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15451Allahabad: A H Wheeler & co 1888. True first Indian edition. 8vo vii 104pp vii. Original green-grey paper wrappers. The wrappers are detached but present the backstrip is lightly chipped there is a tear to the first page of advertisements and there are small chips to the leading edge of pp 19-24. Nonetheless the contents are in good to very good condition and this is a good copy overall of a fragile book. The book is now housed in a red cloth and morocco case with a red cloth chemise wear to the top edge of the case. The true first edition first issue with "Mufid I am Press Lahore" on the front wrapper Martindell pp27/28. Allahabad: A H Wheeler & co, [1888]. hardcover
42265regretting that he does "not see the least chance of being able to come up to London in time for your meeting but I do not think it is necessary to assure you of my very keen interest in the object of it. Nobody who has travelled even up and down the line from the colony to Pretoria can fail to see the enormous amount of work that there is to be done and of course away from the line that work is even more urgent." 1 side A4 Bateman's Burwash 6th June unknown
73168London: Macmillan and Company 1902. Illustrated FIRST EDITION first impression in second issue binding with lettering intact. Large Octavo 24 x 19cm pp.6 249 3 With illustrations by the author. Publisher's decorative red cloth boards blocked in white and black depicting notable incidents from the stories. Contents clean no ink names minor spotting to endpapers cloth with a few small marks and rubs inside paper joints at rear cracked otherwise an excellent copy. The original collection of Kipling's popular animal stories including "How the Whale Got his Throat" "The Elephant's Child" and "The Butterfly That Stamped" Stewart 260 Richards A181. London: Macmillan and Company, 1902 unknown
000242Sampson Low Marston Searle London 1890. First English. edition. Pictorial. Good. Some minor chipping binding rubbed and soiled. 8vo. Bound with "In Black and White" "The City of Dreadful Night" all First English editions in original wraps. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle London, 1890. paperback
1909700632London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909 London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909 First English separate edition. First autograph edition. Number 167 of edition of 500. Signed and numbered by the artist W. Heath Robinson on the verso of an additional leaf placed before the fore-title bound in white vellum lettered in gold and illustrated on the front in dark green and gold. Boards are somewhat strung original case is missing. Printed on heavy untrimmed cream stock thirty tipped-in color illustrations with paper not tissue guards plus B&W drawings on every page. "The Song of the English" was first published in the English Illustrated Magazine May 1893. It was then presented as a collection by The Seven Seas. This edition published by Hodder & Stoughton was produced for the Christmas season in 1909. The poetry collection which includes six subsidiary poems with illustrations in colour and black and white by W Heath Robinson. These are some of Kipling's earliest verses setting out his version of the British Empire and the duties that it imposes on the English people. His definition of 'the English' is wide embracing all of the Anglo-Saxon dominions and probably the United States. The theme underlying this collection is that the English are the Chosen under the Lord as long as they obey the Higher Law a theme he again returned to in "Recessional "1897 and "White Man's Burden" 1898. The illustrator William Heath Robinson 1872 -1944 was born and educated in London. His early career involved illustrating books - among others: Hans Christian Andersen's Danish Fairy Tales and Legends 1897; The Arabian Nights 1899; Tales From Shakespeare 1902 and Twelfth Night 1908 Andersen's Fairy Tales 1913 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1914 Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies 1915 and Walter de la Mare's Peacock Pie 1916. In the course of his work Heath Robinson also wrote and illustrated three children's books The Adventures of Uncle Lubin 1902 Bill the Minder 1912 and Peter Quip in Search of a Friend 1922. Uncle Lubin is regarded as the start of Heath Robinson's career in the depiction of unlikely machines. During the First World War he drew large numbers of cartoons depicting ever-more-unlikely secret weapons being used by the combatants. In England his name became a byword for unlikely contraptions very like Rube Goldberg's name became in the US. By Heath Robinson Illustrator. Edition of 500. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published. Illus. by W. Heath Robinson. Thick Crown Quarto. Signed by Illustrator. Edition of 500. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published. Illus. by W. Heath Robinson. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
18973108<p>London: Macmillan 1897. 8vo Rebound by Bayntun-Riviere. First English Edition illustrations by I.W. Taber. Gilt page block. Clean throughout. Rebound with original covers inserted in back.</p> Macmillan hardcover
190929913London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Limited edition no. 272 of 500 copies signed by Robinson 4to xvi 114 pp. 30 coloured plates tipped in with captioned tissues plus further black and white illustrations in the text. Original publisher's gilt decorated vellum t.e.g. lacking the ties and with some light soiling and browning. London: Hodder & Stoughton unknown
121373London Macmillan and Co. 1895. . First edition; 8vo 195 x135 mm; 39 text illustrations including head and tail-piece vignettes and historiated initials contemporary gift inscription to ffep usual age-toning and spotting to prelims blemish to pp 176-177; publisher's blue cloth decoratively ruled and pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover spine lettered in gilt all edges gilt embossed front cover unusually bright despite minor shelf wear and small stain to front cover in very good condition; 2 blank 6 238pp 2 advertisements.<br /><br /><br /><br /> The Jungle Book is a 'collection of stories published in 1894; it's sequel The Second Jungle Book published in 1895 contains stories linked by poems. The stories tell mostly of Mowgli an Indian boy who is raised by wolves from infancy and who learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals. The book describes the social life of the wolf pack and more fancifully the justice and natural order of life in the jungle. Among the animals whose tales are related in the work are Akela the wolf; Baloo the brown bear; Shere Khan the boastful Bengal tiger who is Mowgli's enemy; Kaa the python; Bagheera the panther; and Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose.' Merriam-Webster's Encyclopaedia of Literature.<br /> Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1895. hardcover
58165London: William Heinemann 1898. FIRST EDITION. 4to. 31 x 25 cm. Original pictorial boards printed in black advertisement for "An Alphabet" at rear. 12 full page lithographed illustrations each with accompanying leaf of verse by Kipling. Light soiling to binding f.f.e.p. browned inner hinge partially cracked but holding strong contents clean and fresh. William Nicholson 1872 – 1949 was a British painter of still-life landscape and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver as an illustrator as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre. London: William Heinemann, 1898. hardcover
1919028549UK: Methuen 1919. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 1919. Signed by the author to the title page. Signed trade editions are very uncommon. Forty-five poems and a series of epitaphs. First appearance of 3 of the poems. Book is very good and bright. Spine a little lightened. Contents good. The wrapper is very good and very bright. Repriced on spine. Excellent provenance. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18468/18472 <br/> <br/> Methuen hardcover
1900894Q25Santiago de Chile: Hume & Co. 1900 . First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". None. A scarce first edition of this unauthorised collection of poetry and articles by Rudyard Kipling published in Chile and largely written during the Boer War. First edition in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. Written by celebrated English novelist poet and short-story writer Rudyard Kipling known for his popular work 'The Jungle Book'. This collection of poetry was published in Chile with many of the poems written during Kipling's time working for the British War effort in the Boer War. Comprised of seven poems and two articles with two of the poems and both articles appearing here in book-form for the first time. This collection also includes letters from author Julian Ralph reporter Charles E. Hands and Douglas Story. This collection is suggested to be the only known case of a book being published in a country that was never visited by the author. The publisher Hume & Co. was said to be an huge admirer of Kipling's although overestimated the public demand meaning his print-run of 400 copies were largely left unsold or burnt. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally very smart with light offsetting and a little sunning. Small mark to the head of the rear wrap with slight markings from the staples externally and to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean with slight age toning. Many pages have been left unopened. Very Good Indeed Hume & Co. paperback
