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18986544Written on Kipling's home letterhead at The Elms Rottingdean North Brighton. Letter roughly reads: Dear Mr. Hedman Why not come here to lunch at 1.30 and we'll go for a walk on the . Sincerely Rudyard Kipling." Attractively framed together with a side profile portrait of Kipling at a writing desk. Wood frame with interior silver trim. Frame: 14.5 x 11 inches; Letter window: 4.25 x 5.25 inches; Portrait Window: 2.75 x 3.75 inches.
1897B6551New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1897-1907. A very good set. Binding: publisher’s cloth title in gilt on flat spine flat spine with decorative gilt illustration upper board with gilt ruling and central gilt ruled device side and bottom edges uncut top edges in gilt.<br><br> Notes: Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865–1936 was an English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist. He was born in India which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories including "The Man Who Would Be King" 1888. His poems include "Mandalay" 1890 "Gunga Din" 1890 "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" 1919 "The White Man's Burden: The United States and the Philippine Islands" 1899 and "If—" 1910. He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story.<br><br> Size: Small quarto Volume: 20 volumes of 36 Category: Book Literature; Charles Scribner’s Sons. hardcover
1897WN5894London: Macmillan and Co. 1897. Blue cloth with bright gilt titling and illustrations. AEG. Black end papers. Some crumpling of spine ends and corners but overall very good with bright gilt edges. Old catalogue entries attached to half title. Some foxing throughout especially on preliminaries at tissue guarded frontis. Hinges just starting but perfectly stout. A very beautiful book. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by I.W.Taber. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade. Macmillan and Co. Hardcover books
188913020PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS Lovell 1889 first American edition some light wear to 3 corner tips and rubbing to the spine extremities else a near vg copy in tan stamped pictorial cloth. Contains many of the authors earliest pieces. This collection is Kipling's first book published in the United States. Along with SOLDIERS THREE Lovell 1890 first American edition some slight soiling to the tan stamped pictorial covers else just a tight vg copy with tight unbroken inner hinges. This collection of military tales is Kipling's second book published in the United States. Along with THE PHANTOM RICKSHAW Lovell 1890 first American edition some soiling to the tan cloth pictorial covers else a near vg copy. This collection of ghost stories is Kipling's simultaneous second book published in the United States. For the set of 3--- Lovell hardcover
1891147351891. Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co. 1891. 4 preliminary 5 pp undated ads. Original diagonally-divided red and blue cloth.<br/><br/> First Suppressed Edition. A.H. Wheeler publisher of the "Indian Railway Series" had been Kipling's authorized publisher in India. However after Kipling left India for England Wheeler promptly prepared for publication three more collections of Kipling pieces without authority: THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT AND OTHER SKETCHES THE SMITH ADMINISTRATION and LETTERS OF MARQUE. Kipling insisted that all three editions be entirely destroyed and today there is only one known copy of the first title and only six known copies of the second title. But LETTERS OF MARQUE does turn up: although it was estimated that only about 100 out of 1000 printed copies escaped destruction the book today does not seem to be that scarce. This copy as with most known copies has a Wheeler price stamp on the front free endpaper plus a stamp showing this copy's date of dispatch from the publisher's premises 17 Nov '91 -- the book was published in October. The volume is in very good-plus condition with a bit of wear at one corner of the spine and the typical minor "lifting" of the cloth. For some reason this book almost always turns up in this approximate condition. Richards A61 citing ink-stamped dates ranging from 5 Oct 1891 to 11 Jan 1892; most copies we have seen bore a date in November; Stewart 95; Livingston 74. unknown books
1895147381895. Kipling J. Lockwood. With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling C.I.E. London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. 2 pp undated ads. Original blue cloth pictorially decorated in gilt all page edges gilt.<br/> <br/> First English Edition published three days after the American of the sequel to THE JUNGLE BOOK which had been published the year before. It continues with more tales of Mowgli that exemplify "The Laws of the Jungle" -- with illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling Rudyard's father. This was the second of the four Kipling gift books bound similarly by Macmillan with SOLDIER TALES and CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS coming out the following two years respectively. This is an attractive near-fine copy volume slightly askew spine gilt less than bright but no foxing and essentially no wear; the front flyleaf bears an inked "Xmas 1895" signature. Richards A85; Stewart 132. unknown
1888KIPLINGR015124Thacker Spink and Co Calcutta. 1888. First edition. Second issue pictorial cloth the first issue cloth had no pictorial element but first issue point at page 192 the number is printed at the inside edge of the top margin. Octavo. pp xii 283. At the rear is the 32-page publishers' catalogue dated December 1887. Front cover printed in black the spine in gilt. Forty stories 28 of which had originally appeared in the Civil and Military Gazette. The others ''are more or less new''.Rear inner hinge starting to crack. Covers slightly marked and a bit rubbed at the edges. Very good. Thacker, Spink and Co, Calcutta. hardcover
1890018576New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo vi2 5- 277pp. Beautiful First Printing of the First American Edition of Kiplings First Published Book. Originally published in Lahore India while Kipling was stationed there working as a journalist byThe Civil and Military Gazette Press in1886. Includes the iconic "Gunga Din". Bound in original maroon cloth with titles in gilt on the front board and spine. t.e.g. Housed in a quarter red morocco over red cloth-covered boards slip case with matching red-cloth chemise which has mild edge-wear and moderate rubbing to spine ribs. Square tight and clean throughout with quite mild rubbing to spine ends and tips. No page toning to speak of. Remarkably well=preserved. A gorgeous collectable copy. John W. Lovell Company hardcover
1890657P7London: A. H. Wheeler; Sampson Low Martson & Company 1890-93. Paperback. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce collection of five short stories by Rudyard Kipling each volume held in the original publisher's illustrated wraps. In five volumes. A collection of short story works by Rudyard Kipling all bound in the original publisher's illustrated wrappers. Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. 'Wee Willie Winkie' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Wee Willie Winkie' 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' 'The Drums of the Fore and Aft' and more'. The third edition of this work. 'In Black and White' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Dray Wara Yow Dee' 'At Twenty-Two' 'The Sending of Dana Da' and more. The third edition of this work. 'Soldiers Three' published in 1893 published by Sampson Low Martson & Company. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'The God From the Machine' 'The Big Drunk Draf' 'With the Man Guard' and more. The tenth edition of this work. 'The Phantom Rickshaw' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'The Phantom Rickshaw' 'The Man Who Would Be King' 'My Own True Ghost Story' and more. The third edition of this work. 'The Story of the Gadsbys' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Poor Dear Mama' 'The Tents of Kedar' 'Fatima' 'The Swelling of Jordan' and more. The third edition of this work. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally sound. Wraps of 'Soldiers Three' detached but present with loss to the head and the tail and discolouration to the wraps. Rear wrap of 'In Black and White' is lifting to the tail with slight loss to the spine and discolouration and marks to the wraps. 'Wee Willie Winkie' with loss to the fore edge of the front wrap and to the bottom of the rear wrap loss to the spin and light discolouration and marking to the wraps. Front wrap of 'The Phantom Rickshaw' is detached but present with loss to the spine with some marking to the wraps including a couple of small chips to the front wrap. Front wrap of 'The Story of the Gadsbys' is almost detached loss to most of the spine marking and rubbing to the wraps with a small chip to the front wrap. Light edge wear to the extremities of the wraps of each volume. Internally 'In Black and White' 'The Phantom Rickshaw' and 'The Story of the Gadsbys' are firmly bound and 'Soldiers Three' and 'Wee Willie Winkie' is generally firmly bond. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Title page of 'The Phantom Rickshaw' with some marks. Closed tear and fold to the title page of 'The Story of the Gadsbys'. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the title pages of each work except 'The Story of the Gadsbys'. Good Only A. H. Wheeler; Sampson Low, Martson & Company paperback
189996168London: Methuen and Co. and George Newnes 1899. Finely bound early printings of Kipling's collections of songs and poems regarding the late-Victorian British Army and voyages on the high seas. Octavo three volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 6 compartments within raised gilt bands top edge gilt others uncut marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Bookplate to each pastedown. Written in vernacular dialect Kipling's The Barrack Room Ballads contains some of Kipling's most well-known work including the poems "Gunga Din" "Tommy" "Mandalay" and "Danny Deever" which established his early fame as a poet. The first poems were published in the Scots Observer in the first half of 1890 and collected in Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses in 1892. Kipling later returned to the theme in a group of poems collected in The Seven Seas under the same title. A third group of vernacular Army poems from the Boer War titled "Service Songs" and published in The Five Nations 1903 can be considered part of the Ballads as can a number of other uncollected pieces. Methuen and Co. and George Newnes hardcover books
1891153356London: Macmillan 1891. First. hardcover. near fine. 352pp. 55pp. ads. Thick 8vo artfully bound in dark olive green morocco; gilt-lettered spine with raised bands & floral devices stamped in gilt and red on covers and spine; original wrappers bound-in at rear. Inner dentelles uncut edges t.e.g. London: Macmillan and Co. 1891. First edition. Near fine.<br/><br/> Macmillan unknown books
189996168London: Methuen and Co. and George Newnes 1899. Finely bound early printings of Kipling's collections of songs and poems regarding the late-Victorian British Army and voyages on the high seas. Octavo three volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 6 compartments within raised gilt bands top edge gilt others uncut marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Bookplate to each pastedown. Written in vernacular dialect Kipling's The Barrack Room Ballads contains some of Kipling's most well-known work including the poems "Gunga Din" "Tommy" "Mandalay" and "Danny Deever" which established his early fame as a poet. The first poems were published in the Scots Observer in the first half of 1890 and collected in Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses in 1892. Kipling later returned to the theme in a group of poems collected in The Seven Seas under the same title. A third group of vernacular Army poems from the Boer War titled "Service Songs" and published in The Five Nations 1903 can be considered part of the Ballads as can a number of other uncollected pieces. Methuen and Co. and George Newnes hardcover
189086272Allahabad and London: A.H. Wheeler & Co. and Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. First English editions except for Soldiers Three which lacks the Allahabad imprint and is the fourth English edition. Bound in red silk over boards with all wrappers and at least some of the ads bound in at the rear. Top corners bumped a bit of rubbing at the spine ends very good internally near fine. Bookplate of Wilfred Sheridan direct descendent of dramatist Richard Brinsley Sheridan and husband of Clare Frewen Sheridan the artist writer adventurer gadfly and cousin of Winston Churchill on the front pastedown. Signature of Clare Sheridan's brother on the front fly: "Oswald Frewen H.M.S. Comus 1916." Later signature of an American novelist. Four separate Kipling works published as numbers 1-4 in the Indian Railway Library. A.H. Wheeler & Co. and Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington hardcover
1891153356London: Macmillan 1891. First. hardcover. near fine. 352pp. 55pp. ads. Thick 8vo artfully bound in dark olive green morocco; gilt-lettered spine with raised bands & floral devices stamped in gilt and red on covers and spine; original wrappers bound-in at rear. Inner dentelles uncut edges t.e.g. London: Macmillan and Co. 1891. First edition. Near fine.<br/> <br/> Macmillan unknown
1894BC17142Macmillan London 1894 & 1895 1894. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Editions first printings. Individual volumes as follows: 'The Jungle Book' 1894. First edition. 8vo. vi 212pp. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling W. H. Drake and P. Frenzen. Original publisher's navy blue cloth gilt lettered and decorated depicting three elephants with riders and a herder on the upper board plus additional decorations to the backstrip these last a little faded. All edges gilt. Frontispiece tissue a little browned. The cloth nicked and worn at the backstrip ends the corner tips rubbed and with a little wear to the gutters. Front and rear hinges tender and the binding cocked and with some cracking and tenderness at two gatherings. A little light marking and soiling to the half title and verso and to occasional leaf margins. Former owner armorial bookplate to the front pastedown that of noted electrical engineer Alexander Pelham Trotter. A fair to good copy of an uncommon item. 'The Second Jungle Book' 1895. 8vo. 238pp ii publisher's advertisements. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling. Original publisher's navy blue cloth gilt lettered and decorated depicting a coiled cobra on the upper board plus a further gilt-stamped decoration to the backstrip. All edges gilt. The cloth lightly faded at the backstrip and with a little wear to the spine ends and corner tips. A slight ridge to the spine and the binding just a little cocked. Some moderate fox spotting. Former owner name inked to the head of the title page. A good sound copy. Macmillan, London 1894 & 1895 Hardcover
1895147381895. Kipling J. Lockwood. With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling C.I.E. London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. 2 pp undated ads. Original blue cloth pictorially decorated in gilt all page edges gilt.<br/><br/> First English Edition published three days after the American of the sequel to THE JUNGLE BOOK which had been published the year before. It continues with more tales of Mowgli that exemplify "The Laws of the Jungle" -- with illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling Rudyard's father. This was the second of the four Kipling gift books bound similarly by Macmillan with SOLDIER TALES and CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS coming out the following two years respectively. This is an attractive near-fine copy volume slightly askew spine gilt less than bright but no foxing and essentially no wear; the front flyleaf bears an inked "Xmas 1895" signature. Richards A85; Stewart 132. unknown books
1890641P24London: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1890-92. First edition. Loose Pages Articles. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A collection of four volumes of Rudyard Kipling's short stories with four volumes bound as one one of the collections 'The City of Dreadful Night' being the first edition. A collection of short stories written by Rudyard Kipling. 'Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories' the eighth edition of this work. Undated dated 1892 from a copy held at the National Trust. 'The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales' the fourth edition of this work. Undated dated 1890 from a copy held at Birmingham University. 'Under the Deodars' the fourth edition of this work. Undated dated 1891 from a copy held at Oxford University. 'The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places' the first edition of this work. Undated dated 1891 from a copy held at the British Library. All volumes with the front wrap bound in. Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. Rebound in a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally smart. A little fading to the spine. A couple of light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot. A little discolouration to the title pages. Very Good Indeed A. H. Wheeler & Co unknown
1897322132London: Macmillan 1897. First edition. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. viii 245 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt a.e.g. Almost fine. Bookplate. In half red morocco slipcase and chemise. Taber I.W. First edition. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. viii 245 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards A103; Stewart 160; Livingston 136; Martindell 68; Ballard LXXXI B; Grolier 224 Macmillan unknown books
1888WRCLIT73599Calcutta & London: Thacker Spink and Co. / W. Thacker and Co 1888. xii2831xxxiipp. Olive green cloth spine lettered in gilt covers lettered and decorated in black. Bookplate on pastedown offset slightly to free endsheet extremities a bit rubbed rectangular rule of rust-colored offsetting on upper cover; still about very good. First edition third issue of the binding with the publisher's monogram in black on the lower cover and ornamental borders in black at upper and lower edges of the spine and upper cover. In this copy the page number for 192 is misplaced as often and with no implication of priority and the terminal 32pp. catalogue bears a London printer's imprint and the date '2000 9 87" and mention of 'Rudyard Kepling' sic and DEPARTMENTAL DITTIES on p.xviii. RICHARDS A10. STEWART 18. MARTINDELL 17. LIVINGSTON 24. Thacker, Spink and Co. / W. Thacker and Co hardcover books
1898350171898. Single page folded into quarters on custom writing paper from The Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town South Africa with "The Vineyard Newlands ____ 189_" printed at the header. "Ap. 12 1898. Dear Morgan Crofton: We are in the last agonies of packing today but I hope to have the honour of calling on the general before 12: so Tomorrow. I am most sorry to have missed him this visit. Very sincerely yours Rudyard Kipling." Written to British Army officer Sir Morgan George Crofton during Kipling's first winter holiday in South Africa during which he was welcomed by a number of Cape Colony's leading politicians including the letter's recipient. Rudyard Kipling made his first holiday visit to Cape Town South Africa in early 1898 accompanied by his wife and two young children. Kipling had recently been awarded the title Poet of the Empire of Great Britain and was taking an increasingly political stance in his poetry as illustrated in his most recent poem "Recessional" composed for the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. He was warmly received in South Africa by some of the most influential politicians of the time whom he developed long-lasting friendships with and led to his interest in the British cause in the Boer War. unknown books
189996106London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1899. First British edition of Kipling's collection of school stories. Octavo original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt medallion displaying an elephant to the from panel top edge gilt. In fine condition. From the library of George Barr McCutcheon with his bookplate to the pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. A bright example. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. He became 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. Kipling's Stalky & Co. follows the story of a group of raucous adolescent boys at a British boarding school. Macmillan and Co., Ltd hardcover books
18921206041892. Scarce unauthorized edition of perhaps Kipling's most popular poetry collection. Octavo original wrappers. In very good condition. This collection was so popular upon publication in 1892 it was pirated in a small number of unauthorized editions which were sold on the streets of London and quickly suppressed. Housed in a custom chemise case. Scarce. In the short span of four years English author Rudyard Kipling produced in addition to the Jungle Books a collection of short stories The Day's Work a novel Captains Courageous and a profusion of poetry including the volume The Seven Seas. The collection of Barrack-Room Ballads was issued in March 1892 first published individually for the most part in 1890 and containing his poems "Mandalay" and "Gunga Din". unknown
189996106London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1899. First British edition of Kipling's collection of school stories. Octavo original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt medallion displaying an elephant to the from panel top edge gilt. In fine condition. From the library of George Barr McCutcheon with his bookplate to the pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. A bright example. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. He became 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. Kipling's Stalky & Co. follows the story of a group of raucous adolescent boys at a British boarding school. Macmillan and Co., Ltd hardcover
18921532London: Methuen And Co. 1892. first edition without limitation statement on copyright page. VG bottom corner tips are a little rubbed otherwise book is clean tight. A very handsome copy. ; 8vo finely bound in 3/4 red leather with marbled boards top edges gilt others uncut. Raised bands marbled endpapers LIMITED TO 225 LARGE PAPER COPIES this was the variant issue which was handsomely rebound in 3/4 leather. On the front endpaper is a mounted limitation statement which reads: "Of this Edition on Dutch Paper 225 Copies have been printed of which 200 are for sale. No. 11" This statement appears to have been added later. A scarce issue. . Methuen And Co. hardcover
1897211<p>Kipling Rudyard. Hindu Tales In Black and White. Translated from English by V.N. Ofrosimov. St. Petersburg 1897 107 pp. 22 x 15 cm.</p><p>Kipling is the most "Russian" of all Western writers of the 20th century not in terms of character or worldview but in terms of the intensity of his influence. No other country in the world loved The Jungle Book so much the best cartoon based on it was made in the USSR the best music for the radio play was written by Gubaidulina herself children of all Soviet generations played Mowgli Bagheera and Shere Khan and by the way we correctly adjusted the gender of Kipling's two main characters. The cat who walks by himself became a cat in our version and the fairy tale became more accurate funnier and more sarcastic and Bagheera who was also a brave young man in Kipling's version turned into a cunning queen of the jungle sometimes protecting Mowgli sometimes in love with him; a kind of Catherine with a young favorite. But most importantly Kipling became the foremost poet in Russia. At the same time he is rather marginal in England and even more so in the United States where incidentally his favorite was Eliot an avant-gardist and certainly not an imperialist; "A bad poet who writes excellent poems" he said of Kipling and this is a very accurate description.</p><p>Despite Kipling's popularity in the USSR translations of his works began long before the October Revolution and the establishment of Soviet power. The first translations appeared in 1896 and at the beginning of the 20th century several new translations were published each year. In 1916 an 11-volume collection of his works was released.</p><p>The book on offer Hindu Tales 1897 is one of the first translations of Kipling into Russian. It is in decent condition with a worn cover from the era and the stamp of a private collector.</p><p>WorldCat shows only two copies in libraries worldwide Berkeley and Yale.</p>