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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
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
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
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
1903000134London: Macmillan and Co. 1903. Sixteen finely executed illustrations mounted and protected by part-printed paper overlays contained in a later half-calf silk lined portfolio. The portfolio has raised bands spine in four panels panels bordered with gilt single rule volute corner pieces title in gilt to second panel illustrators to third place and date to fourth silk ties to each edge. Rubbed to extremities spine very slightly faded. Title page chipped and quite heavily repaired slightly grubby with several small closed tears the list of illustrations leaf is again chipped with repairs to edges. The part-printed overlays are lightly foxed and browned to edges chipped to top edges one or two spots of foxing to the mounts the illustrations are all bright and clean. For the Detmolds see Houfe page 115. First Edition. Plates Loose in Folder. Good. Illus. by Detmold Maurice and Detmold Edward. Elephant Folio. Macmillan and Co. 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
1941155599New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1941. The definitive text of his works signed by Kipling The Burwash edition number 892 of 1010 copies signed by the author on the limitation leaf in volume I as issued; the final and definitive text of Kipling's works. In the final years of his life Kipling undertook a complete revision of his works. These definitive revised texts were published with different arrangement of materials as the Sussex edition in Britain and the Burwash edition in the US. Both sets were posthumously published using sheets signed by Kipling before his death in 1936. 28 vols octavo. Illustrated frontispieces. Attractively bound in recent burgundy half morocco spines lettered in gilt with centre tools raised bands burgundy cloth sides with gilt vignettes original endpapers with Kipling's monogram top edges gilt others untrimmed. Original coated endpapers a little rubbed the occasional minor blemish an excellent set. hardcover
1909120708New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1909. Scarce separate edition of Kipling's song for the Boy Scouts. Octavo original wrappers. One of only 20 copies printed by Doubleday for copyright purposes. In near fine condition. Bookplate. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Scarce. 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, Page & Co unknown
1897374815London: Macmillan 1897. First English edition. 22 illustrations by I. W. Taber. 245 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original gilt stamped blue cloth with vignette of fishermen black endpapers a.e.g. Complete with original dust jacket in very good condition lightly yellowed at spine with some archival mending. W. C. Thomas bookplate to front pastedown; minimal foxing to prelims. Taber I.W. First English edition. 22 illustrations by I. W. Taber. 245 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A charming copy with the rare dust jacket of Kipling's only novel set in the United States following the son of a Californian millionaire who stumbles into his adventure by falling overboard and being rescued by a fishing vessel. Teddy Roosevelt praised the book in 1900 for describing "in the liveliest way just what a boy should be and do." Stewart 160; Livingston 136; Richards A103 Macmillan unknown
1886140941952Lahore: Civil and Military Press Gazette 1886. First Edition. Very Good. First edition of Kipling's first published book. Bound in publisher's original tan printed wrappers imitating the form of an Indian civil service envelope with an overlapping flap. Wear to spine and a short split at the bottom end of the overlapping flap fold. Kipling was serving as sub-editor of the Civil and Military Gazette and this volume collects his poetry which was published in the paper. Housed in a chemise custom dark blue straight grain morocco slipcase. Civil and Military Press Gazette unknown
18941907121The Century Co 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Two volumes. The Jungle Book is a first US edition and contains an original watercolor by the illustrator William Henry Drake. Book in very good condition. The Second Jungle Book is also a first US edition and includes the first edition dust jacket. Both books are housed in custom-made matching slipcases. The Century Co hardcover
1894149681London: Macmillan 1894-95. First editions of both volumes of The Jungle Book. Octavo two volumes original blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt all edges gilt engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece illustrated by J. L. Kipling W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Near ownership inscriptions. An exceptional example. The Jungle Book is a collection of fables which provide moral instruction by using animals anthropomorphically. Each story begins and ends with a verse and the original publications contain some illustrations created by Rudyard's father John Lockwood Kipling. The inspiration for the book is evident. Kipling was born in India and he spent his childhood there. Interestingly Kipling wrote these stories when he lived in Vermont. The Jungle Book is used to develop the morale of the junior element of the Scouting movement "The Cub Scouts". The name of the head wolf "Akela" has been traditionally given to each Cub Scout pack leader. At least fifteen movies were released based on Kipling's stories beginning with Elephant Boy in 1937. A live-action anticipated version of Jungle Book will be released in October of 2018 by Warner Brothers. Macmillan hardcover
1894183376London: Macmillan and Co. 1894 & 1895. Thou art of the Jungle and not of the Jungle First editions in fine and uniform bindings by Bayntun. Kipling's best-known works were based on folk tales learned during his childhood in India. The stories previously appeared in periodicals between 1893 and 1894. The Second Jungle book completed the Mowgli saga with five stories that "are essential to its emotional rounding-out" Grolier. Kipling won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. He was the first English-language writer and the youngest ever author to receive the prize. 2 works octavo. Tissue-guarded frontispiece to The Jungle Book illustrations in the text of both works by William Henry Drake Paul Frenzeny and the author's father John Lockwood Kipling. Mid-20th-century blue morocco by Bayntun for Sotheran's spines lettered in gilt compartments and front covers with gilt frames enclosing animal devices in gilt board edges ruled in gilt inner dentelles gilt marbled endpapers edges gilt. Original cloth bound in at end. Housed in a custom blue cloth slipcase. Spines mildly darkened gilt and covers bright frontispiece with two marginal closed tears neatly repaired. A near-fine set. Grolier Children's 100 52; Martindell 61 & 63; Richards A76 & A85. hardcover
23763London: Macmillan and Company Ltd. 1894 & 1895. First edition in book form first printing of both volumes. First edition in book form first printing of both volumes. With the tipped in signature of Rudyard Kipling. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full navy blue morocco illustrated and ruled in gilt to the upper and lower boards; five raised bands gilt ruled and illustrated compartments titles in gilt to the spines. Gilt decorated board edges inner dentelles triple ruled in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Publisher's original cloth bound in at the rear of each volume. 'The Jungle Book' with an engraved frontispiece by William Henry Drake complete with tissue guard as issued and many illustrations throughout the text by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling William Henry Drake and Paul Frenzeny. 'The Second Jungle Book' with numerous illustrations throughout the text by John Lockwood Kipling and a single page of publisher's adverts at the rear as issued. A fine set the bindings square and tight without fading or wear. The contents are clean and bright throughout without foxing or previous owner's inscriptions. Both volumes are housed in a blue cloth ribbon pull slipcase. Tipped in at the front free endpaper of The Jungle Book is a slip of paper signed in black ink by the Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling. A beautifully presented and appealing set of this classic of nineteenth-century children's literature charting the adventures of the "man-cub" Mowgli and his jungle-dwelling friends. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: Macmillan and Company Ltd. 1894 & 1895 hardcover
121314London Macmillan and Co. 1894; 1895. . First editions first printing; 2 vols 8vo 18.5 x 13 cm; richly illustrated with historiated initials head and tail-piece vignettes and full page plates tipped-in typewritten letter signed by Kipling publisher's ads to rear of second work previous ownership in pen to front free endpaper and to title of first work a little toned and slightly soiled; 20th-century blue morocco gilt by Riviere & Son pictorial onlaid morocco vignettes to upper covers within gilt arabesque borders gilt spines in 6 compartments rebacked preserving the original spines original publisher's blue cloth covers and spines bound in at rear of each vol. silk doublures frayed with areas of loss spines and extremities rubbed with slight loss housed in a custom-made blue cloth felt-lined slipcase; vi 2 212; 6 238 2 adspp.<br /> A handsome set of the first editions first printings of Kipling's classic two-novel series The Jungle Book and its sequel The Second Jungle Book bound by Riviere & Son in onlaid pictorial blue morocco gilt with a tipped-in typewritten letter signed by Kipling.<br /> London, Macmillan and Co., 1894; 1895. hardcover
06177Lahore : The Civil and Military Gazette Press 1886. First Edition of Kipling's First Published Book - Departmental Ditties<br /> <br /> KIPLING Rudyard. Departmental Ditties and Other Verses. Lahore: The Civil and Military Gazette Press 1886. <br /> <br /> First edition of Kipling's first published book. <br /> <br /> Narrow octavo 10 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches; 273 x 107 mm. Twenty-nine unnumbered leaves. <br /> <br /> Publisher's tan printed wrappers stapled as issued and imitating the form of an Indian civil service envelope complete with overlapping flap. There is an ink inscription at the bottom of the front wrapper "E.R.P to M.C.P." Light soiling to wrappers edge of front wrapper and flap with some light wear. The pink ribbon that originally passed through the slit on the flap is now lacking the flap itself and its very vulnerable hinge to the overlapping flap is unrestored and intact. Bookplate of Roger H. West and old booksellers description pasted onto blank verso of penultimate verse Giffen's Debt. Over-opened between penultimate and last leaf.<br /> <br /> Contained in a red cloth chemise which in turn is housed in a full red morocco slipcase smooth spine lettered in gilt.<br /> <br /> Aside from the aforementioned minor flaws this is still an exceptionally good unrestored copy. <br /> <br /> First edition of Kipling's debut published work. His previous writings had either been privately printed issued as offprints or included in collaborative books. At the time Kipling was serving as sub-editor of the Civil and Military Gazette an English-language newspaper based in Lahore that covered the lives of the Civil Service and the Indian Army in Punjab. His position combined with his family's social standing afforded him numerous opportunities to observe and explore the full spectrum of life in India. From an early age Kipling had been captivated by the vibrant and diverse world of native India and his keen observational skills allowed him to vividly capture its essence. As his engagement with journalism deepened he frequently filled the newspaper's pages with prose sketches and light verse. Eventually he began inserting his own poems under the title Departmental Ditties into the newspaper culminating in the publication of this edition designed to resemble a bundle of civil service memoranda.<br /> <br /> Livingston 10; Richards A7; Stewart 8. Lahore : The Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1886 unknown
1902336891London: Macmillan 1902. First. hardcover. fine. Illustrated by the Author. 4to re-bound in full red crushed morocco raised bands with gilt animal heads on the spine gilt picture of an elephant on the front cover gilt dentelles marbled end-papers all edges gilt by Bayntun-Riviere. London: Macmillan 1902. First Edition.<br/> <br/> A superlative copy of this beloved children's book. Fine in cloth slipcase.<br/> <br/> Macmillan unknown
1913ab 22LONDON: MACMILLAN 1913. Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. Limited edition of 1050 sets . Signed on the half-title of volume 1. full red Morocco Finely bound in deep red half morocco raised bands and gilt rules to spines matching cloth sides top edge gilt others untrimmed. Printed from Florentine Press type on hand-made paperA BEAUTIFUL SET. MACMILLAN Hardcover