1898218743New York: R. H. Russell 1898. First American edition. Illustrated with 12 colored lithographs after Nicholson's hand-colored woodblocks one for each month. 1 vols. Thin 4to. Buff pictorial paper boards linen cloth spine. Very good copy. First American edition. Illustrated with 12 colored lithographs after Nicholson's hand-colored woodblocks one for each month. 1 vols. Thin 4to. This Nicholson gem which along with his LONDON TYPES and TWELVE PORTRAITS represents the summit of Nicholson's art in this medium. The twelve sports one for each month are: Hunting January Coursing February Racing March Boating April Fishing May Cricket June Archery July Coaching August Shooting September Golf October Boxing November and Skating December each accompanied by a whimsical verse by Kipling. Campbell William Nicholson: The Graphic Work33c and pp. 44-54; Livingston 145; Grolier Kipling p. 5 R. H. Russell unknown
19091262601London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto unpaginated. In Very Good condition. Bound in white vellum with gilt lettering and gilt green and red vignettes on front board and spine. Thirty tipped-in color plates with green decorative border and printed tissue-guards including frontispiece. Ties missing. Top edge gilt; fore edge and lower edge uncut. This edition is limited to five hundred copies signed by the artist and numbered of which this is number 75. Foxing throughout not impacting color plates. Bookplate belonging to Jacobi R. W. Robinson on inside front board. Boards curving as is typical of vellum. DC Consignment. Shelved in Case 14. 1262601. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1897202London: Macmillan 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION of Kipling's popular nautical tale with vivid descriptions of the Massachusetts fishing industry. The basis for the 1937 film starring Spencer Tracy Lionel Barrymore and Mickey Rooney. London: Macmillan 1897. Octavo original cloth gilt all edges gilt. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. Book slightly cocked as often; a few spots to cloth crease to rear endpaper. Text unusually clean and cloth gilt bright. Without scarce dust jacket. Macmillan hardcover
190240117London: Macmillan and Co 1902. Very good plus. First edition of this children's classic with twelve myths about the origins of the animals illustrated by the author himself. Kipling wrote JUST SO STORIES for his own children particularly his first child Josephine "Effie" to help her fall asleep. Kipling was the son of an artist and the nephew of Edward Burne-Jones; his accomplished illustrations for these stories draw on influences as wide as Navajo art Japanese prints and the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley. While Kipling's own reputation would rise and fall alongside the culture of British imperialism these stories do not borrow from the folklore of other cultures: they constitute their own form of legend which English-speaking children of the next hundred years would experience through the sound of their parents' voices before bed. Large octavo. 9.25'' x 7''. Original full pictorial red cloth stamped in black and white spine lettered and ornamented in white. Illustrated by Kipling with 22 full-page black-and-white plates and vignettes throughout text. First impression in the second issue binding with higher quality white coloring used for stamping the first issue binding flaked severely and required change. 6 249 3 pages. Bookplate on front pastedown ink gift inscription on front free endpaper. Touch of toning to spine rubbing at spine ends and corners some foxing to first and last few leaves. Macmillan and Co unknown
1926333318Cleveland: Rowfant Club 1926. First edition no. 74 of 176 copies printed by Bruce Rogers. Title-page vignette headpieces and tailpieces. vi 13 1 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Original marbled boards in slipcase and wrapper. Page one with a small area of soiling in the outer margin else fin. Minor wear to the slipcase. First edition no. 74 of 176 copies printed by Bruce Rogers. Title-page vignette headpieces and tailpieces. vi 13 1 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Livingston 504 Rowfant Club unknown
189681072New York:: D. Appleton and Company 1896. First edition after the American copyright edition known in six copies. publisher's decorated cloth in dust jacket. A bright very near fine copy in the extremely scarce jacket which is slightly tannedwith a some shallow chipping to the front panel and backstrip and a larger 1/2" chip to the unprinted rear panel. 8vo. D. Appleton and Company, hardcover
189720427London: Macmillan and Co 1897. Full leather. Very Good . I.W. Taber. The 1897 true 1st edition beautifully bound in full green morocco by Bayntun of Bath England. Bright and VG with very light fading --and a touch of light staining-- at the lower front panel and just a bit of very mild spotting to the rear panel. 5 raised bands lovely gilt-tooling within the compartments. 12mo all edges gilt nicely illustrated throughout by I.W. Taber. Macmillan and Co unknown
