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1898204455London: MacMillan Company 1898. First Edition; Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Lean to spine. MacMillan Company hardcover
1899204449New York: MacMillan Company 1899. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. MacMillan Company hardcover
1891137341891. Authorized Edition. New York: Lovell Coryell & Company n.d. 1892. Original maroon cloth beveled.<br/> <br/> First Combined Edition later issue with Lovell Coryell rather than United States Book Co. as the publisher. These two pieces first appeared in 1888 as the second and fourth numbers in the Indian Railway Series Allahabad; John Lovell issued each in wrappers in 1890 in his "Westminster Series" before combining the two in the present volume U.S. Book Co. in 1891 Lovell Coryell in 1892. This would be a fine copy were it not for the slight fading of the maroon spine -- almost unavoidable for this color. See Richards A42 note; Stewart 50. This is the George Barr McCutcheon copy with his bookplate housed in a morocco-backed slipcase with inner chemise. unknown
1899194200Boston: Desmond Publishing Co 1899. Vintage Copy; Early Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner personalization on FEP. Front hinge cracked. Desmond Publishing Co hardcover
18926683<p>William Heinemann. London.1892. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. A near very good clean copy in the original publishers binding of brick red cloth letttered and decorated in brown to the boards the spine lettered in gilt. Plain white endpapers with both inner hinges solid and without any the cracking often found in copies of this title. Some rubbing to the cloth extremities but overall a near very good copy.:.</p> William Heinemann. London.,1892 hardcover
1899636C33New York: Doubleday and McClure Company 1899. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A lovely two volume set of the work of Rudyard Kipling both first U.S. editions. This set features two fictional works by Kipling 'Without The Benefit of Clergy' and 'The Drums of Fore and Aft'. Uniformly bound in the original cloth binding with a elephant illustration to the front board both of these volumes are the first U. S. editions. Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a English journalist novelist poet and short story writer. Born in colonial India Kipling spent his school days in England. One of the leading authors of the 19th and 20th century he is perhaps famous for his novel 'The Jungle Book'. An extremely influential and popular writer poet Alison Brackenbury once stated 'Kipling is poetry's Dicken's'. In 1907 aged 42 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature making him the first English language writer to receive the accolade. Rudyard Kipling is of course best remember his novel 'The Jungle Book'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear and rubbing to the spine. Light offsetting to the front and rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine Doubleday and McClure Company hardcover
189832265New York: The S.S. McClure Co 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Volume 9 includes: "Ah Poverties Wincings and Sulky Retreats" by Whitman on page 600; "Camps of Green" by Whitman on page 999; "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" by Whitman on page 1052 all three Whitman poems are later printing from "Leaves of Grass"; the conclusion of the first appearance of "Captain Courageous" Rudyard Kipling; first American appearance of short story "The Voyage of Copley Banks" by A. Conan Doyle on page 862; first appearance of "Flanagan and His Short Filibustering Expedition" by Stephen Crane on page 1045; first American appearance of "The Governor of Saint Kitts" by A. Conan Doyle on page 565; "Slaves of the Lamp" by Rudyard Kipling on page 837; "The Two Barks" by Doyle on page 769; and "Pharoah and the Sergeant. A Poem" by Kipling on page 925. Bound in three quarter black leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt title to spine. Minor wear to edges of boards and corners. A few chips to leather on spine and sunning to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown and previous owner inscription in pen dated 1938 to front free endpaper. Minor browning and occasional spots of foxing to margins but clean overall. Illustrated. Pages 559 - 1004. PER/061418. The S.S. McClure Co hardcover
1898449393London ; New York : Macmillan and Co 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age and somewhat foxed. Narrow water stain top edge of end endpapers. All endpapers lightly foxed; there is a small water stain to margin of page 14 but the text block is otherwise bright and clean. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 84 pages. Notes; Illustration by N. Wilkinson on front cover. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Navy. Great Britain. Royal Navy Sea life. Warships Great Britain History 19th century. Naval operations British. Military life Great Britain. London ; New York : Macmillan and Co hardcover
1897410-5379New York: The Century Company 1897. In Very Good condition. Bound in full olive-green cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt and green; the decorative front panel lushly in gilt green and red. Top edge gilt. Octavo. viii 323pps. with 21 black and white plates included in the pagination by W. Taber. There is mild rubbing to the extremities and a few light soil-marks to the text. The binding is slightly shaken though sound with all pages intact. A very nice collector's-quality copy -- with variations in the text from the British original published earlier in that same year.<br><br><font color=#003366><b> "Harvey Cheyne is the overindulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner he is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and initially against his will joins the crew of the We're Here for a summer. An exciting adventure story 'Captains Courageous' follows the trials of a boy who is thrown into an entirely alien environment."<br><br></font></b> Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. First American Edition. Cloth. Illus. by Taber W. The Century Company Hardcover
1891005046Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. 1891. Kipling's first book. First published in 1886; this is a Near Fine copy of the Sixth Indian Edition. Maroon cloth binding ruled with bevelled edges; titling in gilt on the spine. The front cover has a decorative version of the title in gilt - sheaves of paper bound with a ribbon. Rear cover has the publisher's device in black. Clean text; 125 pages with a Glossary for non-Colonials and a 24 page publisher's catalog in the rear. Close to a Fine copy; just some hints of rub at the margins. In an archival plastic protector. A really lovely copy. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Thacker, Spink and Co. Hardcover
1900122456London: Methuen & Co 1900. First edition of this anthology published and sold to benefit the officers and men of the British Army in South Africa during the Boer Wars. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth. In very good condition. For Britain's Soldiers: A Contribution to the Needs of our Fighting Men and Their Families includes: Sir Walter Besant's The Memory Cell Rudyard Kipling's The Son of His Father H.G. Wells' Miss Winchelsea's Heart and Walter Wood's The Atonement of the "Vanguard's" Skipper among others. Methuen & Co hardcover
1891611699London and New York: Macmillan and Co 1891. Hardcover. Good. First American edition. First issue sheets without "October" but with "Robert Drummond Electrotyper and Printer New York" printed on copyright page. Octavo. xvi 351pp. 1pp. poem 8pp. catalogue in rear. First issue binding in red pebbled cloth both blind and gilt-stamped. Gutters cracked lacking front fly spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and bumped a good only copy. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1891121804London: Macmillan and Co 1891. First edition of Kipling's collection of short stories on the British in India. 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
1891123804London: Macmillan and Co 1891. First edition of Kipling's collection of short stories on the British in India. Octavo original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In good condition. Ownership inscription. 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
18937548London: Macmillan 1893 Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Octavo. Lower corners lightly bumped spine a trifle cocked. A very good bright copy. Macmillan, hardcover
189968654New York:: H. M. Caldwell 1899. Oriental Edition. publisher's elaborately decorated white cloth gilt-lettered and stamped in red green and blue t.e.g.; in dust jacket and publisher's two-part box. A fine copy in a very near fine jacket. The box is a little sunned. 8vo. With Original Illustrations by Victor A. Searles. H. M. Caldwell, hardcover
188907476A.H. Wheeler 1889 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. No. 2 second edition and no. 3 of the Indian Railway Series externally near fine with raised bands on the spine and no chipping or worn through spots front cover of the Gadsbys well chipped sometimes affecting the printing otherwise clean and complete Three-Quarter Leather. A.H. Wheeler hardcover
1899583068London: Enoch & Sons / The Daily Mail 1899. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. 9pp. Wrappers. Notched along the spine with the pages numbered in ink by hand from once being bound within an album music shop stamp on the front wrapper rubbing to the exterior still a very good and complete copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "E & S 2703." "For every copy sold of this song one shilling goes to The Daily Mail fund for the relief of the sufferers by the war" from the front cover. This charitable effort by The Daily Mail to raise money for soldiers and their families during the Second Boer War was reportedly the first of its kind. Kipling wrote the lyrics specifically to be used in this fashion and is quoted as saying "It's catchpenny verse and I want it to catch just as many pennies as it can" going on to remark that it is not something he would ever care to reprint "so there is no need of copyrighting it in America. If anyone wants to sing it take care that the proceeds go to our men" Victoria and Albert Museum. The song was an enormous hit and though the exact amount raised is unknown it certainly succeeded in catching a lot of pennies. Enoch & Sons / The Daily Mail unknown
1893607443London: C. Sheard & Co 1893. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. Three nested bifolia making 12 pages. Outer most bifolium separated along the bottom half of the fold "File Copy" stamp on the front cover and edgewear still a complete and very good copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "The Widow at Windsor." OCLC locates only three holdings and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. C. Sheard & Co unknown
1890531280New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Illustrated pale brown boards. Owner's name on first blank some rubbing and modest soiling spine lettering dull else very good copy. John W. Lovell Company hardcover
1890006269New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. The second book of Kipling's to be published in America a collection of eight military stories .This is a very good copy of the First American Edition "Authorized".Decorative tan or light brown cloth binding featuring the three soldiers; with a facsimile signature of the author and the designation "Indian Tales - II' on the front cover. Clean text; 409 pages with five-pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Mild wear at the margins; rear hinge cracked but holding well. The decorations and titles are faded but readable; worse on the spine. In an archival plastic protector. First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John W. Lovell Company Hardcover
1899006952New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1899. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition containing nine stories. Green ribbed cloth binding; blindstamped in black with ruling and a sailing ship; titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 310 pages. Top-edge is gilt others rough-cut. Frontis illustration and seven others within. Just a slight touch of wear to the tips; else a Fine copy. In an archivalplastic protector. First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday & McClure Co. Hardcover
18987547London: Macmillan 1898 First edition. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Octavo. . Light shelfwear. A near fine copy bright and tight. Macmillan, hardcover
1892006852Chicago & New York: Rand McNally & Company Publishers 1892. Kipling's first novel a bit of a romance may have been unloved by the critics but not by the readers. This is a Very Good copy of an erly pirate edition. Scarce. Light tan wraps with titling in red. Illustrated front cover of shipboard readers; rear cover is an advert for a railroad. Clean text; 219 pages with 21 pages of adverts for household goos medicines railroads and yes books. Cheap pulp paper stock is tanned but quite clear and readable. Chips to the front cover. An intersting find for the Kipling completist. In an archival plastic protector. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rand, McNally & Company, Publishers Paperback
18951397515New York: The Century Co 1895. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 324 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spine and extremities faded to black. Fraying with some material loss to cloth at head and tail of spine. General shelf wear to edges and corners of boards. Top edge of textblock gilt. Previous bookseller's sticker adhered to front pastedown. Minor staining to front free endpaper and pastedown. Shelved in Case 14. 1397515. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Century Co hardcover
