontispiece. Cracked hinges and Cracking to the gutter to pages one hundred twelve to one hundred thirteen. Illustrated. Second edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column M ND-M. 1383334. FP New Rockville Stock. Macmillan and Company hardcover
1895kip129cAllahbad: A H Wheeler & Co / Indian Railway Library. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Original card wraps bound in decorative cloth boards with new endpapers inserted. Foxing to endpapers. Ink inscription to original illustrated card cover. 1895. Fifth Indian Edition. Green and white decorative hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 140mm 8" x 6". 96pp. No date - first Indian Edition dated 1890. . A H Wheeler & Co / Indian Railway Library paperback
1900B060923utmug168630Peter Fenelon Collier 1900-01-01. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 3 volume set. No dust jackets. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping. -3a- Peter Fenelon Collier hardcover
19009956Good. 1900. Magazine. Magazine cover is toned with light wear and very modest soiling but in good condition. Pages are lightly toned but clean and very good. 11.25" x 16". . unknown
1899387320London : George Newnes 1899. 1st edition in this form. Softcover. Unusually good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and chipped as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 126 pp. 2 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm.Notes; Publisher's advertisement on page 2 and pages 127-128; miscellaneous advertisements on pages 1 and pages 2 3 and 4 of cover. Issued in orange paper wrappers; title author portrait and price sixpence on front cover miscellaneous advertisements on back and inside covers. Subjects; Soldiers ; Poetry. Satire English. English poetry 19th century. India Politics and government 1857-1919. London : George Newnes paperback
1899393404London : George Newnes Limited Southampton Street Strand 1899. 1st edition. Softcover. Poor paperback copy only; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Spine worn; cover pages detached. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 126 pp. 2 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm. Subjects; Soldiers ; Poetry. Satire English. India Politics and government 1857-1919. London : George Newnes, Limited Southampton Street, Strand paperback
1897416067New York : Macmillan 1897. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked illustrated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; viii 203 pages 21 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes; Originally published 1896. Notes; Includes reproductions of illustrations by A.S. Hartrick. Contents; With the main guard -- The drums of the Fore and aft -- The man who was -- The courting of Dinah Shadd -- The incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney -- The taking of Lungtungpen -- The madness of Private Ortheris. Subjects; Kipling Rudyard 1865-1936 ; Short stories. English fiction. Soldiers ; Fiction. New York : Macmillan hardcover
1891474600Leipzig : Heinemann and Balestier London 1891. Copyright Ed. Hardcover. Good copy in the aniline calf over marbled boards. With gilt detailing to the Spine. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's bookplate. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 278 p. ; 17cm. Series: The English library ; no. 1. Leipzig : Heinemann and Balestier, London hardcover
1897457871Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz 1897. First Copyright Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in quarter red leather over red marble boards with title gilt-blocked to spine. Boards somewhat rubbed at the edges and joints with spine somewhat worn. Marginal tear to front free endpaper. Internally tight and clean; a well-preserved copy overall. Series ; Collection of British authors ; Tauchnitz edition ; 3181. Physical description: 286 2 p. ; 17 cm. Notes: Publisher's advertisements on verso of series title. Subjects: Kipling Rudyard. 1865-1936. Second jungle book. Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz hardcover
1899001939NEW YORK: DOUBLEDAY & MCCLURE CO. 1899 431 p. PUBLICATION DATE 1899. COPYRIGHT 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898. BOOK DESCRIPTION: GREEN RIBBED CLOTH HARDBOUND WITH BLACK/GILT GOLD STAMPED TITLE/PICTORAL ILLUSTRATION ON SPINE COVER/FRONT BOARD GILT GOLD UPPER LEAF EDGE TEXT ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS BLACK/WHITE PLATES. DIMENSIONS: 8 1/8" x 5 1/2" x 1 3/8." CONDITION: VERY GOOD; BUMPED/RUBBED SPINE CROWN/HEEL/CORNER TIPS VERY LIGHT SPORADIC SPOTTING OF BOARDS WEAR AT EXTREMITIES LIGHT FRAYING STRONG SQUARE SPINE/BINDING STARTING TO LOOSEN DEDICATION PAGE STARTING TO LOOSEN AT TOP ATTACHMENT BRIGHT/CLEAN AGE TONED PAGES. A NICE COPY. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. DOUBLEDAY, & MCCLURE CO. hardcover
189823606M.F. Mansfield 1898. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. M.F. Mansfieldcirca 1898 no date stated. Hard Cover. Top edge gilt. Red boards with gilt decoration and titles.Frontipieces to both collections are present. Cover has mild shelfwear spine is faded. Pages are clean and unmarked slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. This collection captures the voices of common British soldiers 'Tommies' during the height of the British Empire using accessible rhythms vivid vernacular and a deeply ironic sense of patriotism and service.His work raises uncomfortable questions about empire class and race. For readers interested in British history colonial literature or the evolution of poetic voice this remains an essential if challenging read. M.F. Mansfield hardcover
1899E18841New York: Doubleday McClure 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First ediiton. Slim 8vo hardcover in dark blue-green decorated cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Nouveau decorated endpapers in green and white. Striking three-color frontis of "Princess Anniean louise". Illustrations and margin decorations by Orson Lowell. A tight generally fine example tasteful vintage bookplate front pastedown. Handsome copy indeed. <br/><br/> Doubleday, McClure hardcover
1900ROD0103067MACMILLAN AND CO. 1900. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 439 pages. Titre et auteur en doré sur le dos.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1899RO60113302Charles Scribner's Sons. 1899. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos fané, Intérieur acceptable. 359 pages. Photo-gravure en noir et blanc en frontispice. Reproduction sépia en page de titre. Tranche en tête dorée (passée). Couverture se détachant.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
189969750New York : Doubleday And McClure Co 1899. First Edition. Hardback. A good plus copy in the original title-blocked and pictiorial cloth. Dust-dulling and toning with rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 95 pages; Description: 95 p. ; 17 cm. Subject: Fiction -- Fictional Characters. Notes : 1st U.S. Edition New York : Doubleday And McClure Co hardcover
1899004535London 1899 Macmillan & Co Decorative Cloth
1897014296Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnit 1897. Book. Very Good . Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition THUS First Printing. Title page dated 1897. 386pp. Catalogue to rear dated January 1898 rear cover dated December 1897. Original wraps internally clean some chipping and creasinging to the extremities of the original wrappers. Uncommon as a first print in this edition. Bernhard Tauchnit Paperback
189167772New York: Lovell Coryell & Company. Good. 1891. Hardcover. 268 pages 7 1/2" x 5" maroon cloth covers bevelled edges gilt printing. The covers show some very light scuffing with rubbed spine ends and corners. This appears to be an ex-library copy but with minimal marks- library stamps on the front and rear paste downs as well as on the bottom of pages 101. The contents are slighlty toned and the hinges are tender- otherwise this is a complete Good copy. . Lovell, Coryell & Company hardcover books
189167772New York: Lovell Coryell & Company. Good. 1891. Hardcover. 268 pages 7 1/2" x 5" maroon cloth covers bevelled edges gilt printing. The covers show some very light scuffing with rubbed spine ends and corners. This appears to be an ex-library copy but with minimal marks- library stamps on the front and rear paste downs as well as on the bottom of pages 101. The contents are slighlty toned and the hinges are tender- otherwise this is a complete Good copy. . Lovell, Coryell & Company hardcover
1900TB30613London: Macmillan And Co. Ltd. 1900. Reprint of 1900. Very good in 3/4 red calk and pink cloth covered boards with five raised bands on the spine with two black leather labels with gilt text and gilt decorations in the compartments. The end sheets are marbled paper and the top edge of the text block is gilt. A 12mo of 7 1/4 by 5 inches with the leather worn through over the tips of the boards and the leather is rubbed at the head and heel of the spine. 172 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 20 plates and small engraved vignettes at the head of each story. A collection of seven short stories including: With The Main Guard The Drums of the Fore and Aft The Man Who Was The Courting of Dinah Shadd The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney The Taking of Lungungpen and The Madness of Private Ortheris. Macmillan And Co., Ltd. hardcover books