068602Paris: Societe Dv Mercvre de France no date. Hardcover. Very Good. Beautifully rebound French translation of The Jungle Book. Either a first or early French translation. The translation is by Louis Fabulet and Robert d'Humieres. The half title page contains inscriptions by both translators to Charles Fountaine Walker whose book plate is in the front of the book. In the front four blank pages of the book there is a lengthy four page inscription to Charles dated Nov. 23 1899 signed Louis. Charles Fountaine Walker translated with Fabulet two other Kipling books: Captains Courageous and Kim.<br> The binding is beautiful leather with an Art Nouveau styled gilt decoration. The binding was done by the Guild of Women Binders and is signed in small letters at the bottom of the inside of the front cover.<br> 78-2982<br> The two leaves holding the four page inscription are mostly loose - barely holding. Cracked hinge at half title page but the text block is hold firmly. There is a whitish line of discoloration on the front and back see image. Societe Dv Mercvre de France hardcover
18886471A. H. Wheeler & Co 1888. First Indian Edition. First Indian edition. Measuring approximately 8.5" x 5.5" with 104 numbered pages. <br /> <br /> This book is in fair condition. Old restoration to the front cover. Heavy wear and staining to the extremities. Interior pages are moderately stained. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #M9-7. A. H. Wheeler & Co unknown
1902017462Macmillan And Co 1902. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In The Red Decorative Cloth First Issue. 1902 First Edition. Offset To Front Blank. Ownership Inscription.The Author's Classic Children's Book. Macmillan And Co Hardcover
9219Robinson W. Heath. Robinson W. Heathillus. A SONG OF THE ENGLISH by Rudyard Kipling. Hodder & Stoughton London 1909. De Luxe Limited Edition of 500 copies signed by Robinson. 4to. gold-decorated pictorial vellum t.e.g. pages untrimmed unpaginated 30 tipped-on tissue-guarded color plates numerous in-text illustrations in black-and-white. Very Good to Near Fine with the vellum slightly bowed the silk ties lacking one present but detached a small stain on the rear board minor light soiling bookplate of Walter Horridge on the front paste-down lightly offset onto the front free endpaper. hardcover
1909122341New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1909. First authorized edition of Kipling’s 1909 short story collection with the author's note noting Dodge's previously unauthorized edition "issued without my knowledge or sanction". Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard 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. First published in an unauthorized edition by B. W. Dodge and Co. months before this authorized edition was approved by Kipling Abaft the Funnel includes such short stories as The Fallen Idol The Shadow of His Hand The Three Young Men A Death in the Camp and Chautauquaed. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1901134755London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1901. First English edition of what many consider Kipling’s masterpiece. Octavo original cloth. Illustrated with photographs of clay reliefs by John Lockwood Kipling including tissue-guarded frontispiece two pages of advertisements at rear. In near fine condition. An exceptional example. Kim unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. The novel made the term "Great Game" popular and introduced the theme of great power rivalry and intrigue. It is set after the Second Afghan War which ended in 1881 but before the Third probably in the period 1893 to 1898. The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people culture and varied religions of India. "The book presents a vivid picture of India its teeming populations religions and superstitions and the life of the bazaars and the road." Considered by many to be Kipling's masterpiece opinion appears varied about its consideration as children's literature or not. Roger Sale in his history of children's literature concludes "Kim is the apotheosis of the Victorian cult of childhood but it shines now as bright as ever long after the Empire's collapse." It was the basis for the 1950 film starring Errol Flynn Dean Stockwell and Paul Lukas. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel." Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1891124119Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1891. Rare first edition of this collection of letters published without Kipling's permission and so quickly suppressed. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth. One of one thousand copies many of which were destroyed at Kipling's behest. In near fine condition. Ownership stamp. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. 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. A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover