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1896005002London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. 1896 / 1895 1896. THE JUNGLE BOOK SIGNED WITH A 4 LINE QUOTE. 2 vols. Fourth & Second Editions 7-1/2" x 5-3/8" Kipling crossed out his name and signed above an additional 4 line quote to the title-page which reads "Now these are the laws of the Jungle and many & mighty are they: But the head & the heart of the Law and the haunch and hump is - Obey!" illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling & W. H. Drake. Bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth all edges gilt. General handling minor rubbing to head and foot of spines and back corners bookplate to front endpaper of the Second Jungle Book overall GOOD copies. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1896 / 1895 hardcover
1426115765Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc 1914-26. Signed limited edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo 27 volumes. Bound in full morocco gilt titles to the spine gilt tooling and ruling to the spine front and rear panels raised bands inner dentelles top edge gilt marbled endpapers. One of 1050 sets with volume 1 signed by Rudyard Kipling. In fine condition. An exceptional set. The works of Rudyard Kipling contains his poetry novels stories travel writings childrens tales military tales and essays. Kipling in 1907 became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize. Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover
1941031596New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1941. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Authors. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Number 637 of 1000 numbered sets signed by the author. 28 volumes. Octavo red gilt original dust jackets with decorative medallion on front. Top edges gilt fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Book plate on front paste-down endpaper. Uniquely each volume with its own red cloth slipcase with leather gilt title labels. Some mild wear on dust jackets. Rare find with each volume cased. Fine tight volumes and attractive set. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Hardcover
193042840Sous étui et couverture en demi-percaline grise avec étiquettes imprimées : 2 chemises de texte, une chemise de suites et une chemise à rabats et rubans pour la Suite pour Kim.Édition illustrée de 56 compositions d'après François-Louis SCHMIED dont un frontispice, 14 planches hors texte, 15 grandes vignettes, 15 lettrines et 11 culs-de-lampe, gravés par Philippe Gonin.
1937BIBLIO-52449Macmillan and Co. Ltd London Sussex Edition 1937-39. Limited edition of 525 sets of which 500 signed by the author were for sale. However many of these were destroyed when the publisher's warehouse was bombed in 1941. 35 vols royal 8vo full russet Niger morocco handmade paper top edges rough-gilded other edges untrimmed. several thousand pages. The Sussex edition is the definitive edition of Kipling's works splendidly produced and much sought after by collectors. Some contemporary Macmillan advertising material described it thus: "The Sussex Edition had been planned some years before the author's death and was designed to rank as the definitive edition of all his works in prose and verse in the most complete and handsome form. Kipling had undertaken a detailed revision of the text for this purpose and had autographed and numbered the first volume of each set. He left behind him careful instructions regarding the unpublished or uncollected writings which are so conspicuous and interesting a feature of the Sussex Edition. This material includes over sixty stories articles and speeches besides such groups of papers as The War in the Mountains Eyes of Asia and Brazilian Sketches none of them previously published in book form if at all in this country and the whole of his early or uncollected verse." From a contemporary review in the TLS: "The publishers are justified in the use of the epithet "superb" to describe this edition. The fine hand-made paper and Bembo type are equally satisfactory : but perhaps the binding is still more notable. It is . Niger leather lettered and simply ornamented in gold. The volumes though ten inches by six and three quarter inches in size are comparatively slim and so easy to hold; and they have an air of durability and of being meant for reading as well as for keeping which is not always the case with éditions de luxe. Set No.215. Armorial bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper of each volume: 'Ex Libris des Comtes Arrivabene Valenti-Gonzaga'. Spines rubbed and several volumes with some corner or edge-wear or small scrapes to the leather three volumes 5 6 7 with blotches to the spine sometimes extending slightly to the boards; otherwise a good set with good uniformity of colour not always the case with this edition. Internally excellent - clean fresh copies with most volumes unopened or largely so. Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London, Sussex Edition, 1937-39 hardcover
1941BIBLIO-14612Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. Garden City Burwash edition 1941. Limited edition of 1010 numbered sets the first volume signed by Kipling. 28 vols full green morocco covers ruled in gilt upper covers stamped with gilt facsimile of Kipling's signature spines lettered and tooled in gilt in compartments five raised bands blindstamped turn-ins marbled endpaperstop edges gilt 23 cm. many thousand pages. I. Plain tales from the hills.-II. Soldiers three. The story of the Gadsbys. In black and white.-III. Wee Willie Winkie. Under the deodars. The phantom rickshaw and other stories.-IV. Life's handicap.-V. Many inventions.-VI. The day's work.-VII. Traffics and discoveries.-VIII. Debits and credits. Actions and reactions.-IX. A diversity of creatures.-X. Limits and renewals. "Thy servant a dog."-XI. The jungle books.-XII. Just so stories.-XIII. Puck of Pook's Hill. Rewards and fairies.-XIV. Stalky & Co. Land and sea tales.-XV. The light that failed. The naulahka.-XVI. Captains courageous. Kim.-XVII-XVIII. From sea to sea and other sketches.-XIX. Letters of travel 1892-1927.-XX. The war. A fleet in being.-XXI-XXII. The Irish guards in the Great War.-XXIII. Uncollected prose.-XXIV. A book of words. Souvenirs of France. Something of myself.-XXV. Departmental ditties and Barrack-room ballads.-XXVI. The seven seas. The five nations. The years between.-XXVII. Songs from books and Later songs from books.-XXVIII. Early verse. The muse among the motors. Miscellaneous. Set No. 60 signed by Kipling. A Fine set splendidly bound. Doubleday, Doran, & Co., Inc., [Garden City], Burwash edition, 1941 hardcover
1903154195London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1903. Magnificent illustrations for Kipling's classic and considered by some to be the finest book illustrations ever published First edition sole impression. A report on the publication in the New York Times for 5 December 1903 stated that "the edition is strictly limited to 500 copies for England and America". This portfolio is a magnificent presentation of the Detmold brothers' celebrated book illustrations. Reviewing the London exhibition of the original artwork the Manchester Guardian commented that the Detmolds "are able to prevent their work from ever sinking to the level of mere illustration". The reviewer enthused that "the drawing of the Monkey People in the Cold Lairs who 'were not thinking of Mowgli's friends at all' is full of character subtle observation and invention. The figure of Bagheera in 'Mowgli and the Red Flower' has something of that beauty which hath terror in it. Baloo and Nag Kaa and Akela the lone wolf are brought before our eyes in a singularly convincing and engaging form". Folio. 16 coloured chromolithograph prints on thin card sheet sizes: 330 x 430 mm. tipped onto white board with grey window mounts mount sizes: 393 x 545 mm. with cover sheet to each illustration providing the title and a short extract from the book. Original green cloth chemise front cover lettered and with illustration in gilt containing title page contents leaf and 16 loose prints. Housed in a custom grey cloth folding box. Chemise worn with loss front cover detached bookplate removed lacking ties occasional chips and tears to extremities of cover sheets light browning to sheets fold to title page and contents leaf strengthened prints bright and unfaded; a good set. Manchester Guardian 5 November 1903. hardcover
1930549Paris Javal & Bourdeaux 1930 LE DOUARIN In-4(340X260mm) en feuilles, couverture illustrée. (Boîte-étui).
1897114945London: Macmillan & Company 1897-1919. The Bombay edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo 30 volumes. Bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe gilt titles to the spine gilt tooling and ruling to the spine front and rear panels raised bands inner dentelles top edge gilt marbled endpapers. One of 1050 sets with volume 1 signed by Rudyard Kipling. In very good condition. The works of Rudyard Kipling contains his poetry novels stories travel writings childrens tales military tales and essays. Kipling in 1907 became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize. Macmillan & Company hardcover books
1896010168London: Methuen & Co. True First. First British Edition. Brown cloth boards gilt stamp titles on spine. No DJ. Wear to the spine ends and to the extremities rubbing gilt top worn. Unclipped page edges. Internally Fine. Rudyard Kipling winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1907 wrote this book shortly after his famous Jungle Books and dedicated it to the city of Bombay. Contains 209 pages of poems and ballads of sailing and the sea including his better known poems "A Song of the English" and "Hymn before Action." . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1896. Methuen & Co. hardcover
1913309191London: Macmillan 1913. hardcover. very good. 31 volumes. 3/4 green morocco tall 8vo ornately gilt spines green cloth top edges gilt others untrimmed. Extremes of some volumes chipped some hinges neatly strengthened. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913-1938. Bombay Edition.<br/> <br/> Signed by Rudyard Kipling in volume 1.<br/> <br/> Macmillan unknown
190213<p>8vo. Publisher's full red cloth decoratively stamped in black and white and lettered in white.</p><p>First edition.</p><p><strong>Magnificent copy in its original illustrated cardboard very fresh.</strong></p><p>Originally written for his daughter Josephine there are twelve such stories all charmingly illustrated by Kipling himself.</p><p>There we find in particular the famous story of <em>The Elephant's Child.</em></p> Macmillan hardcover
1913135262London: Macmillan & Company 1913-38. The Bombay edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo 31 volumes bound in full morocco by Riviere & Son gilt titles to the spine gilt tooling and ruling to the spine front and rear panels raised bands inner dentelles top edge gilt marbled endpapers. One of 1050 sets with volume one signed by Rudyard Kipling. In fine condition. A very sharp set. The works of Rudyard Kipling contains his poetry novels stories travel writings childrens tales military tales and essays. Kipling in 1907 became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize. Macmillan & Company hardcover
1899267989New York: Century 1899. Later printing. With decorations by J. Lockwood Kipling. 324 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth stamped in black with elephant on front cover and lion on rear cover. Near fine. Later printing. With decorations by J. Lockwood Kipling. 324 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed to Frank Doubleday's Son With a Poem. Inscribed on the title-page from Kipling to Felix Doty the son of his close friend and American publisher Frank N. Doubleday "Jack Doty from the Author: Mar 28: 99: Rudyard Kipling." With a holograph four-line quotation on the facing page from the "Law of the Jungle" "Wash daily from nose tip to tail tip - / drink deeply but never too deep. / And remember the night is for hunting & / forget not the day is for sleep / R.K."<br/>Frank N. Doubleday or "Effendi" - the nickname given him by Kipling founded Doubleday & McClure Company in 1897 partly on the author's advice. Kipling was close to his American publisher and his family - it was Frank Doubleday's son Nelson who asked Kipling to write a book of animal stories published as Just So Stories in 1902. The "Jack" Doty of this inscription is undoubtedly Felix Doty 1887-1941 a Louisiana boy adopted by Doubleday. Richards A84 for first American edition Century unknown books
189740582New York : Century Co. 1897 . First American Edition. Original green illustrated cloth and publisher's dustjacket. Although the English edition is occasionally found in dust jacket the American edition is much less common. Not in Tanselle for the English dust jacket see Tanselle 97.91 Very good with light shelf wear in nearly Very good dustjacket with chips at top and bottom of spine and a few tears along the spine and front flap. Century Co. hardcover
51-3634Paris: Editions Mornay 1919-1935. 8vo. 87 vols. a few duplicates. All numbered and some signed. Original wraps.MORNAY Éditions. Ensemble de 87 volumes illustrés. Paris Éditions Mornay 1919 à 1940. In-8 broché couverture illustrée.Important ensemble de 87 ouvrages d'Honoré de Balzac Colette Gustave Flaubert Anatole France Rudyard Kipling Pierre Loti Octave Mirbeau Henri de Régnier ou encore Jules Vallès tous illustrés par George Barbier Carlègle Deluermoz Pierre Falké Louis Jou Mathurin Méheut Jean Lébédeff ou Gaston Nick à travers différentes techniques comme le bois gravé en noir ou l'aquarelle au pochoir.Répartis en deux collections intitulées Les Beaux livres et La Collection originale la centaine de titres publiés par Georges et Antoinette Mornay devaient paraître en un nombre prédéterminé d’ouvrages cinq par an et en quantité limitée. Le tirage justifié était environ de 1 000 exemplaires sur japon ou vélin de Rives.Certains volumes contiennent un envoi autographe signé de l'illustrateur.Liste détaillée : -ANNUNZIO G. d'. Triomphe de la mort. 1923.-BALZAC Honoré de. César Birotteau. 1929. X2-BALZAC Honoré de. Le Père Goriot. 1933.-BÉRAUD Henri. Le Vitriol de Lune. 1931. -BOYLESVE René. La Leçon d’amour dans un parc. 1929.-BOYLESVE René. Les Nouvelles leçons d’amour dans un parc. 1930. x2-BRAZ Le Anatole. Le Gardien de feu. 1923. -CHADOURNE Louis. Le Pot au noir. Scènes et figures des Tropiques. 1922. -CHATEAUBRIANT Alphonse de. Monsieur des Lourdines. 1925.-CHÉRAU Gaston. Valentine Pacquault. 1927.-COLETTE. L’Entrave. 1929.-CONSTANTIN-WEYER Maurice. Clairière. 1929.-CRÉBILLON fils. Le Sopha. 1933.-CURWOOD James Oliver. Nomades du Nord. 1932. -DEVAL Jacques. Marie Galante. 1935. -DOFF Néel. Jours de famine et de détresse. 1927.-DUHAMEL Georges. Vie des martyrs 1914-1916. 1919.-DUNAN Renée. Le Prix Lacombyne. 1924. X2 -FARRÈRE Claude. La Bataille. 1926.-FARRÈRE Claude. Les Civilisés. 1931. X2-FARRÈRE Claude. Thomas l’Agnelet Gentilhomme de fortune. 1928.-FLAUBERT Gustave. Madame Bovary. 1930. -FRANCE Anatole. Crainquebille. Putois riquet et plusieurs autres récits profitables. 1922. X3-FRANCE Anatole. La Révolte des anges. 1921. -FRANCE Anatole. La Rôtisserie de la Reine Pédauque. 1920.-FRANCE Anatole. Le Comte Morin député. 1921 joints spécimen et suites-FRANCE Anatole. Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard membre de l’Institut. 1923. -FRANCE Anatole. Les Opinions de Monsieur Jérome Coignard. 1924.-FRANCE Anatole. Les Sept femmes de la Barbe Bleue et autres contes merveilleux. 1925.-GORKY Maxime. Les Vagabonds. 1921. X2-ISTRATI Panaït. Tsatsa Minnka. 1931.-KIPLING Rudyard. Le Livre de la jungle. 1930. X2-KIPLING Rudyard. Le Second livre de la jungle. 1930 X2-KIPLING Rudyard. Les Bâtisseurs de ponts. 1935. X2 -LEMONNIER Camille. Au cœur frais de la forêt. 1922.-LORRAIN Jean. Monsieur de Phocas. Astarté. 1922. X2-LOTI Pierre. Mon frère Yves. 1928. X2-LOUŸS Pierre. Psyché. 1935. X2-MAUROIS André. Ariel ou la vie de Shelley. 1932. X2-MIRBEAU Octave. Le Calvaire. 1928.-MIRBEAU Octave. Le Jardin des supplices. 1923. X2-MIRBEAU Octave. Le Journal d’une femme de chambre. 1932. -MIRBEAU Octave. Sébastien Roch. 1926. -MONTHERLANT Henry de. Les Bestiaires. 1926. X3-MONTFORT Eugène. Un Cœur vierge. 1926.-PERGAUD Louis. De goupil à Margot. 1925. -PERGAUD Louis. Le Roman de Miraut chien de chasse. 1928.-PERGAUD Louis. La Guerre des boutons. 1927.-PHILIPPE Charles-Louis. Marie Donadieu. 1921.-RACHILDE. Portrait d’hommes. 1929. -RÉGNIER Henri de. L’Escapade. 1931. X2-RÉGNIER Henri de. Les Rencontres de Monsieur de Bréot. 1930.-ROLLAND Romain. Colas Breugnon. 1927. -ROUQUETTE Louis-Frédéric. L’Ile d’enfer. 1924.-SAVIGNON André. Filles de la pluie. 1934.-SUDERMANN Hermann. Le Chemin des chats. 1924-TILLIER Claude. Belle-plante et cornelius. 1921.-THARAUD Jérome et Jean. Dingley l’illustre écrivain. 1920. -THARAUD Jérôme et Jean. L’Ombre de la croix. 1932. X2-VALLÈS Jules. Le Bachelier. 1921. -VALLÈS Jules. L’Enfant. 1920.-VALLÈS Jules. Les Réfractaires. 1930. X2 -VALLÈS Jules. L’Insurgé. 1923. -WILDE Oscar. Le Portrait de Dorian Gray. 1920.-WHITE Stewart Edward. Terres de silence. 1922.-ZOLA Émile. La Bête humaine. 1924. -ZOLA Émile. La Faute de l’abbé Mouret. 1922. Tout commence en 1919 pour beaucoup la révolution apportée par les Editions MORNAY fut l'utilisation systématique de l'illustration pour les ouvrages édités par cette maison.Il faut savoir que jusqu'alors l'illustration était réservée aux editions dites "de Luxe" qualificatif qui indiquait à la fois un soin tout particulier apporté à l'édition à la composition mais aussi un prix élevé qui ne permettait pas à tous d'acquerir ces ouvrages et les réservés ainsi aux classes les plus aisées de la société.En ce début de XXeme siécle un certain nombre de maison d'édition se lancérent sur le créneau de ce que l'on appela le livre de "demi-luxe" eut égard aux prix plus modéré pratiqué pour ces ouvrages. Ouvrages qui pour autant permettaient de découvrir des auteurs de tout premier ordre et étaient imprimé avec une attention toute particuliére sur des velins de qualité. Pour autant les illustrations n'étaient qu'exception dans ce genre d'edition.Antoinette et Georges MORNAY ont pensés une organisation qui allait bien au-delà de ce "coté visible de l'iceberg" que fut le recours permanent aux illustrateurs. Leur concept de maison d'edition etait global et trés "marketing" dirions nous aujourd'hui :- Prix de vente trés bas augmentant néanmoins au fil des années avec le succés mais qui n'acceptait aucun compris tant sur la qualité de l'impression papier gravure etc. que sur le choix des auteurs et des illustrateurs .- Création d'un Service de Presse qui par les livres offert aux journalistes donna aux Editions MORNAY une publicité non négligeable.- Campagne de publicité pouvant être de grande envergure Article de Maurice CONSTANTIN-MEYER sur Maria Chapdelaine dans l'Illustration de NOEL 1931De tout cela il nous reste aujourd'hui un formidable ensemble de textes et d'auteurs comprenant 112 ouvrages edités de 1919 à 1935 qui retrace l'évolutions de ces editions du livre illustré moderne : des bois gravé en noir jusqu'aux aquarelles au pochoir. Paris: Editions Mornay, 1919-1935. paperback
193052362Lausanne Gonin et Cie 1930 2 volumes in-4, demi-maroquin vert, plats de papier bois, dos sans nerfs; doublures et gardes de papier vert fonc, ttes dores, non rogns, couvertures illustres.Ce superbe ouvrage entirement conu, illustr et dcor par F.L. Schmied, comporte 59 compositions en couleurs, dont une rpte sur les couvertures, une vignette rpte sur les pages de titre, 15 planches hors-texte, 15 ttes-de-chapitre, 15 lettrines et 12 culs-de-lampe. Tirage limit 160 exemplaires numrots sur papier du Japon, signs par l'diteur. Un des 120 exemplaires. Exemplaire enrichi dune des 160 suites numrotes sur japon de 15 planches supplmentaires en couleurs. De la bibliothque W. Vincens Bouguereau (ex-libris grav).
1912015439London: Hodder & Stoughton 1912. De Lux edition printed on Japanese vellum limited to 100 signed copies. Book measures 27.5x21.cm. Bound in full calf gilt titles and tooling along with swastika symbol to the spine front and rear panels along with a embossed gilt elephant on the front board top edges gilt others uncut. Calf lightly rubbed some minor abrasion wear. Generally bindings in very good condition. Internally pages clean. A very nice copy. The anthology Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling which was released by Hodder & Stoughton in 1912 is an outstanding compilation that encompasses the vast array of poetic accomplishments associated with Kipling. This signed and limited-edition deluxe copy not only exemplifies his lyrical prowess but also constitutes a significant artefact of literary history. Featuring Kipling's autograph and bound in opulent materials this edition is a collector's delight and a testament to the enduring legacy of one of the most renowned authors in British history. Limited Edition. Calf. Very Good. Large 8vo. Hodder & Stoughton Paperback
1885155839Lahore: The "Civil and Military Gazette" Press 1885. An early Kipling rarity and first appearance of a classic ghost story First edition first impression of the book written by members of the Kipling family. Published in an edition of 250 copies it is rare in original wrappers and with advertisements at the end. The book includes the first appearance of "The Phantom 'Rickshaw'" and "The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes C. E.". Kipling described the conception of this work in his autobiography Something of Myself 1937. He noted that "in the cold weather of 1885 we four made up a Christmas annual. which pleased us a good deal and attracted a certain amount of attention. Later much later it became a 'collector's piece' in the US book-market and to that extent smudged the memories of its birth". The 16 pieces comprising eight in prose and eight in verse were written by "four Anglo-Indian writers" as described on the title page and remaining anonymous throughout the book who were Kipling his father mother and sister. Kipling had initiated the publication with the Civil and Military Gazette and it was sold by subscription. This slim volume gave the 19 year old writer an opportunity to publish his work and he contributed half of the texts. The ghost stories would become better-known and were reprinted within The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other tales in 1890. Kipling's father had been somewhat against publication of Quartette and wrote to Margaret Burne-Jones that he had hoped that someone would "rap Rudyard's knuckles for the unwholesomeness of 'The Phantom 'Rickshaw' and the coarseness of the 'Tragedy of Teeth'". The binding of the publication was particularly chaotic. According to Kipling the work took place at night by candlelight and he provided workers on overtime with tots of brandy and plugs of free tobacco to encourage the "forty odd men besides binders to keep Quartette going". Publication was announced on 19 December and the front cover was possibly designed by John Lockwood Kipling then serving as the first principal of the Mayo School of Art in Lahore. Richards notes that the advertisements "sometimes vary in number". He states "copies are known with only three leaves or four leaves or six or even eight with a blank final yellow leaf instead of the more standard seven. Copies were also bound without advertisements at Kipling's direction for family members. In some copies the last of the seven leaves of advertisements is pink rather than pale yellow". Additionally "the rear endsheet has been excised from some copies. with the stub pasted to the terminal leaf of advertisements". The present copy carries seven leaves of which the final leaf is pink. Octavo. Original wrappers printed in black. Housed in a red cloth chemise with a red morocco-backed slipcase. Ownership signature on front wrapper. Loss to most of spine minor chip at top right corner of front wrapper some slight rust-staining; a very good copy and a particularly attractive example. Martindell 4; Livingston 5; Stewart 7; Ballard VII; Grolier 18; Richards A4. hardcover
1894175281London: Macmillan and Co. 1894 & 1895. Handsomely bound set First editions. Based on folk tales and legends that Kipling learned during his childhood in India The Jungle Book was first published in periodicals in 1893-4 before it was printed in book form in 1894. An immediate success on publication the book was reprinted twice the same year and twice again in 1895. Kipling won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907; he was the first English-language writer and the youngest ever to receive the prize. The present book and its sequel The Second Jungle Book 1895 inspired the 1967 and 2016 Disney movies of the same name. 2 vols octavo 181 x 116 mm. Illustrated by J. L. Kipling W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco spines gilt-lettered raised bands single rule to boards gilt pictorial block to front boards gilt twin rule to turn-ins gilt burgundy endpapers gilt edges. Housed in a matching dark blue leather entry slipcase. The occasional minor blemish else an excellent set. Stewart 123 & 132; Martindell 61 & 63. hardcover
1893123441London: Macmillan and Co. 1893. First English edition of this collection of Kipling's poems and tales. Octavo original cloth decorated in gilt. Association copy inscribed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page in the year of publication to his second cousin by marriage "Eliot sic Balestier from Rudyard Kipling Xmas. 93." The recipient Elliot Francis Balestier was the second cousin of Kipling's wife Caroline Balestier and her brother Wolcott with whom Kipling collaborated with for the novel The Naulahka: A Story Of East And West which he would later name his historic shingle style house in Dummerston Vermont after. In very good condition. A fine association exceptionally rare inscribed by Kipling. 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. Macmillan and Co. hardcover books
1897114945London: Macmillan & Company 1897-1919. The Bombay edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo 30 volumes bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe gilt titles to the spine gilt tooling and ruling to the spine front and rear panels raised bands inner dentelles top edge gilt marbled endpapers. One of 1050 sets with volume one signed by Rudyard Kipling. In very good condition. The works of Rudyard Kipling contains his poetry novels stories travel writings childrens tales military tales and essays. Kipling in 1907 became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize. Macmillan & Company hardcover
194157419Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company 1941. Limited Edition. No. 148 of one thousand sets signed by Kipling in the first volume. Twenty-eight octavo volumes; red gilt-blocked beveled cloth top edges gilt fore- and bottom edges untrimmed; in uniform dustjackets. Front endpapers with printed bookplates of Harry Bishop Clapp to each pastedown and James Glen Mead to each free endpaper. The latter have caused some mild rippling to the endleaves else a fresh fine set in the original printed dustwrappers uniformly fine and free of darkening or wear. <br /> <br /> The authoritative edition of Kipling's works rarely found in the original dustwrappers and almost unheard of in this condition certainly the finest set to reach the market in the past twenty or more years. RICHARDS D25. Doubleday, Doran & Company unknown
1896140944705New York: The Century Co 1896. Early Printing. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition early reprint with "Thirtieth Thousand" on the title page. Bound in publisher's original olive green cloth decoratively embossed and stamped in gilt. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper contents lightly tanned and occasionally foxed else Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with light chipping at the edges toning and a scratch to the front panel. A stunning and bright copy with sharp gilt no doubt protected by the dust jacket over all these years. A remarkable survival. The Century Co unknown
191369306London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1913. Full Description:<br> <br> KIPLING Rudyard. The Works of Rudyard Kipling. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1913-1938.<br> <br> Bombay Edition. Limited edition signed by Rudyard Kipling in volume I. Complete in thirty-one small quarto volumes 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches; 240 x 165 mm. As all sets are volumes 1-25 are from an edition of 1050 volume 26 is from an edition of 1000 and volumes 27-31 are from an edition of 500. Title pages and limitation pages printed in blue and black. Decorative initials printed in blue. Publisher's original paper spine labels bound in to the back of each volume.<br> <br> Bound uniformly in full red morocco. Boards tooled in gilt with a wavy border. Spines spines decoratively tooled in compartments and lettered in gilt. Top edges gilt others uncut. Marbled endpapers. A small neat black number stamp to the top margin of each title-page. The final leaf of each volume with a small note in red ink. Still an about fine set.<br> <br> HBS 69306.<br> <br> $8500. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown