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18951010R11London : Macmillan and Co 1895 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". John Lockwood Kipling. The first edition of Rudyard Kipling's sequel to his renowned novel 'The Jungle Book' with illustrations throughout by J. Lockwood Kipling The first edition first impression.In the publisher's original cloth.Illustrated throughout by John Lockwood Kipling with monochrome vignettes.The sequel to Kipling's popular novel 'The Jungle Book' this work includes five short stories featuring Mowgli the "man-cub" and three unrelated short stories mainly set in India. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist born in British India. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally excellent with minimal shelf wear to the extremities. Minor bumping to spine head and tail. Fading to spine. Front hinge cracked but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean with spotting to first and last few leaves. Very Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
1895895Z28London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. Two collections of stories by the Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling. Two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth. This set features two collections of stories by Rudyard Kipling the celebrated Nobel Prize winning author poet and journalist. The works include 'Soldiers Three' a collection of wartime stories 'The Story of Gadsbys' a collection of eight dramatic stories 'Wee Willie Winkie' and 'Under the Deodars'. Publisher's advertisements to the rears.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spines heaviest to 'Wee Willie Winkie' with slight marks to the boards and bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Bookplates belonging to A. P. Watt to the front pastedowns with hinges starting to 'Soldiers Three'. Internally generally firmly bound with signs of strain in places. Pages lightly age toned and clean. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1898009779London: compiled and arranged by the proprietors of "Punch" the "Daily Graphic" and the "Daily Chronicle." 1898. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. Oblong 4to. SCARCE in current commerce. Original red silk covered boards lettered in gilt all edges gilt unpaginated Very Good covers a bit soiled. A compilation of art illustrations poetry and letters done in facsimile from many of the leading authors and artists of 1890s London. Place of publication not identified publisher not identified Printed rectos only. OCLC locates 14 libraries worldwide with holdings. compiled and arranged by the proprietors of "Punch," the "Daily Graphic," and the "Daily Chronicle.&quo Hardcover
1898895Z22London: Macmillan and Co. 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". None . The first edition of this collection of short stories by the award winning author Rudyard Kipling. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by the Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling and features a collection of thirteen short stories including 'The Ship that Found Herself' 'The Devil and the Deep Sea' and 'Bread upon Waters'. Four of the stories include anthropomorphic characters. Publisher's advertisements to the rear.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with creasing to the rear slight fading to the spine bumping to the extremities small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine and slight rubbing to the extremities and joints. Bookplate belonging to 'A. P. Watt' to the front pastedown with front hinge starting and offsetting and spotting to the endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound with evidence of strain in places. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
189855180Chicago: R. H. Russell. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Original oversized cloth-backed boards. First US edition. Ex-University library with spine number small sticker to front cover three bookplates some bookplate remnants and blindstamps on each illustration. Edges and points exposed. . ; quarto . R. H. Russell hardcover
1891els2627London: Macmillan 1891. First Edition. Octavo bound by Pfister in full emerald levant with gilt-stampedpanels and corner devices front and rear spine decorated with an elephant a long-horned goat a rodent a monkey and a long-tailed bird gilt-stamped between the spine panels dentelles top edge gilt uncut marbled endpapers xii 401 pp. Numerous illustrations many of which are produced by the author who is also Rudyard Kipling’s father. Fine. Macmillan, 1891. First Edition. unknown books
1893228647Boston Perry Mason & Co. 1893. 1893. First edition thus. Folio. Complete issue pages 501-512. Illustrations. Some tears and old repairs at folds. Enclosed in 1/2 brown morocco slipcase. Scarce. Kipling's contribution appears on pages 506 507. See Livingston p. 171 #140. Soft cover. Very Good. Boston [Perry Mason & Co.] 1893. paperback books
1890147341890. New York: United States Book Company. Successors to John W. Lovell Company n.d. 1890. Original maroon cloth on beveled boards.<br/><br/> First though pirated Edition of both the "Barrack-Room Ballads" and the "Other Verses" not published in England until 1892; first American edition of "Departmental Ditties." The "Barrack-Room Ballads" include some of Kipling's best-loved verse such as "Gunga Din" "Danny Deever" "Tommy" "Mandalay" and "Fuzzy-Wuzzy." This copy is in the first binding state with "Lovell" at the foot of the spine even though Lovell had been "succeeded" by United States Book Company. The volume is in very good-plus perhaps near-fine condition spine gilt less than bright very light wear at the foot of the spine; the spine is not faded which is atypical for maroon cloth. Richards A48; Stewart 79. unknown books
1899111432London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. Octavo pp. i-vi vii-ix x-xii 1 2-272 273-274: ads title page printed in red and black original decorated cloth front and spine panels stamped in gold t.e.g. bottom edge rough trimmed. First edition. Collects nine stories and a poem thematically linked to student life in the United Services College. Stewart 195. A bit of dust soiling to rear cover free endpapers tanned as is usually the case owner's signature erased from front free endpaper a tight clean very good copy with bright cover stamping. #111432 Macmillan and Co. unknown books
1891265647Allahabad: Wheeler 1891. paperback. good. 96pp thin 8vo printed gray green wrappers; lightly edge-chipped. Allahabad & London: A.H. Wheeler & Sampson Low Marston n.d. 1891. First English Edition.<br/><br/> Volume XIV of the Indian Railway Library. Errata slip attached to title page.<br/><br/> Wheeler unknown books
1898WRCLIT77658Jamaica NY: The Marion Press 1898. Small octavo. Printed wrappers. Tiny nick at crown of lower wrapper joint trivial use at overlap edges otherwise about fine. First edition. Copy #93 of 120 copies printed on behalf of Paul Lemperley for subscribers this copy being designated in an early hand in light blue pencil for Kipling himself. Collects the documents pertaining to Kipling's disagreement with Harper & Bros. over the story including the collective letter signed by Hardy Besant and Black. From the Nelson Doubleday collection sale and surprisingly uncommon in this decent condition. STEWART 706. RICHARDS B22. LIVINGSTON 58. The Marion Press unknown books
1893228647Boston Perry Mason & Co. 1893. 1893. First edition thus. Folio. Complete issue pages 501-512. Illustrations. Some tears and old repairs at folds. Enclosed in 1/2 brown morocco slipcase. Scarce. Kipling's contribution appears on pages 506 507. See Livingston p. 171 #140. Soft cover. Very Good. Boston [Perry Mason & Co.] 1893. paperback
189745302New York: The Century Co 1897. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and black gilt and orange pictorial and decorative stamping. viii 323pp. Frontispiece 20 full-page called-for plates. Very good. Internally tight and near fine though binding is a bit edgeworn and the cloth "flecked" with a few stray small spots on spine and rear board; small homely gouge at lower left of front board. A tight and decent first edition of this great seafaring adventure in a binding that's well-loved but still fairly attractive with front board gilt bright. The illustrations by Walton Taber 1857-1933 are pristine. The Century Co hardcover
1887H40153London: Illustrated London News 1887. Hardcover. Good. Folio 15.75 x 12.25 inches old half leather and moire cloth boards good to very good light wear to binding some rubbing and weakening along outer joints small piece of leather missing from head of spine title on spine erroneously indicates this volume only contains Xmas numbers for 1897-98 when it actually contains quite a few others dating back to 1887 contents very good and sharp with original covers bound in. Contains both the 1887 and 1897 Jubilee issues the 1897 one entitled "Her Majesty's Glorious Jubilee.The Record Number of a Record Reign" has page after page of full page chromolithographs 12 in all plus covers very lavish and elaborate illustrations with the text pages having gilt decorated borders. Other issues include: Summer 1889 Summer 1890 both with Bret Harte stories Christmas 1890 Kipling's "Mr. Hauksbee Sits Out" Summer 1891 Christmas 1891 Bret Harte's "Their Uncle from California" Hardy's "The Son's Veto" and Barrie's "The Inconsiderate Waiter" Christmas 1892 Chromo cover Mrs. Moleworth's fairy tale "Princess Ice-Heart" Louis Wain illustrations of rabbits and dogs Frank Stockton story July 10 1893 "Wedding Number" marriage of Prince George to Princess Mary of Teck many engravings and articles about the royal families Summer 1894 "The Eternal Femine" by Israel Zangwill Bret Harte's "A Rose of Glenbogie" the aforementioned 1897 Jubilee issue with text by Sir Walter Besant; Summer 1898 H. G. Wells "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" a 2 pp. ballad by Cecil Aldin illustrated in color Bret Harte's "The Man and the Mountain" Christmas 1898 full page Louis Wain plate of cats in a snowball fight and much else. Lots of engravings some double-page throughout. Illustrated London News hardcover
1891006850New York: United States Book Company Successor to John W. Lovell Company 1891. This is a Very Good copy of the First American "Authorized" Edition also designated on the cover as "Indian Tales - IV". Uncmmon in this printing. Tan cloth binding with titling in maroon; ruled and with a printed male Indian on the cover. Clean text; frontis illustration of Kipling; xxvi 268 pages oddly th text begins at page eleven. The Introduction is by Henry James. The spine is lightly faded as is the titling.; the front cover printing is rubbed but remains clear. In an archival plastic protector. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. United States Book Company Successor to John W. Lovell Company Hardcover
1899013511Boston: Desmond Publishing Co 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Salesman's dummy for the six volume set sold by subscription. With frontispiece portrait title page 5 photogravure plates w/tissue guards and about 10 pages of text with some duotones. Though title page is for Soldiers Three the elements in the book appear to be from it and the other five books in this Desmond edition of Selected Works: Mine Own People Phantom Rickshaw Plain Tales from the Hill The Light that Failed and Back Room Ballads as listed in the prospectus printed on the front pastdown. Some foxing solid binding. Desmond Publishing Co hardcover
1891265647Allahabad: Wheeler 1891. paperback. good. 96pp thin 8vo printed gray green wrappers; lightly edge-chipped. Allahabad & London: A.H. Wheeler & Sampson Low Marston n.d. 1891. First English Edition.<br/> <br/> Volume XIV of the Indian Railway Library. Errata slip attached to title page.<br/> <br/> Wheeler unknown
1898611705London: Macmillan 1898. Hardcover. Fine. First English edition. Octavo. Blue cloth gilt. A fine copy. Housed in a custom chemise and slipcase. Slipcase shows some wear but it has protected the book which is bright and fresh splendidly. Macmillan hardcover
1898613212Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company 1898. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition by this publisher likely a piracy. 12mo. Green cloth elaborately decorated in gilt. Offsetting on endpapers from jacket flaps near fine in lightly worn near fine dust jacket. Rare in jacket. Henry Altemus Company hardcover
189880953London:: William Heinemann 1898. First English edition; Library issue on Japanese vellum with edges stained red and 1898 calendar. publisher's illustrated boards with vellum spine. The top 2-1/2 inches of the spine has been destroyed--otherwise an attractive copy with slight dust-soiling to the rear board. Folio. Illustrated throughout in color by William Nicholson. Words by Rudyard Kipling. Richards A105. William Heinemann, hardcover
1890BB2578Allahabad / London: Published by Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington Ld. St. Dunstan's House Fetter Lane from 1888 1890. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. First English Edition third overall of this collection of short stories. Indian Railway Library Number 4. Demy 8vo 214 x 135mm: 96pp with Indian title page. Publisher's grey-green illustrated paper wrappers design re-engraved from the first Indian edition with carriage umbrella tipped to left and several other modifications printed in black "Price One Shilling" top of front cover back cover with vignette of lady's face partially covered by fan. Pages occasionally spotted but a collectible copy of this fragile production tightly bound in original wrappers and generally clean throughout. Richards A37. Stewart 48. Martindell 31 misdated 1889. Livingston 39. Grolier 91. First published in 1888 in Allahabad collecting six stories which originally appeared earlier that year in The Week's News. This edition published shortly thereafter and in the same graphic format but according to Stewart with text revised. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition carefully preserved in archival removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. Published by Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Ld., St. Dunstan's House Fetter Lane [from unknown
18980855095New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1898. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. B/w Frontis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 25 volumes bound in tan cloth with dark brown leather spine labels stamped in gilt tissue garded frontispieces 8vo approx. 350pp/vol. An attractively bound set comprising the essential works of Rudyard Kipling. A bright and clean set. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
189516279London: Macmillan & Co. 1895. First collected edition first printing. Published by Macmillan & Co. in London 1895. This is a near fine copy. Issued without a dust wrapper the deep blue boards feature some intricate gilt tooling to the front and side panels. The corners are so slightly bumped as are the spine tips. There is a small previous owners label to the front pastedown. The internals are immaculate throughout and free from inscriptions. The text blocks are clean and clear. Overall this is a near fine copy. A collection of stories setting forth certain passages in the lives and adventures of privates Terence Mulvaney Stanley Ortheris and John Learoyd. Macmillan & Co. hardcover
1895967Z11London: Macmillan and Co 1895. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". J. Lockwood Kipling. The first edition of Rudyard Kipling's sequel to his renowned novel 'The Jungle Book' with illustrations throughout by J. Lockwood Kipling. The first edition first impression. Illustrated throughout by John Lockwood Kipling with monochrome vignettes. The sequel to Kipling's popular novel 'The Jungle Book' this work includes five short stories featuring Mowgli the "man-cub" and three unrelated short stories mainly set in India. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist born in British India. In the publisher's original cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with light edgewear including very small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine a slight lean minimal fading to the spine and the odd very minor mark to the boards. Hinges starting. Internally firmly bound with bright pages and light spotting throughout heaviest to the front and rear. Owner's inscription to the half title. Very Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
18972408020005C. Scribner's Sons New York 1897. Outward Bound Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. Spines slightly sunned. Some fray or small tears to the heads of four of the volumes. Contents: v. 1. Plain tales from the hills; v. 2-3. Soldiers three and military tales; v. 4. In black and white; v. 5. The phantom 'rickshaw and other stories; v. 6. Under the deodars. The story of the Gadsbys. Wee Willie Winkie; v. 7. The jungle book; 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. Contents note continues; v. 17. Early verse; v. 18. Stalky & co; v. 19. Kim; v. 20. Just so stories for little children; v. 21. The five nations. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. C. Scribner's Sons, New York hardcover