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8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present); handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with propellor motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, printed cloth from original upper board and backstrip mounted on new and separate leaves at front, a most atractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Kipling's letter does not appear in the US edition where it is replaced with a Preface by Theodore Roosevelt. Enser, p.122; Livingston 436; Noffsinger 143 (recording the US edition). SCARCE.
In-4 p. (mm. 316x245), mz. tela edit., piatti in cartonato figurato con titolo in nero al piatto anter. e marca tipografica in verde e nero al piatto poster.; di pp.nn. 34, così composto: frontespizio con la stessa marca tipografica a colori, eseguita da Nicholson, che raffigura un mulino a vento di Rottingdean; 1 pag. con il verso di Kipling “Here is a horse to tame - Here is a gun to handle..”; un “calendario datato 1899” su 2 pagg., cui fanno seguito 12 pregevoli tavole litografate a colori realizzate da Nicholson, con a fronte un breve verso di Kipling; ogni tavola è dedicata a uno sport, uno per ogni mese dell’anno: “Hunting (January) - Coursing (February) - Racing (March) - Boating (April) - Fishing (May) - Cricket (June) - Archery (July) - Coaching (August) - Shooting (September) - Golf (October) - Boxing (November) - Skating (December)”. In fine due pagg. pubblicitarie di altre opere di Nicholson (An Alphabet - London Types), di cui l’ultima presente solo nel ns. esemplare. Cfr. Martindell “Bibl. of the works of R. Kipling”, n. 70 - “Dictionnaire des illustrateurs”, p. 759: “William Nicholson (1873-1949), peintre et dessinateur anglais. Associé à partir de 1894 à son beau-frère James Pryde, ils devinrent vite, sous le nom de Beggarstaff brothers (Mendiants associés), les meilleures affichistes de Grand-Bretagne. Nicholson fut aussi illustrateur et réalisa des décors de théatre. Comme peintre, il exposa des paysages, des natures mortes et des portraits de personnalités londoniennes”. Esemplare ben conservato.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, title in red and black, and 19 full-page illustrations in the text, neat contemporary signature on title; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, original gilt from upper board and backstrip mounted on new and separate leaves at front, custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 8pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Collects ten historical tales. Livingston 299.
8vo., First Edition, with title in red and black, and 4 plates; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, Anning-Bell's gilt 'elephant' emblem from upper board mounted on new and separate leaf at front, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 10pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Kipling's collection of historical fantasy and short stories includes the first appearance of the well-known poem 'If'. Bleiler 344.
8vo., First Edition, First Issue, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, and 9 plates, tiny neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; original red cloth, upper board blocked with Ganesha elephant's head in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, backstrip very faintly faded at extreme head and tail else an unusally bright, clean, crisp copy. With the nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate of J. Chamberlain on front paste-down, and complete with 2pp. publisher's advertisement at end showing price of 6s. The illustrations are by Kipling's father. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Livingston, 250.