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1897186620Leipzig. : Bernhard Tauchnitz. 1897. Copyright edition. . Later quarter marbled calf over marbled boards raised bands gilt spine decorations marbled endpapers red silk ribbon marker. . A near fine copy in an exceptionally nice binding some marginal yellowing to pages. . . small 8vo. Bernhard Tauchnitz. hardcover books
190029538London: Macmillan 1900. First U.K. edition issued some months after the American edition. Two-volume set. Two volumes. 8vo pp. 497 438. Red cloth stamped in gilt. TEG. Owner's bookplate on pastedowns covers slightly worn at ends of spines one small worm hold at bottom of a few pages o/w VG. Stewart 199. Macmillan unknown books
189329539London: Macmillan 1893. First Edition. 8vo pp. 365. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. cover little worn along the hinges rear hinge paper cracked o/w VG. Stewart 118. "This collection consisting of fourteen stories and two poems was published in 1893 by Macmillan and Co. in London and by D. Appleton and Company in New York. Ten of the stories had appeared previously in periodicals. Macmillan unknown books
189951210London: Macmillan. Very Good. 1899. Hardcover. London: macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. First Edition. Erased signature and embossed stamp just showing on endpaper hinges just starting covers show some light wear contents are slightly toned around edges overall a clean Very Good copy in mylar. . Macmillan hardcover books
18986649London: Macmillan and Co 1898. First Edition First Issue. Original Wraps. Very Good. Small Octavo. 84 pages. Bound in original blue pictorial wrappers. Minor wear at fore-edge of front wrapper; very good in a handsome cloth covered slipcase. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co paperback books
1892BB17270London: Methuen & Co. 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Small 8vo. Original cloth; 208 pp. 16 pp. of ads. An unusually nice copy of a book easily prone to wear. <br/><br/> Methuen & Co. hardcover books
1892123949London: Methuen and Co 1892. First British edition of perhaps Kipling's most popular poetry collection. Octavo original cloth top edge gilt with others untrimmed. In very good condition. Uncommon. Bookplate. 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". Methuen and Co hardcover books
189983937New York: Doubleday McClure 1899. First. hardcover. very good. 2 vols. 8vo green ribbed cloth. N.Y.: Doubleday McClure 1899. First Edition. First issue with errors on pp. 90 & 153 of Volume II. Stewart 198.<br/><br/> Doubleday McClure unknown books
1899WRCLIT59076New York: Mansfield & Wessels 1899. Small octavo. Cloth backed burlap over boards stamped in red. Illustrations by Blanche Mcmanus. First edition in this format unauthorized. An unusually nice copy of a book often seen in anything but acceptable condition. STEWART p. 621. Mansfield & Wessels hardcover books
190019322New York: Dodge Publishing Company ca. 1900. First edition thus. Slipcased. Very good. 16mo. Printed wraps in matching box. A very good copy in like box. Light touches of edgewear to box. Bottom portion a bit foxed. Book shows perhaps a hint of separation at front hinge but remains good and sound. Interior clean and bright throughout. 188pp. <br/><br/>Uncommon in the box. An exceedingly charming edition in lovely arts-and-crafts style. Includes "His Chance in Life" "The Rescue of Pluffles" "Lispeth" "Yoked with an Unbeliever" and over fifteen other stories. Dodge Publishing Company unknown books
1895WRCLIT83034New York: The Century Co. 1895. Pictorial blindstamped orange cloth lettered in gilt t.e.g. Decorations by John Lockwood Kipling. First US edition preceding the UK edition by a few days. Cloth and edges moderately darkened and soiled toe of spine shelfworn; just a good sound copy. RICHARDS A84. STEWART 134. The Century Co. hardcover books
1896121559London: Methuen and Co 1896. First British edition of Kipling's collection of songs and poems dedicated to voyages on the high seas which includes A Song of the English and Hymn Before Action. Octavo original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and vignette to the front panel. In good condition. 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 Seven Seas a collection which includes two of his better-known poems: A Song of the English and Hymn Before Action. Methuen and Co hardcover books
