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1894193167London: Macmillan and Co. 1894 & 1895. A beautifully presented pair First editions in book form. Kipling's adventurous stories were based on folk tales learned during his childhood in India. The Jungle Book was serialized between 1893 and 1894 and became increasingly popular upon its publication as a book prompting calls for a second instalment. The Second Jungle Book completed the Mowgli saga with five stories that "are essential to its emotional rounding-out" Grolier. 2 works octavo 180 x 199 mm. Half-tone frontispiece with tissue guard in Jungle Book both works with illustrations by William Henry Drake Paul Frenzeny and John Lockwood Kipling. Later 20th-century blue crushed morocco for the London bookseller Charles J. Sawyer spines lettered in gilt single gilt fillet framing compartments and boards small gilt roundels of elephants in profile to front boards double gilt fillet to turn-ins marbled endpapers gilt edges. Ownership inscription contemporary with binding to half-title of the second volume. Bindings bright and unblemished very mild foxing. A near-fine set. Grolier Children's 100 52; Martindell 54 & 56; Richards A76 & A85. hardcover
18952007044London: MacMillab 1895. First. hardcover. Very good. Very good first editions in original decorated blue cloth bindings and correct dates on title pages and copyright pages. Two volumes. Vol. 1 writing on 2nd front free end paper across page very little but bigger; cracking of front and rear gutters. 2nd vol. crossed-out writing at top of 2nd front free end paper name and address written at top of title page both by previous owner. MacMillab unknown
1894149421894. Decorated by J. Lockwood Kipling C.I.E. New York: The Century Co. 1894. Original olive-green cloth decorated in gilt.<br/> <br/> First American Edition published on the same day May 22nd as the English edition. Many of the illustrations are by John Lockwood Kipling Rudyard's father. This book and THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK along with KIM and JUST SO STORIES constitute Kipling's best-loved work: For there is a unique magic in the JUNGLE BOOKs from the moment the infant Mowgli enters the wolf's lair and the moonlight is blacked out at the mouth of the cave by the great head of the tiger Shere Khan and his roar fills it with thunder. There is magic too in the jungle so glowingly portrayed with its danger-haunted thickets and the monkeys threading its frail liana ways the enchanted land of which Mowgli is to become the master; and in the animals who are his friends and mentors -- Bagheera the sleek and terrible panther; Baloo the wise old bear; Hathi the elephant; Kaa the gigantic python who makes a nest for Mowgli in his coils; Akela the leader of the wolf-pack; and the bandarlog chattering outcasts of the tree tops whose only wish is to be noticed and who immediately abandon every task they have begun. Birkenhead This volume is in near-fine condition spine cloth a little darkened a trace of rubbing at the extremities; as with most copies we have encountered in the binding process a leaf was glued down under the rear endpaper. Richards A77; Stewart 124. unknown
18942134New York: The Century Co. 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Good . William Henry Drake; J L Kipling. 8vo Original olive green cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration on covers and spine. The front cover has an elephant and the rear a tiger. Beautifully illustrated with frontis and plates drawings and chapter headings throughout the text. Illustrated by William Henry Drake and J L Kipling Kipling’s father. First American edition. Xvii 303pp. Upper edge gilt. Slightly cocked spine sunned occasional marks some age toning. A previous owner has tipped in a cutting of The Law for the Wolves opposite the list of illustrations. In good / very good condition. Kipling’s classic tales of jungle animals Mogwai Shere Khan and so on. The Century Co. hardcover
189986678Century. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1899. Reprint. Hardcover. Green cloth gilt spine titles design in blind on the front board. Both with rubbing toning slight lean brief fray spine tears small bookplates a few small creases tender and shaky. Uncommon together. Photos upon request. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Century hardcover
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
189515929London: Macmillan and Co 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good bound in original publisher blue cloth with gilt titles on spines gilt emblems on front covers. Rubbing a few stains and edge wear to boards. Foxing to interior of both volumes some rubbing to pages owner inscription to second front end page of Second Book. Volume One The Jungle Book appears to have had the spine repaired at some point in its history significant lean to spine as well. Both volumes illustrated throughout. No markings to text. 8vo 7 1/2"h x 5 1/4"w. pagination: Vi 212; 238 two pages of ads at end of volume. Macmillan and Co hardcover
189425364London: MacMillan & Company Ltd. Good. 1894. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. In the original blue cloth. Covers are rubbed at the corners with moderate soiling/wear. Rear inner hinge is starting and the front inner hinge has obviouly been repaired. Owner's inscription onthe second endpaper. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 212 pages . MacMillan & Company , Ltd. hardcover
18941909113Century Co 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two books. Both books are first US editions both are in very good condition. The Jungle Book has bookplate attached to the front pastedown from a prior owner as well as handwritten name and date. Handwritten name is also on the title page. 1894 stated on title and copyright page. The Second Jungle Book is inscribed to the poet Amy Lowell with her bookplate on the front pastedown. Additionally it is signed by James. A. Roosevelt cousin of Theodore. 1895 stated on title and copyright page. Century Co hardcover
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
1894150271MacMillan London 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good set of the true first editions. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. MacMillan, London hardcover
189410862THE JUNGLE BOOK Century 1894 first American edition a tight bright vg copy in the publishers original gold-gilt pictorial binding. As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you. Century unknown
1891002105London: Macmillan & Co. 1891 1891. FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol. inscribed by Kipling on the title-page "Alick Watt from the much indebted author Mar : 91:" bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth inner and outer hinges fine head and foot of spine fine internally clean and bright A VERY GOOD COPY. Kipling's first novel. Inscribed to the son of the of A. P. Watt the literary agent to Kipling London: Macmillan & Co., 1891 hardcover
1892006852Chicago & New York: Rand McNally & Company Publishers 1892. Kipling's first novel a bit of a romance may have been unloved by the critics but not by the readers. This is a Very Good copy of an erly pirate edition. Scarce. Light tan wraps with titling in red. Illustrated front cover of shipboard readers; rear cover is an advert for a railroad. Clean text; 219 pages with 21 pages of adverts for household goos medicines railroads and yes books. Cheap pulp paper stock is tanned but quite clear and readable. Chips to the front cover. An intersting find for the Kipling completist. In an archival plastic protector. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rand, McNally & Company, Publishers Paperback
1890158361890. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. January 1891 actually Dec 1890. Original printed wrappers.<br/> <br/> First American Appearance of this novel occupying almost the entirety 97 pages of this monthly issue. Lippincott's Monthly Magazine was on a roll! Over the course of twelve months they introduced readers to three amazing novels: Arthur Conan Doyle's THE SIGN OF FOUR complete in the February 1890 issue Oscar Wilde's THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY complete in the July 1890 issue and then this one. In February 1890 Kipling's agent A.P.Watt had negotiated for Kipling to deliver to Lippincott this novel -- for which they issued a UK copyright edition in November 1890 the true first edition. New York publishers John Lovell / United States Book Co. with London agent Wolcott Balestier and Kipling in-law were all set to publish this in early December 1890 when. The book's publication was held up until the American magazine version. could appear on the newstands in late December in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine cover-dated January 1891" Richards. This is a remarkably bright copy fine except for chipping away of the bottom quarter-inch of the spine. Quite uncommon in this condition. Richards E1-E3 plus see his A49-A51. Housed in a worn folding cloth case which bears the bookplate of Oliver Brett later 3rd Viscount Esher. unknown
189752393London: Macmillan and Co. 1897. 8vo. viii 339 1 pp. Contemporary red half calf over marbled boards by Matthews & Brooke of Bradford spine with raised bands gilt lettered direct to two panels and with a gilt flower device repeated to the others marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Slightly uneven discolouration to the spine mild rubbing to extremities else very good. London: Macmillan and Co. unknown
189153658Philadelphia Pa: J B Lippincott 1891. First Edition. Original wraps. Very good. 97p octavo. Complete in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine January 1891 issue. Copyrighted in 1890 by Lippincott but first printed here. Front cover just hanging on. 32p ads plus 168p text plus 31p ads. Poet Eugene Field's copy with his small engraved bookplate. On the copyright page of "The Light that Failed" is inscribed "This copy of "The Light that Failed" came from the library of my father Eugene Field. Eugene Field II Sept 10 1923" Unique thus. Enclosed in a very good blue cloth and blue morocco slipcase gilt titled. Author's First Novel. <br/><br/> J B Lippincott paperback
1891474600Leipzig : Heinemann and Balestier London 1891. Copyright Ed. Hardcover. Good copy in the aniline calf over marbled boards. With gilt detailing to the Spine. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's bookplate. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 278 p. ; 17cm. Series: The English library ; no. 1. Leipzig : Heinemann and Balestier, London hardcover
1891121637London: Macmillan and Co 1891. First edition of Kipling's first novel. Octavo original cloth with gilt titles to the spine publisher's gilt emblem to the front panel. In very good condition. Written when Rudyard Kipling was 26 years old The Light That Failed is semi-autobiographical; being based upon his own unrequited love for Florence Garrard. Most of the novel is set in London but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan and Port Said. It follows the life of Dick Heldar an artist and painter who goes blind and his unrequited love for his childhood playmate Maisie. Though it was poorly received by critics the novel has remained in print for over a century. It was also adapted into a play two silent films as well as a drama film. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1891WB18282London: Macmillan 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Original blue gilt stamped cloth. Spine leaning otherwise a decent copy. <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover
1896305708London : Macmillan and Co. 1896. 1896 Reprint. Hardcover. Bookplate on front paste-down. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some wear to spine. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 339 pages ; 25cm. Subjects: English fiction. London : Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1890530764New York: United States Book Company 1890. Hardcover. Fine. First American edition boards issue. Red beveled cloth gilt. Attractive early bookplate a touch rubbing on the boards else fine. United States Book Company hardcover
1890157591New York: United States Book Company successors to John W. Lovell Company 1890 1891. Rare in this near-fine condition First US edition first printing of the first trade book edition of Kipling's novel. This semi-autobiographical work deals with the theme of unrequited love; the elusive character Maisie is based on the Slade artist Flo Garrard who Kipling was unsuccessful in courting following the breakdown of his engagement to Caroline Taylor in 1890. The true first edition comprises a copyright edition which was filed for copyright in the US on 7 November 1890 and the serial rights were acquired by Lippincott's Monthly Magazine for its January 1891 issue appearing in Australia the UK and the US. On 12 November 1890 a copy of the present book the first US edition was deposited in the Library of Congress. It was not sold however until Lippincott's had been published. This edition prints the 12-chapter version with the "happy ending". Although Kipling originally wrote the novel with a "sad ending" the "happy ending" was the first to appear in print. The 14-chapter "sad ending" version in which the hero dies in battle was deposited in the Library of Congress on 26 November. Octavo. Original orange wrappers lettered and illustrated in black 22 vols in "Lovell's Westminster Series" listed on inside of rear wrapper. Housed in a custom red cloth chemise and red morocco-backed slipcase. Head and foot of spine together with top edge of front wrapper slightly chipped minor creasing to spine gatherings unopened; a near-fine and bright copy. Livingston 62; Stewart 84; Grolier 122; Richards A50. hardcover
189025745Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1890 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Three issues bound in one volume. March and May 1890 January 1891. Binding is poor with insect damage to the surface and both front and rear hinges failing. Happily the contents are "fine." as-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . J. B. Lippincott hardcover
1899BOOKS085545INew York: Alex Grosset & Company. Very good copy in the original decorated cloth. 1899. 1st. hardcover. 8vo 340 pp. Front hinge partially cracked. The first illustrated edition of Kipling's first novel; the text is "as it was originally conceived by the Writer" as opposed to the shortened version originally published with the happy ending. Bound in grey cloth with white lettering except for the author's name in black on the spine and a decorative gilt sunrise panel on the front cover. . Alex Grosset & Company hardcover