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B9783752361353Hardback. New. hardcover
1917852A45London: Macmillan and Co. 1917. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None . A bright first impression of this collection of tales by celebrated author Rudyard Kipling. The first edition first impression of this work with the publisher's name to back strip measuring over 28mm in length shorter in later impressions. Collection of Rudyard Kipling's stories accompanied by verses as often seen in Kipling's anthologies. With four leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean but for the odd light minor spotting to the very occasional leaf. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1966feb10949Pentru Literatura Universala 1966. Used. 1966; Romanian Edition of A doua carte a junglei vol.1 BPT 325; For more details please contact me Pentru Literatura Universala unknown
1966feb10950Pentru Literatura Universala 1966. Used. 1966; Romanian Edition of A doua carte a junglei vol.2 BPT 326; For more details please contact me Pentru Literatura Universala unknown
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18983557Budapest: Lampel 1898. One other book Indiai történetek. is included. Fine conditon. One other book Indiai történetek. is included. 64551542p. Contemporary paperback made by Gyula Tichy. The first panel is decorated with the artist's small 70 x 40 mm glued-on original drawing. Unique binding. Lampel unknown
0666116970.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1898752R55London: Macmillan And Co. 1898. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A well-preserved first edition of this account of the Royal Navy at sea by Rudyard Kipling. Most renowned for 'The Jungle Book' 'Kim' and 'Just so Stories' Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 is seen as a pioneer for the short story form and a classic author of children's fiction. He was born in India the inspiration behind a vast amount of his writings which include 'The Jungle Book' 'Just So Stories' and 'Kim'. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 becoming the youngest ever recipient and first English language writer to do so.'A Fleet in Being' is a series of military articles on the subject of the Royal Navy in 1898.In the publisher's original paper wrap bindings with a pictorial cover. In paper wraps. Externally generally smart a touch of discolouration to the front board and spine with some loss to the paper of the tail of the spine and a chip to the head. Internally firmly bound pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Macmillan And Co. unknown
1898755P25London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of Rudyard Kipling's many articles on the power of the Royal Navy and the British Channel Fleet. The first edition of this work.Rudyard Kipling's series of articles about the British Channel Fleet written as he as involved in the debate about Britain's response to the rise of Germany's naval power.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. The original blue front wrap is bound in.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front wrap 'M. E. Coulson'. Rebound is a full cloth binding with the front wrap bound in. Externally the boards are a little discoloured. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail fo the spine and to the extremities. Light spots to the fore edge. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a couple of occasional light spots. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
RAU-U6A-130Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION New York: Macmillan and Co. 1898. Hardcover in blue pictorial boards. 4 84 pages with maritime theme cover illustration by N. Wilkinson. A hard-to-find Kipling first edition. Covers a bit toned more-so the spine with a small amount of old staining puckering and age-toning to text; no owner marking NOT EX-LIBRARY. shelf2 hardcover
18987142London: Macmillan & Co 1898. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1898 1st edition in its original pictorial wrappers. VG- with pronounced staining at the spine and one 1 1/2" chip at the rear panel. Still though a presentable copy of a fragile book. 12mo 84 pgs. Housed in a custom-made cloth chemise and quarter-morocco box. Macmillan & Co unknown
1899mon00000268521899. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. A 4 page double face fold out sheet depicting poem by Kipling and drawing by R Caton Woodville and photo of Kipling on frontispiece somewhat worn and seloptaped down side seam but otherwise perfectly in tact and readable. Published by Daily Mail in 1899 unknown
1912#BIBLIO-1064<p>A job lot of 12 pocket edition books by Rudyard Kipling all published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd. and Methuen and Co. Ltd. a mixture of leather-bound and cloth-bound volumes: - The Years Between - Methuen 1919 first pocket edition leather; - Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides - Macmillan 1927 second reprint of pocket edition leather; - Something of Myself for my Friends Known and Unknown - Macmillan 1937 first reprint of first pocket edition leather; - Rewards and Fairies - Macmillan 1912 second reprint of pocket edition leather; - Stalky & Co. - Macmillan 1927 ninth reprint of pocket edition leather; - Songs from Books - Macmillan 1918 eighth reprint of first pocket edition leather; - Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses - Methuen 1918 fiftieth edition leather; - Just So Stories for Little Children - Macmillan 1912 thirteenth reprint of pocket edition leather; - Debits and Credits - Macmillan 1926 first reprint of first pocket edition leather; - Departmental Ditties and Other Verses - Macmillan 1918 thirty-fourth edition leather; - A Diversity of Creatures - Macmillan 1917 first pocket edition cloth; - The Jungle Book - Macmillan 1935 eighteenth reprint of pocket edition cloth; The books vary in condition. They might contain previous owner inscriptions marginalia underlining wear creasing marking foxing scuffing tanning tearing chipping strained bindings bumped corners loose pages or other damage. There is extensive chipping and flaking to leather of some books especially at spines and the front board and preliminary pages of Barrack-Room Ballads are partially detached. The books published prior to 1935 contain the Hindu good luck symbol of the swastika but the books from 1935 onwards do not contain it due to Kipling's disgust with the Nazi adoption of the symbol. See pictures for further information.</p> Methuen; Macmillan hardcover
GB0019MA5BWI3N01Methuen. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Methuen hardcover
1906895Z25Providence: Privately Printed for E. C. Frost and G. P. Winship 1906. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 4.5". None. A very scarce private printing of a letter from Rudyard Kipling to the editor of the 'Spectator' detailing his thoughts on the possible source of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. The first and only edition. Limited to 52 copies. From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling.In the publisher's original quarter calf with paper to the boards. Very scarce. Privately printed. This work features a letter from the Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling to the editor of the Spectator to which this letter was first published on the 2nd of July in 1898 discussing the possible source of Shakespeare's tempest. Bound in quarter calf with paper to the boards. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and slight edge wear. Spotting to the extremities of the endpapers lighter to the rear with slight offsetting. Internally firmly bound with bright pages and scattered spotting throughout. The odd page unopened. Very Good Indeed Privately Printed for E. C. Frost and G. P. Winship hardcover
87985The Daily Mail Ca. 1899. Held in gilded wooded frame behind glass Framed size 47cm x 59cm. Embroidered Surface approx 47cm x 47cm. In good condition. Some foxing & a few small marks. Portraits of Lord Roberts commander of the British troops and Queen Victoria frame the text and a detailed map of the region being fought over: Natal Cape Colony Orange Free State and South African Republic. Authentic Boer War item. Part of an appeal by The Daily Mail this item was one of a large quantity of merchandise sold to raise money for soldiers fighting in the South African War and their families. The fund was the first charitable effort in Britain for a war. The Daily Mail Ca. 1899 unknown
1919934T29London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1919-1927. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. Four smart later editions of these collections of short stories from English writer Rudyard Kipling. Four volumes. Later editions. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. This set contains: Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People 1919. With stories such as On Greenhow Hill Namgay Doola and Bertran and Bimi. Soldiers Three The Story of the Gadsbys In Black & White 1923. With stories such as The Main Guard Poor Dear Mamma and At Twenty-Two. The Day's Work 1927. With stories such as The Bridge-Builders A Walking Delegate and The Maltese Cat. Actions and Reactions 1927. With stories such as The Recall The Bees and the Flies and A Deal in Cotton. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Front hinge starting but firm to Soldiers Three. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
0267236034.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0332979830.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1331462843.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1912901P2Toronto; London: The Musson Book Company Limited; Hodder and Stoughton 1912. Cloth. Good. 11.5" by 9". W. Heath Robinson. Rudyard Kipling's poetical anthology in which he ruminates on the British Empire complete with colour plates by W. Heath Robinson. An anthology of poems by Rudyard Kipling in which he explores the question of British Imperialism towards the end of the Empire's life. Kipling uses the imagery of seafarers going to far-flung corners of the Earth in most of these poems in particular in the series 'The Song of the Cities' which visit capital such as Bombay Hong Kong and Sydney.This edition is illustrated by the noted artist W. Heath Robinson with a tipped-in colour frontispiece twenty-nine tipped-in colour plates and vignettes throughout.Collated complete.Undated dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Bookplate of Edward Barry Ockwells Manor to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally generally smart with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Gilt is a little rubbed and some light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Good The Musson Book Company Limited; Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
69607E-146. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by Doubleday Page & Co New York 1909. 64 unnumbered leaves illustrations. Illustrated with 30 color plates by W. Heath Robinson. Bound in green cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities spine is sunned and worn. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In Kipling's A Song of the English the experience of British imperialism is hauntingly related through a series of poems on English seafarers the casualties of imperialist expansion and the exotic and far-flung capitals of the British Empire. With stunning illustrations by prominent turn-of-the-century illustrator W. Heath Robinson this 1909 volume provides a poignant glimpse at this bygone period of history. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . hardcover
1915FB3015 /2B<p> Cream cloth binding with navy title and decoration on the front board and spine. </p><p>British colonial propaganda. The illustrations by W. Heath Robinson are marvellous. But the poems are justifying genocide with religious slavery and colonisations with racial and justifying racism with lingual superiority. Rudyard is a white man's poet indeed. This book is like a nazi propaganda but for English people. I cringed so hard reading the poems. I wouldn't have completed reading if not for the gorgeous illustrations. This almost gave me Kipling depression</p> Hodder & Stoughton. hardcover
191579643Hoder & Stoughton 1915. Early Robinson edition. Hardcover. very good/good. Quarto. 11" x 9" 91pp. Cream cloth with blue design and lettering to covers and spine. In pictorial dust jacket. Some toning to pages. 16 mounted tipped in color illustrations and 58 black and white illustrations by W.Heath Robinson. Loosely laid in rear of book is a folded paper entiteld '"National Bands. A Speech by Rudyard Kipling delivered at the Mansikon House on January 27 1915". In original pictorial dust jacket. Jacket has some loss at spine and edges. Published on behalf of The Daily Telegraph National Bands Fund. Hoder & Stoughton hardcover