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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
1893GEN23-E-17London : Macmillan & Co. 1893. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An attractive early edition of this collection of Rudyard Kipling's 30 December 1865 18 January 1936 short stories. Includes such works as 'His Private Honour' 'Brugglesmith' and 'The Record Of Badalia Herodsfoot'. Embracing his eternal preoccupations of Anglo-Indian relations and human sufferings this collection is a fine example of Kipling's entire work. In a blue cloth binding with decorative gilt border. Externally generally smart with just some shelfwear and slight darkening to the spine. Spine slightly cocked. Front hinge is slightly strained. Internally generally firmly bound although a little strained in places. Pages are clean with only a few handling marks. Slight loss to the top margin of two pages. Very Good Macmillan & Co. hardcover
18931218E005London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1893. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: ix 365 6. Very Good Minus. 5.75 x 7.75 inches 14 x 19.5 cm. First printing. Blue cloth binding with gilt decoration to top edge of front board and spine. Binding leaning slightly. Spine has slight creasing and light rubbing to edges. A few light marks to boards. Page edges untrimmed. Light foxing to free endpapers. Good solid binding. Very clean text throughout. Small inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.75 x 7.75 inches 14 x 19.5 cm. Macmillan and Co. Limited hardcover
1891008252LEIPZIG LONDON: HEINEMANN AND BALESTIER 1891. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Early title. Half calf Boards and spine rubbed and worn with some light marks prelims lightly foxed otherwise clean throughout. Good. <br/> <br/> HEINEMANN AND BALESTIER hardcover
18917030New York: Lovell Coryell & Company 1891. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1891 1st American edition. VG- with light soiling at the panels and spine. Neat former owner name at front pastedown first blank and title page. 12mo 268 pgs. Housed in a handsome custom-made box with folding chemise. Lovell, Coryell & Company unknown
1889001896John W Lovell 1889. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good with normal signs of age. With writing on first end page. scarce edition. <br/> <br/> John W Lovell hardcover
19001599<p>Ten volumns in excellent condition. No DJ ever. </p> F. Collier & Son hardcover
1898206544Philadelphia: Henry Altemus 1898. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Fair in boards. First few pages detached loose. Henry Altemus hardcover
1892043911A H Wheeler 1892. Hardcover. Good. 4 Kipling Novels rebound together. Good brown 3/4 leather boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked except for name on FFEP and writing on Phantom and Gadsbys title pages. No dust jacket. 104pp. Includes Story of the Gadsbys 93pp- 6th edition In Black and White 96pp- 7th edition Under the Deodars 96pp- 6th edition The Phantom Rickshaw 104pp- 4th edition. There are cracks at the spine but binding is secure some foxing on FFEP. 1892 date hand written on two pages otherwise no dates listed but all have edition listed. A H Wheeler, hardcover
1899943Y60London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899-1937. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart collection of Rudyard Kipling's beloved works including the first editions of 'Traffics and Discoveries' 'Debits and Credits' and others. A terrific selection of Rudyard Kipling's short stories poems and travel writings. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. With Kipling's signature elephant head stamped in gilt to the front boards. Kipling was an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer perhaps best remembered for 'The Jungle Book' a short-story collection depicting the adventures of Mowgli a boy raised in the jungle by wolves. Kipling wrote many popular volumes of poetry and short stories as well as a book of articles about his 1889 travels from India to Burma China Japan and the U.S. en route to England included here in two volumes. The entirety of this set comprises the following works:'Wee Willie Winkie Under the Deodars The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Stories' 1899 - The first impression of the Uniform Edition. 'From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches: Letters of Travel Volume I' 1900 - The first UK edition.'From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches: Letters of Travel Volume II' 1912 - Sixth impression. 'Kim' 1902 - Third impression. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates by the author's father J. Lockwood Kipling. Collated complete. 'Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People' 1903 - Third impression of the Uniform Edition.'Many Inventions' 1904 - Third impression of the Uniform Edition. 'Traffics and Discoveries' 1904 - First edition with no further impression remarks. 'Puck of Pook's Hill' 1906 - First edition with no further impression remarks. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen plates. Collated complete. 'The Jungle Book' 1906 - Seventh impression of the Uniform Edition. With illustrations by J. L. Kipling W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny.'The Second Jungle Book' 1906 - Fourth impression of the Uniform Edition.'The Naulahka: A Story of West and East' 1906 - Co-authored by Kipling with Wolcott Balestier. The second impression of Macmillan's edition first transferred in 1901. 'Soldiers Three: The Story of the Gadsby's in Black and White' 1909 - Fifth impression of the Uniform Edition. 'Actions and Reactions' 1910 - Third impression. 'The Light That Failed' 1916 - Tenth impression of the Uniform Edition. 'The Day's Work' 1918 - Ninth impression of the Pocket Edition. 'Debits and Credits' 1926 - First edition with no further impression remarks. 'Limits and Renewals' 1932 - First edition with no further impression remarks.'Something of Myself: For My Friends Known and Unknown' 1937 - First edition with no further impression remarks. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally smart. With rubbing and bumping to the extremities and fading to the spines. With the rubbed bookplate of one Dudley Borron Myers to the front pastedown of 'Wee Willie Winkie'. Marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with several instances of offsetting and light spotting to the endpapers. Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1899mon0001618584Macmillan 1899-1924. Hardcover. Good. . Rudyard Kipling. 7 Hardbacks. Gilt title & decoration on red cloth cover boards. Bumping to spine and cover board edges. Titles include: The Day's Work The Light That Failed & Puck Of Pook's Hill and more. Macmillan hardcover
1889775J10Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co 1889-90. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A decorative anthology of five of Rudyard Kipling's noted short stories in half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Presenting this collection of short stories by noted English author Rudyard Kipling. This anthology includes:Soldiers Three 3rd editionIn Black and White 1st editionUnder the Deodars 1st editionThe Phantom Rickshaw 2nd edition Wee Willie Winkie 2nd editionIn a Birdsall of Northampton binding with their binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper.Rudyard Kipling is most famous for The Jungle Book which was adapted into a film by Walt Disney Pictures in 1967. Kipling is known for his short stories many of which are included in this anthology of his work.Former owner's bookplate to the verso of front endpaper.This copy was previously housed in the Shropshire County Library with their stamp to the verso of 'Soldiers Three' title page. In half morocco binding with marbled paper board covers. Externally smart with some rubbing to the extremities and raised bands. Previous owner's bookplate to the verso of front endpaper 'Freeth' surname and family crest. Bibliographic notes in pencil to the recto of front free-endpaper. Internally firmly bound and pages bright and clean. Shropshire Library stamp to the verso of 'Soldiers Three' title page. Inscription on dedication page for 'Soldiers Three' and on title page for 'Phantom Rickshaw' and 'Wee Willie Winkie' - 'Mari Donaldson Hudson. May 1890'. Very Good Indeed A.H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
1900B060923utmug168630Peter Fenelon Collier 1900-01-01. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 3 volume set. No dust jackets. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping. -3a- Peter Fenelon Collier hardcover
1890755P23London; Allahabad: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington; A. H. Wheeler & Co 1890. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. A collection of six short novellas and short story collections by Rudyard Kipling a nice volume of his lesser-known works. A selection of six short works by Rudyard Kipling.Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time.Containing;'Soldiers Three' the sixth edition dated 1890.'The Story of the Gadsbys a Tale Without a Plot' the third edition of this work undated. Dated 1890 from Jisc from a copy held at the Hathi Trust Digital Library.'In Black and White' undated. Dated 1890 from Jisc from a copy held at the Hathi Trust Digital Library.'Under the Deodars' undated. Dated 1890 from Jisc from a copy held at the Hathi Trust Digital Library.'Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales' undated. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page. Dated 1890 from Jisc from a copy held at the Hathi Trust Digital Library. 'Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories' undated. Dated 1890 from Jisc from a copy held at the Hathi Trust Digital Library.The last five works in this volume were published in Prayagraj.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper 'K. G. Philpot 4 Crown Office Row Temple'. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards rebacked with the original boards and spine restores. A little rubbing to the boards and spine with a small amount of loss to the extremities. Evidence of former loss to the spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with some odd spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page of 'Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales'. Very Good Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington; A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
1896870M30London: Macmillan and Co. 1896-1898. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". A. S. Hartrick; I. W. Taber. Two smart early printings of the first editions of these works by the popular author Rudyard Kipling. The second printing first reprint of the first edition of Soldier Tales published November 1896 a month after the first edition and the third printing second reprint of the first edition of 'Captains Courageous' published January 1898 three months after the first edition. Both bound in the publisher's original cloth bindings with pictorial gilt to the front boards. All edges gilt. Illustrated to Soldier Tales with a frontispiece and twenty further plates. Illustrated to 'Captains Courageous' with a frontispiece and twenty-one plates. Collated complete. Two works from the popular author Rudyard Kipling a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book'. Soldier Tales consists of seven short stories including With the Main Guard The Drums of the Fore and Aft The Man Who Was The Courting of Dinah Shadd and The Madness of Private Ortheris. Illustrated throughout by the Scottish painter A. S. Hartrick 1864-1950. Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks is a novel which follows the adventures of Harvey Cheyne Jr. the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic. Illustrated throughout by I. W. Taber 1830-1912. This novel originally appeared as a serialisation in McClure's. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally fairly smart with some fading to the spines and light shelf wear to the extremities and head and tail of the spines. Spines are a little slanted. Front hinge to Soldier Tales is slightly strained but is held firmly. Internally firmly bound. To Soldier Tales pages are bright and clean apart from the odd spot to the first and last few pages. To 'Captains Courageous' pages are bright but spotted throughout. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1896CABF-49<b><i>First edition. </i></b>Apart from a slight spine lean and a few faint spots on rear cover a particularly fine fresh copy. Hinges perfect; a.e.g.; neat almost invisible ink name on front pastedown.<br /><br />Seven profusely illustrated short stories including <i>The Courting of Dinah Shadd. </i>With full page illustrations as well as chapter head- and tail-pieces by Scottish painter and lithographer A. S. Hartrick. Macmillan hardcover