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18971106London: Macmillan& Co 1897. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. I W Taber. Owner inscription on title page 1898. Dark blue cloth with gilt illustration of fishermen in boat to front board and gilt title to spine. No dustjacket. Reprinted November 1897. Dark blue endpapers. 245 pages. 2 pages of other publications at rear. Gilt edges to pages. In nice condition but some of the text block is uneven <br/><br/> Macmillan& Co hardcover
1900100000297Philadelphia: Henry Altemus 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. vg/- marron hardcover bright clean tight binding and case newspaper articles laid in chipped half title otherwise quite new looking. Henry Altemus Hardcover
1890859A36Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. 1890. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The fourth edition in the original cloth of Rudyard Kipling's anthology of verses. The fourth edition of this work. A collection of poems by the renowned author Rudyard Kipling. Seen in both blue and maroon variant cloth binding.This work originally appeared in 1886 on the 'Civil & Military Gazette Press' in Lahore and was reprinted in Calcutte in the same year with multiple further editions following. Kipling tended to add poems with each new edition both to the 'Ditties' and the 'Other Verses.' Twenty-four leaves of publisher's catalogue to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally smart with light bumping and chipping to head and tail of spine and extremities back strip darkened. Front free endpaper was pasted to front pastedown. Library stamp to half title with library marks to front and rear title page and no further marking. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Good Thacker, Spink and Co. hardcover
1890287345United States Book Company as successor to John W. Lovell Company 1890. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First U.S. edition with all first issue points. 12mo in burgundy cloth bevelled boards titles in gilt on the spine and front board Lovell name at the bottom of the spine address on the title page cr notice dated 1890 on title page verso. Binding tight and square hinges complete and firm just the tiniest touch of rubbing at the corners and spine ends very neat p.o. note dated 1891 on the ffep. A very nice copy you wouldn't hesitate to call VG. United States Book Company as successor to John W. Lovell Company hardcover
1899880T21London: George Newnes Limited; Methuen and Co. 1899-1900. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smartly bound set of volumes from English writer Rudyard Kipling with illustrations. Two volumes. Written by Rudyard Kipling an English novelist short-story writer journalist and poet known for his works the Jungle Book and Just So Stories. This set includes: Departmental Ditties and Other Verses 1899. Eleventh edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. Includes poems such as: Delilah A Code of Morals To the Unknown Goddess The Lovers' Litany Possibilities and many others. Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses 1900. A collection of verses including: Danny Deever Fuzzy-Wuzzy Soldier Soldier Mandalay The Widow's Party Ford o' Kabul River and many others. Bound in half blue calf with blue cloth boards. Externally smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark or pencil mark. The odd spot to the endpapers. Prize bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed George Newnes, Limited; Methuen and Co. hardcover
18901218E231Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. 1890. 4th Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. vi 2 121 24 ads. Very Good Minus. 5.5 x 7.5 inches 14 x 19 cm. Fourth edition and the first to be printed in England. Ads at rear dated February 1890. This edition includes 10 additional poems. Maroon cloth binding with bevelled board edges. Gilt sheaf of documents to front board gilt lettering to spine. Decorative endpapers. Fading to spine slight wear to ends of spine and corners of boards. Slight cracking to front endpaper binding slightly loose and strained in a few places. Light foxing to pages 40/41. A few light marks to text. Later owner's name to front free endpaper. Richards A31. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.5 x 7.5 inches 14 x 19 cm. Thacker, Spink and Co. hardcover
1899935Z7London: George Newness 1899. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. Rudyard Kipling's first collection of verse bound in a decorative crushed half morocco binding. The 'Sixpenny Series' edition. First published in 1886. Bound in crushed half morocco with marbled paper to the boards and floral gilt details to the spine. Rudyard Kipling's first collection of verse including works such as 'Departmental Ditties' 'To the Unknown Goddess' and 'Arithmetic on the Frontier". Kipling was a popular English journalist poet and author best known for his work 'The Jungle Book'. Bound in crushed half morocco. Externally excellent with fading to the spine slight rubbing to the fore edge. Internally firmly bound with age toned pages and the odd spot heavier to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed George Newness hardcover
18901528new york: united states book company successors to john w. lovell company 1890. first us edition 1890. signed by actor richard burton.<br /> <br /> burton famously recorded a reading of kipling's poem "if." he was also originally cast for an adaption of "the man who would be king" replaced at the last moment by christopher plummer.<br /> <br /> new york: united states book company successors to john w. lovell company. 5 x 7.5 inches. 270 pages. hardcover. bound in maroon cloth-covered boards. top edge gilt. book condition:. slight shelf-wear to corners and ends of spine. light offsetting to front free-endpaper. nearly undetectable discoloration to rear board. near fine-. united states book company successors to john w. lovell company unknown
1895811C27London: Thacker Spink And Co. 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A smart edition of the collection of poems from Rudyard Kipling first printed in 1886. A very smart eighth edition of Rudyard Kipling's 'Departmental Ditties and Other Verses' containing such poems as 'The Plea of the Simla Dancers' and 'To the Unknown Goddess'. Kipling is known for his works of fiction notably 'The Jungle Book' 1894 and 'The Man Who Would Be King' 1888. Twenty-four pages of adverts to the rear. In publisher's original pictorial binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally smart. Some very light rubbing to the extremities particularly head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is starting. Very light marking to the front pastedown and endpaper. Blind stamp to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some light spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Thacker, Spink And Co. hardcover
18901219E009Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. 1890. 4th Edition 1st UK Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: vi 120 24. Very Good Plus/Fine. 5.75 x 7.75 inches 15 x 20 cm. Slipcase: Custom made maroon cloth slip case with gilt lettering to end panel. Overall case condition is Fine. Book: Fourth edition and the first edition to be printed in England. Ads at rear dated February 1890. This edition includes 10 additional poems. Maroon cloth binding with bevelled board edges. Gilt sheaf of documents to front board gilt lettering to spine. Decorated endpapers. Very slight fading to spine. Very slight rubbing to corners. Good solid binding. A few light spots of foxing to page edges otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. An excellent example Richards A31. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 7.75 inches 15 x 20 cm. Thacker, Spink and Co. hardcover
189822447Dana Estes Boston 1898. HB NODustJacket 1898 1st separate edition dates match NF/VG NODJ Blue decorated cloth cover slight rub wear & tiny chips Extremties spine sunned Interior nice tight clean light Wear FoX 72 pgs Ads 2 tiny FoX dots back Cover. First Separate. Hard Cover. Dana Estes, Boston, hardcover
18986544Written on Kipling's home letterhead at The Elms Rottingdean North Brighton. Letter roughly reads: Dear Mr. Hedman Why not come here to lunch at 1.30 and we'll go for a walk on the . Sincerely Rudyard Kipling." Attractively framed together with a side profile portrait of Kipling at a writing desk. Wood frame with interior silver trim. Frame: 14.5 x 11 inches; Letter window: 4.25 x 5.25 inches; Portrait Window: 2.75 x 3.75 inches.
19002186London: Macmillan and Co 1900. First printing. Hardcover. very Good. Macmillan's Colonial Library edition. In the original gilt-blocked blue cloth. Gilt title to front panel. Volume 1 xiv 497 8 page adverts Vol. 2 Page before title page torn at hinge but still attached. ix 438 8 page adverts <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co hardcover
19009956Good. 1900. Magazine. Magazine cover is toned with light wear and very modest soiling but in good condition. Pages are lightly toned but clean and very good. 11.25" x 16". . unknown
18983107<p>First edition of the first German translation - and one of the earliest - of the Jungle Book. One of 5000 copies printed. The Groh illustrations were made especially for this edition.<br /><br />Hardcover Fine. 8vo. original brown cloth stamped in silver; front cover red and blue with an image of Mowgli. Edges stained red. Spine cocked slightly. Edges lightly rubbed. Pages 161-165 mended with tape. Ownership stamp to title page. A beautiful and scarce book.</p> Freiburg i, Br.: Friedrich Ernst Fehsenfeld hardcover
1889894P44Allahabad; London; New York: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington; Bromfield & Co; A. H. Wheeler & Co 1889-90. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. Two anthologies of short stories by Rudyard Kipling bound in one volume both published in the 'Indian Railway Library' series. From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling.Two short story anthologies bound in one volume both of which were published in A. H. Wheeler & Co."s Indian Railway Library being Numbers 3 and 4 of the series.Original wraps are bound in. 'Under the Deodars' is the second edition.Two anthologies by Rudyard Kipling containing entertaining stories by the beloved author.'In Black and White' contains a total of eight stories including 'Dray Wara Yow Dee' 'At Twenty-Two' 'The Sending of Dana Da' and more.'Under the Deodars' contains a total of six stories including 'The Education of Otis Yeere' 'A Wayside Comedy' 'The Hill of Illusion' and more.Bookplate of Geoffrey Ford to the front paste down.Two pages of adverts to the rear of 'Under the Deodars'.Collated complete. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Light rubbing and a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional handling mark. Front wrap and title page of 'In Black and White' are detached but present. Ink inscription to the title page of 'In Black and White'. Good Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington; Bromfield & Co; A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
190027456Century Co NY 1900 List of Illustrations HARDBACK NO DJ 1900 on Title pg EARLY EDITION VG/GOOD AS-IS NOJACKET A handsome copy bound in illustrated DECORATIVE GREEN Cloth with front cover elephant in black Interior few marks smudges & light FoXing inside few pencil marks Gold Gilt on cvr has some rub but basically bright & tiny chips tears extremities 303 pgs NO ADS IN BACKGOLD GILT TO TOP OUTER PGS EDGE Kipling was born in India and spent the first six years of his childhood there. After about ten years in England he went back to India and worked there for about six-and-half years. These stories were written when Kipling lived in Vermont. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Century Co, NY hardcover
1900SKU1136210P. F. Collier & Son Company 1900. Hardcover. Good. New York no publication date stated c. 1900; 9 OF 10 VOLUMES VOLUME X MISSING; brown cloth covered boards; edges and corners scuffed; 8vo 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Ex-library with typical stamps and markings; interiors in very good condition; interior is clean and unmarked; individually paginated; Additional shipping charges may be requested. P. F. Collier & Son Company hardcover
1899307643New York: Doubleday & McClure Company 1899. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Shelfwear on panel corners and panel top edges. Doubleday & McClure Company hardcover
1893026159UK: Macmillan 1893. First Edition 5th or later Printing. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st edition 5th Imp 1893 Same format a the first edition. Bookplate of Charles Hibbert Henry Williamson's father in law. The Hibbert's were a wealthy middle class family in Devon. Williamson' met his daughter Ida Loetitia at various hunting meets and fell in love. Kipling's collection of short stories on the British in India and the Supernatural. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Book is very good with quite bright boards. Spine tips lightly rubbed. Contents good. Light age toning. More images can be taken upon request. ref 17593 <br/> <br/> Macmillan hardcover
1891832W43London: Ward Lock and Co. 1891 . First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Not stated. The first UK edition of Rudyard Kipling's first novel rebound in half calf from the original Lippincott's monthly magazine. The first UK edition of The Light That Failed by Rudyard Kipling in half calf binding. From the original Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Dated January 1891. First published in the US in 1890. Rebound in leather. Includes the other works published in this issue as originally printed. Includes nine other works by various authors.The Lippincott's Monthly Magazine was an American based magazine and published original works many of which became literary successes. Alongside Kipling Lippincott's published Anthony Trollope Oscar Wilde and more. This is Nobel-Prize award winning English author Rudyard Kipling's first novel. In half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities which has resulted in some slight wear to the leather in these areas. The front hinge is slightly strained. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good Indeed Ward, Lock and Co. hardcover
1891C219007London: The Ludgate 1891. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary dark green cloth with gilt spine titles. 447pp. Illustrated. Covers slightly worn bump to top edge contents slightly age toned otherwise very good. Short fiction articles music and miscellany. The Ludgate, hardcover
1894894T59New York: D. Appleton and Company 1894. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart sixth edition of this short story collection from Rudyard Kipling. Sixth edition. A collection of short stories many of which were originally published in magazines The Atlantic Monthly and the Strand Magazine. The stories include: The Disturber of Traffic My Lord the Elephant One View of the Question A Matter of Fact and 'Love-o"-Women'.Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with minor bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. Front hinge just starting but remains very firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with small marks to the pastedowns. Very Good D. Appleton and Company hardcover
18931103W371501Macmillan 1893. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Macmillan pocket edition 1920 reprint on blue cloth gilt lettering on spine and embossed elephantine logo with reverse swastika on cover Macmillan unknown
1893GEN26-C-24London : Macmillan and Co. 1893. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5";. None. Two works by Rudyard Kipling. Uniformly bound in publisher's blue cloth bindings. Being the November 1893 second reprint of Many Inventions published the same year as the first edition and the february 1893 reprint of Life's Handicap. This is the fourth reprint issued two years after initial publication. With 54 pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Life's Handicap. Life's Handicap is a collection of short stories about the British in India. Many Inventions is another anthology of short stories 12 of which had previously appeared in various publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and The Strand Magazine. In original cloth bindings with gilt stamped detailing to the head of boards and to spine. Externally generally smart with bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spines. Patches of rubbing to the joints and extremities. Front hinge to Life's Handicap is strained but firm. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown of both volumes Angus &Robertson. Internally binding to both volumes is slightly strained in places particularly to Many Inventions. Pages are generally bright with spotting to the first and last few pages heaviest to endpapers. Otherwise occasional light spots. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover