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1929823B48London : Macmillan and Co. 1929. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". L. Raven-Hill. A charming illustrated first edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Complete Stalky & Co. A charming first edition copy of popular author Rudyard Kipling's novel The Complete Stalky & Co. The novel is about adolescent boys at a British boarding school and a collection of school stories. Rudyard Kipling was an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist with his most famous works of fiction being the Jungle Book and Just So Stories. Illustrated by L. Raven-Hill.With sixteen plates and a frontispiece. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart with some marks to the boards and fading to the spine. There is an inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1910897Q7London: Hodder & Stoughton 1910 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 6". None. A leather-bound first edition of Kipling's eulogy to King Edward VII with this particular copy hailing from the library of Kipling's literary agent A. P. Watt and Son. First edition. In a contemporary full calf binding. From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. 'The Dead King' was written as Rudyard Kipling's tribute to King Edward VII after his death on the 6th of May 1910. The entire writing and publication time was eleven days being published initially in The Times The Morning Post and other newspapers on the 18th of May. This poem reads as a traditional elegy from medieval times being an altogether touching tribute to a man who Kipling regarded as a wise and dedicated monarch who served the country well. Bound in full purple calf. Externally generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and spine causing loss the the leather in places. Light bumping and loss to the leather at the head and tail of the spine. Leather lifting a little to the head of the board. Fading to the spine and extremities. The odd mark to leather. Spotting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the occasional spot mainly to the first and last pages. Very Good Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1910mon0000016986Hodder & Stoughton 1/1/1910. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION FIRST ISSUE LARGE PAPER. Printed purple wrappers a VERY GOOD copy. Hodder & Stoughton unknown
1940101908London England: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good/No Jacket. 1940. Definitive Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo Hardcover Hardcover. The Definiative Edition of Rudyard Kipling Verse. Slight foxing to end inside covers. Browning to spine of cloth. Red cloth with gilt lettering. 845 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions and all types of Educational Reference Literature. . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
1986321239New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Tim Raglin. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket.; 44 pages. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1986Q-0394884019Alfred A. Knopf 1986-10-12. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
19231801080006Garden City N.Y. : Doubleday Page & Co 1923. Paperback. Very Good. 28 unnumbered pages : illustrations some color ; 24 x 28 cm. The just so stories painting books for children. 6 full page color illustrations faced by the same illustrations in line drawing for hand coloring by the child. Also contains double page and smaller black and white illustrations in text. Colored wrappers. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Page & Co paperback
1918895Q11New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1918 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart first edition of Rudyard Kipling's collection of letters home from soldiers stationed in India in 1915 and 1916. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Lacking the dust wrapper. Written by English novelist and short story writer Rudyard Kipling who was born in India with this country inspiring much of his work. This work was originally published in American Saturday Evening Post in six parts in 1917 and then published in book form as it is here in 1918. This collection is comprised of four stories reading as letters home from soldiers in India between 1915-16. The first two stories in the collection 'A Retired Gentleman' and 'Fumes of the Heart' are told from the view of injured soldiers on the North-West Frontier. 'The Private Account' depicts an Afghan family reading a letter from their soldier son while the final story 'A Trooper of Horse' presents a soldier's letter home to his mother in France. It is suggested that the idea behind these letters is to provide intelligence to those at home with the framework of the book coming from censored letters written by Indian soldiers.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 cloth with paper covered boards. Lacking the dust wrapper. Externally excellent with light shelf wear and a little darkening to the spine and spine label. The odd handling mark. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Near Fine Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1903186152New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1903. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner personalization on most of FEP. Light rubbing along panel edges. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1903924T61London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1903-1913. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Three smart volumes of poetry and verse from English writer Rudyard Kipling. Three volumes. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer best known for The Jungle Book the Just So Stories and Kim. This set includes: The Five Nations 1903. First edition. A collection of poetry focused on the five nations which were suggested to be "five free nations of Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa and 'the islands of the sea'." The poems are divided into two with the first section covering a wide range of subjects and the second titled "Service Songs" relating to the common experiences of British soldiers around the turn of the century. Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses 1913. Thirty-fourth edition. A collection of poems and songs with a common theme of the late-Victorian British Army mostly written in a vernacular dialect. The series contains some of Kipling's best-known works including the poems "Gunga Din" "Tommy" and "Mandalay". The Seven Seas 1913. Twenty-third edition. A collection of verses on the theme of sailing and the sea with titles including "Hymn Before Action" "In the Neolithic Age" "The Lost Legion" "The Mary Gloster" and "McAndrew's Hymn". Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the foredge and the first and last few pages. Further spotting to Barrack-Room Ballads. Light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of Barrack-Room Ballads and The Seven Seas. Very Good Methuen & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1903mon0000967993Doubleday 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Pages clean and bright no markings. Light wear to edges. Doubleday hardcover
1903mon0000992692Methuen and Co. 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Some light spotting to pages Binding firm Light wear to edges Ex-Libris sticker to front pastedown Some fading to spine. Methuen and Co. hardcover
1903005224New York NY: Doubleday Page & Co. 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. xiii 1 215 pp. Dedication & 53 poems. 5.5" x 8" black cloth boards gilt letters on fr cover and spine raised blind stamp design laid on front cover. rough cutbottom and foreedges gilt top edge. "Published October 1903" on verso. with a Clear glassine wrapper . Doubleday, Page & Co. Hardcover
1903653M22London: Methuen and Co. 1903. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. A pleasing first edition first issue copy of this renowned collection of poetry by Rudyard Kipling. A first edition first issue copy with the issue point of 'David' to page 56 line 9 that was later changed to 'Saul' and publisher's advertisements dated 'July 1903'. This work is split into two sections: the first covering a wide range of subjects and the second section entitled 'Service Songs' containing poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. 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. With an extensive publisher's catalogue to the rear of the work dated 'July 1903'. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title to spine. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear to extremities and slight fading to spine as expected with this colour binding. Small ink mark to head of spine. Age toning to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but very bright and clean. The odd spot to first and last few pages and fore edges only visible to textblock. The occasional page uncut throughout. Very Good Indeed Methuen and Co. hardcover
1903639P22London: Methuen and Co 1903. Vellum. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A limited edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's collection of poetry 'The Five Nations' containing poems about British soldiers. A limited edition work printed on hand-made paper being limited to two-hundred copies. The limited edition was published in the same year as the first edition. 'The Five Nations' is a collection of poetry by Rudyard Kipling. The collection is divided into two sections the first covering a wide range of subjects. The second section is titled 'Service Songs' and contains poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. 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. In the original publisher's quarter paper vellum binding with paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. A little loss to the head of the spine. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Methuen and Co hardcover
1903755P27London: Methuen and Co 1903. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A finely bound second edition of Rudyard Kipling's poetry with his section of touching service poetry. The second edition of this work.'The Five Nations' is a collection of Kipling's poetry; the first section contains poems on a wide variety of subjects. The second section is titled 'Service Songs' and relates the experiences of British soldiers of the time.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. Bookplate of F. G. L. Whiteaway to the front pastedown. Rebound in a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally spine. Spine is a little faded. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Pages are uncut to the fore edge. Near Fine Methuen and Co hardcover
1903796A4London: Methuen & Co. 1903. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None . A lovely first trade edition first impression of Rudyard Kipling's collection of poems in a full morocco binding. The first edition first impression of this collection of poems by Rudyard Kipling with 'David' to p. 56 line 9 which was later changed to 'Sault' with publisher's advertisements dated 'July 1903'. Published simultaneously as a limited edition of thirty printed on Japanese vellum and two hundred on hand-made paper. This copy was rebound in an attractive full morocco with four raised bands and new marbled endpapers. A collection of poems by the popular English author divided in two sections the first dealing with a wide range of subjects and the second entitled 'Service Songs' comprised of poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' but he was also a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories becoming one of the most popular authors of his time. In a full rose morocco binding with five raised bands and titles in gilt to the spine as well as new marbled endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only and minor soiling to the boards a hint of sunning to the spine. Previous ownership inscription to the half title undated. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with only a faint minimal spotting to the first few leaves. Very Good Indeed Methuen & Co. hardcover
19033762London: Methuen & Co 1903. Methuen & Co unknown
19031180E215London: Methuen and Co. Ltd. 1903. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: xiii 215. Very Good Minus. 6 x 9 inches 14.5 x 22.5 cm. Large paper edition limited to 200 copies and printed on handmade paper. Quarter parchment with grey paper covered boards. Light marking to boards light stain to front board. Spine has paper title label with browning. Darkening and a few light marks to parchment. Top page edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Some scattered light foxing to text. Extra spine label tipped in before rear free endpaper. Engraved bookplate to front pastedown endpaper Lady D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 6 x 9 inches 14.5 x 22.5 cm. Methuen and Co. Ltd. hardcover
19151146London: Methuen & Co Ltd 1915. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprinted 1913 First edition published 1903 Full red leather boards with gilt decoration of elephant head and Hindu emblem to front and gilt title Hindu emblem and graphics to spine. 215 pages . All page edges gilded. Excellent condition with no foxing. 17th edition. <br/><br/> Methuen & Co Ltd hardcover
1923894F37London: Macmillan and Co 1923 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. The two volume first edition of Rudyard Kipling's account of the actions of the Irish Guards in the First World War in the very scarce original dust wrappers. The first edition first impression of this work.In the very scarce publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers.Edited and compiled from the diaries and papers of the Guards Kipling details their importance in the war. The first volume covers the first battalion and the second volume discusses the second battalion and includes extensive appendices.With seven maps to volume I and four to volume II. Collated complete.Two pages of advertisements to the rear of volume II.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 cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip heads and tails otherwise externally excellent. Front hinge of volume II strained. Dust wrappers age toned to back strips. Loss of paper to tail of rear wrap of volume I with small losses to head and tail of back strip. Light edgewear to volume II back strip tail with more significant edgewear and a closed tear to the head. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with instances of light spotting to first and last few leaves most prominent to volume II. Very Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
19231012R11London: Macmillan and Co. 1923. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". None. The two volume first edition of Rudyard Kipling's account of the actions of the Irish Guards in the First World War. The first edition in the publisher's original cloth. Complete in two volumes. Edited and compiled from the diaries and papers of the Guards Kipling details their importance in the war. The first volume covers the first battalion and the second volume discusses the second battalion and includes extensive appendices.With seven maps to volume I and four to volume II. Collated complete.Contains two pages of advertisements to the rear of volume II. With a prior owner's bookplate to both front paste downs. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally sound. With shelf wear to the extremities and joints and bumping to spine head and tails. The odd mark to the boards. Small chips to lower front board of vol II. Full front joint split to volume I with fraying of cloth as a result. Front joint split to the head of vol II. Front hinge cracked and strained to vol I. Internally firmly bound. With prior owner's bookplate to front paste downs. Contemporary ink inscription to front free end paper of vol I. Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1923biblio38834<p>Doubleday Page & Company; First Edition 1923. XVI334 pages. 7 Maps. NearFine Hardcover no dj. Black cloth Bookplate with Spine title. Gilt stamping in Front Gilt top edge. No wear. Clean Unmarked throughout. Strong Tight binding and hinges. 9.25"x6.2"x1.3". be4x297.</p> Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1997150535Sarpedon January 1997. Hardcover. Like New/As New. Sarpedon hardcover
1942159797Los Angeles: Walt Disney Productions 1942. Three vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1942 film. Printed mimeo snipes and photographer stamps on the versos. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1894 collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling. A Technicolor live-action version of the classic Kipling stories made by the Hungarian-born filmmaking team of director Zoltan Korda producer Alexander Korda and art director Vincent Korda. The production brilliantly utilized live exotic animals and featured Indian actor Sabu as Mowgli the boy raised by wolves who can communicate with the animals of the jungle. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Cinematography.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Sherwood Forest California. <br /> <br /> 9 x 12 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection Eclipse Series 30. Walt Disney Productions unknown