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 books
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
18999025New York: Doubleday & McClure Co 1899. First American edition 8vo 12 & 310pp. 8 illustrations by L. Raven-Hill; extremities rubbed hinges starting else a very good sound copy in original green cloth with caravel design in black on front cover and lettering in gold on front cover and spine t.e.g. Livingston 215. <br/><br/> Doubleday & McClure Co hardcover books
1899224732New York M.F. Mansfield & A. Wessels Publishers 1899. 1899. First edition. Thin 8vo. Issue #2 only. Original stiff blue wrappers with red cord tie designed by Blanche McManus. Fine fresh condition. Includes an essay on Kipling by Andrew Lang. F. Soft cover. New York, M.F. Mansfield & A. Wessels Publishers, 1899. paperback books
189132788London: Macmillan 1891. First Edition. 8vo pp. 351. Red cloth stamped in gilt. Cover ilittle worn at corners and ends of spine one hinge near tender o/w VG. Volumes under this title were published by Macmillan & Co. both in London and New York in 1891 this being the somewhat earlier American edition. They contain all the stories in MINE OWN PEOPLE 1891 with the exception of 'A Conference of the Powers' together with sixteen additional stories and one poem." - Stewart 99; Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 955. Clute and Grant eds The Encyclopedia of Fantasy 1997 p. 541. Wilson Shadows in the Attic p. 306. Bleiler 1978 p. 115. A series of short stories including a number that are supernatural. Macmillan unknown books
1896WRCLIT83014New York: D. Appleton 1896. Gray cloth with metallic tones elaborately decorated in gilt t.e.g. others untrimmed. Spine slightly cocked edges a bit shelf- rubbed pencil erasures and light foxing to front endsheets; a good copy. First trade edition following the copyright and preceding the UK edition which included text variations. STEWART 139. RICHARDS A92. D. Appleton hardcover books
1892198038LONDON HEINEMANN 1892 1892. ORIGINAL GILT AND BLINDSTAMPED SALMON CLOTH; 8 PAGES OF PUBLISHER'S ADS AT END FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover. LONDON, HEINEMANN, 1892 hardcover books
189829540London: Macmillan 1898. First Edition. 8vo pp. 381. TEG. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. One hinge tender cover little worn o/w VG. Stewart 180 With the 16pp.catalogue dated "15.9.98" called for by Stewart. Macmillan unknown books
189225093New York & London: Macmillan 1892. First American edition 12mo pp. xvi 207 8 ads; endpapers browning else a very good copy in orig. blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine. Includes the poems "Danny Deever" "Gunga Din" "The Ballad of East and West" and "Mandalay." <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover books
18999026London: Macmillan and Co 1899. First English edition 8vo ix-xii 272pp. plus 2pp. ads; extremities rubbed spine and covers lightly soiled binding slightly askew front hinge starting else a near fine copy in original red cloth with Ganesha device on front cover and lettering in gold on cover and spine title-p. printed in red & black t.e.g. Livingston 216. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co hardcover books
189634314London: Methuen and Co 1896. First English edition. 8vo pp. xv 3 230 38 ads; english bookseller ticket on front paste-down inscription dated 1896 on half-title some light foxing on edges pages untrimmed t.e.g.; extremities lightly worn spine faded else a very good copy in original maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Livingston 131. <br/><br/> Methuen and Co hardcover books
1892WRCLIT72127New York & London: Macmillan and Co. 1892. Gilt decorated blue cloth t.e.g. The free endsheets have caused offset tanning to facing blank a trace of rubbing otherwise a very good copy. First US edition preceding the comparable UK edition by a few days. RICHARDS A68. LIVINGSTON 91. STEWART 109. Macmillan and Co. hardcover books
1898WRCLIT78952New York: M.F. Mansfield 1898. 4198pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt decoration on upper board t.e.g. Portrait frontis. Very good and bright. Second expanded Mansfield edition a piracy based on the text of the 4th UK edition. The cover decoration is by Blanche McManus. RICHARDS EI-29n. STEWART p. M.F. Mansfield hardcover books