123875 — New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1899 1900 1903 1904 1906 1909 1910 1917 1919 1920 1923 1926. . 31 vols 8vo 21.5 x 15 cm; engraved frontispiece portrait of the author to vol. I with red captioned tissue-guard various photogravures throughout remaining vols with red captioned tissue-guards black and white illustrations to some volumes sporadic light spotting to some tissue-guards minor tears to following leaves to corner of p.179 and p.340 of vol. VII to edge of p.13 of vol. VIII to lower edge of p.247 of vol. XIV to upper corner of p.83 of vol. XVI to top edges of pp277-88 of vol. XVII due to abrasion to page edges to edge of rear endpaper of vol. XXI to edge of p.207 of vol. XXVIII light purple pen mark to p.11 of vol. VIII slight foxing to p.123 likely from paper clipping once being kept there though not affecting legibility of text p.210 loose and newspaper clipping pasted to rear endpaper with pencil caption and corresponding offsetting of vol. XII inserted contemporary newspaper clipping to p.176 of vol. XIII mark to p.1 of vol. XIV light stain to pp314-17 of vol. XV pp55-58 loose and marks to p.330 of vol. XVIII tissue-guard opposite p.140 loose and inserted newspaper clippings to p.339 and p.347 with corresponding offsetting to vol. XXII pasted in newspaper clipping to rear endpaper with pen caption to vol. XXV otherwise occasional spot stain or mark throughout most volumes generally not affecting legibility of text overall very good condition with issues generally being minor; finely-bound by Stikeman & Co. near-contemporary half red morocco over red cloth boards lined in gilt spine in 6 compartments one-line gilt-panelled border with gilt lettering to second and fourth and ornate gilt decoration to others marble endpapers extreme edge offsetting of endpapers to all vols general signs of wear due to age including scuffs marks and scratches primarily to extremities though nothing drastically affecting integrity of the binding more noticeable scuffs to rear panel of vol. I liquid mark across upper board of vol. VII and vol. XIV black mark on rear board of vol. XII and upper board of vol. XX marks to upper board of vol. XIX vol. XXVIII and vol. XXXI overall very good with generally minor issues as a result of age a handsome set; xx 350pp x 307pp x 280pp xvi 386pp viii 387pp viii 368pp viii 341pp xiv 228PP x 329pp vi 377pp xx 359pp viii 242pp x 310 xii 303pp xiv 494pp xii 553pp xii 292pp xii 330pp vi 474pp vi 281pp xii 202pp vi 438pp viii 305pp viii 324pp viii 378pp x 515pp xii 189pp viii 328pp xxii 494pp x 449pp viii 452pp.<br /> This handsome thirty-one volume set was published across twenty-seven years and contains a large amount of the works of the writer Rudyard Kipling. The collection contains Kipling's most famous work The Jungle Book and its succeeding companion. Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 for his enigmatic witty prose and poetry and his legacy endured as one of Britain's most eminent writers.<br /> New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1926. hardcover
