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18998813East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1899. First edition thus. Very Good. 8 1/4'' x 5''. 92pp. Edition limited to 950 copies printed on unmarked handmade paper and bound in decorated suede. This is copy number 856 signed Elbert Hubbard. General light wear. Inner front hinge starting. The Roycrofters unknown
189960443New York: The Century Company 1899. Early printing of the American edition. Octavo 19.75cm; original sage green cloth with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt black and blind on spine and covers; top edge gilt; x3242pp; illus. Hint of sunning to spine with a faint diagonal crease to upper right corner of first four leaves else a clean very Near Fine copy. The Century Company unknown
18991215New York: D. Appleton and Company 1899. Cloth. Very good. 12mo; 209 1 6pp publisher's ads; gilt-stamped green-grey metallic thread cloth; upper edge gilt fore-edge and bottom deckle; gift inscription to ffep; sunning to rear board age-toning to paper; very good. Collection of Kipling's poetry including 18 Barrack-Room Ballads. D. Appleton and Company unknown
189851120NY: D. Appleton and Company 1898. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. Reprint. Heavily foxed throughout else a very good hardback in publisher's orange cloth and a jacket that is largely intact but is in three pieces and lacking the front flap. <br/><br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1896324351London: Methuen and Co 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good top edge gilt with a faded spine boards are scuffed a bookplate on the front pastedown. Methuen and Co hardcover
189950757New York: R.F. Fenno & Co. 1899. Two works in one vol. 8vo. 156 1; 9-139 1 pp. Decorated title in tan & black frontisp. portrait. Green ribbed publisher’s cloth lozenge illust. of elephant mounted on front cover gilt decorated spine t.e.g. slight shelfwear very slight rubbing NF copy from the library of Donald Alexander Skene 1898-1938 reporter for the Portland Oregonian served as a United States Marine during World War I and graduated Yale University in 1920 w/ gift inscription dated 1901 on ffep. First American edition of these two works with the first containing four of Kipling’s short stories originally published as the sixth and final installment of Wheeler’s Indian Railway Series including Wee Willie Winkie Baa Baa Black Sheep His Majesty the King and The Drums of the Fore and Aft. The second volume of American notes includes Kipling’s travels through California a fascinating and excellent account of Salmon fishing on the Columbia River visiting a salmon cannery in The Dalles with only Chinese immigrants cleaning and packing the fish and fishing on the Clackamas River along with the authors travels to Yellowstone and Chicago. R.F. Fenno & Co., hardcover
1899121504New York: Doubleday and McClure Company 1899. First separate edition of Kipling's Without Benefit of Clergy. Octavo original illustrated cloth. 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. Doubleday and McClure Company hardcover
1892ABE-1562616657770MacMillan and Co. 1892 New York Ist US edition spine faded. general wear. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. MacMillan 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
1897105368D. Appleton & Co 1897. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Later printing. Covers shelfworn. Name written on front flyleaf. D. Appleton & Co hardcover
18987828New York: M.F. Mansfield Publisher 1898. Decorative Cloth. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1898 2nd edition. G in its maroon cloth with light scuffing to the panels and light chipping at its edges. 64mo 1 of 500 copies on Enfield Deckle Edge Paper. Decoratve cover of a hovering vampire bat and endpapers from designs made by Blanche McManus. <br/><br/> M.F. Mansfield, Publisher hardcover books
189052465Allahabad: A.H Wheeler 1890. Spine relaid some sunning chipping and loss to extremities. Gutters cracked period ink inscrip to flyleaf. PP in clean clear condition binding firm. . Half Leather Marbled Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. A.H Wheeler Hardcover
189970977London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. 8vo. First Edition. xi 272 2 pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and elephant medallion on the front board top edge gilt. Slight wear to spine ends rubbing to joints and darkening to spine. Ink name to ffep. Occasional spots but generally internally clean. . Very Good. Gilt Lettered Cloth. First Edition. 1899. Macmillan and Co., Limited 1899 hardcover
189950289London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. First edition 8vo xii 272 2 advertisement pp. Marbled endpapers sides and edges armorial bookplate. Contemporary half calf a little sunned. Martindell 77. London: Macmillan and Co. unknown
1899018835Macmillan & Co Ltd 1899. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Red hardcover. spine faded spine ends rubbed. Corners bumped. A few marks to cover. Presentation copy. Pages toned. Two pages of adverts at rear. <br/> <br/> Macmillan & Co Ltd hardcover
1892AQ32268London: William Heinemann 1892. 4 276pp 8pp. With four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Rubbed marked and a trifle cocked spine dulled corners bumped. Hinges exposed later armorial bookplate of George de L'Isle Bush to FEP scattered spotting. The first edition of an early novel by Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 written in collaboration with his brother-in-law Wolcott Balestier 1861-1891. The novel is set in the fictional state of 'Rahore' believed to be based on Rajputana. . First edition. 8vo. William Heinemann hardcover
1895168247James Clarke & Co London 1895 . 1895. Soft cover. soft cover 8vo viii98pp slight foxing on advert endpapers edges browning text clean and complete internal binding shaken with old glued repairs pictorial cloth-covered card covers browned Good condition . James Clarke & Co, London, 1895, , paperback
1895811C27London: Thacker Spink And Co. 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A smart edition of the collection of poems from Rudyard Kipling first printed in 1886. A very smart eighth edition of Rudyard Kipling's 'Departmental Ditties and Other Verses' containing such poems as 'The Plea of the Simla Dancers' and 'To the Unknown Goddess'. Kipling is known for his works of fiction notably 'The Jungle Book' 1894 and 'The Man Who Would Be King' 1888. Twenty-four pages of adverts to the rear. In publisher's original pictorial binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally smart. Some very light rubbing to the extremities particularly head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is starting. Very light marking to the front pastedown and endpaper. Blind stamp to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some light spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Thacker, Spink And Co. hardcover
1896870M30London: Macmillan and Co. 1896-1898. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". A. S. Hartrick; I. W. Taber. Two smart early printings of the first editions of these works by the popular author Rudyard Kipling. The second printing first reprint of the first edition of Soldier Tales published November 1896 a month after the first edition and the third printing second reprint of the first edition of 'Captains Courageous' published January 1898 three months after the first edition. Both bound in the publisher's original cloth bindings with pictorial gilt to the front boards. All edges gilt. Illustrated to Soldier Tales with a frontispiece and twenty further plates. Illustrated to 'Captains Courageous' with a frontispiece and twenty-one plates. Collated complete. Two works from the popular author Rudyard Kipling a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book'. Soldier Tales consists 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 and The Madness of Private Ortheris. Illustrated throughout by the Scottish painter A. S. Hartrick 1864-1950. Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks is a novel which follows the adventures of Harvey Cheyne Jr. the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic. Illustrated throughout by I. W. Taber 1830-1912. This novel originally appeared as a serialisation in McClure's. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally fairly smart with some fading to the spines and light shelf wear to the extremities and head and tail of the spines. Spines are a little slanted. Front hinge to Soldier Tales is slightly strained but is held firmly. Internally firmly bound. To Soldier Tales pages are bright and clean apart from the odd spot to the first and last few pages. To 'Captains Courageous' pages are bright but spotted throughout. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1899939T59London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition of this charming novel following adolescent boys at boarding school from Rudyard Kipling. First edition. A novel following a group of adolescent boys at a British boarding school comprised of a collection of school stories whose three juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all cynical outlook on patriotism and authority. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Very small splits to the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1897C203303Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1897. Paperback . Very Good. Slight wear and fading to cover faint damp-marking to top edge middle gathering slightly loose otherwise very good. Tauchnitz, paperback
18956741London: Macmillan and Co 1895. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Third printing of the first edition of 1894. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt picture of the elephant herd gilt lettering and picture to spine. Some rubbing and bumping at edges especially to spine which is also faded and has a white stain. Gilt page edges. Very occasional slight markings to pages which are age tanned. Charming illustrations. Previous owner's dedication on fly-leaf undated but probably contemporry. 8vo. Illustrated by J Lockwood Kipling WH Drake and P Frenzeny 1895 Macmillan and Co hardcover
1891366400London: Sampson Low Marston & Company 1891. 9th Edition. Softcover. Good set in original stiff card wrappers with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; three issues. Contents; Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling ; Wee Willie Winkie and other stories by Rudyard Kipling ; The Story of the Cadsbys by Rudyard Kipling. Subjects; Rudyard Kipling. A.H. Wheeler & Co. Indian Railway Library. Short Stories. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company paperback
1896354613London : Methuen and Co 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xv 230 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: English poetry. Sea poetry. Genre: History. Language: English. London : Methuen and Co hardcover
1897261908New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn set bound in blind-bordered and gilt-decorated cloth with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 8 volumes. Contents; Volume 4. In Black and White ; v. 6. Under the deodars ; The story of the Gadsbys ; Wee Willie Winkle -- v. 8. The second jungle book -- v. 9. The light that failed -- v. 10. The naulahka : a story of West and East / written in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier -- v. 12. ""Captains courageous"" a story of the Grand banks -- v. 13-14. The day's work. Subjects; Kipling Rudyard 1865-1936. Writings in prose. Writings in verse. 19th - 20th century writings. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover