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189052434New York: Lovell 1890. First Edition. Octavo. First Authorized Edition; 19.5cm; blue cloth covered boards titled in gilt on spine; top textblock in gilt; 771pp.; a Near Fine or better copy. A classic collection of 36 short stories. Lovell unknown books
189055000New York: United States Book Company Successor to John W. Lovell Company 142 to 150 Worth Street 1890. First edition. 771 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Blue cloth. Very good. First edition. 771 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Stewart 63 United States Book Company, Successor to John W. Lovell Company 142 to 150 Worth Street unknown books
1890125195New York: United States Book Company 1890. Hardbound. Good- general fragility and wear. Publishers blue cloth. 771pp. no illustrations. A most noteworthy copy bearing the copper-engraved bookplate of Henry Van Deventer Black which was designed by Mr. Black and engraved by Edwin Davis French. The book is signed by Henry Van Deventer Black and he has dated it Dec. 1892. He has also written that "This book has spent a winter on the Nile and been around the world" on the ffep. A few pencil lines to the contents perhaps indicating favorite passages. The bookplate is stunning in it's detail and beauty. United States Book Company hardcover books
1890121653New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. First authorized edition of this classic collection by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo original cloth. Illustrations by L.J. Bridgman. In near fine condition. Tanselle #99.17. A very sharp example. Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer poet and novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907. His books include The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories. John W. Lovell Company hardcover books
1894846011894. KIPLING Rudyard. The Jungle Book. with: The Second Jungle Book. Two vols. Orig. pictorial cloth a.e.g. London: Macmillan & Co. 1894 1895. First editions. Stewart 122 128. In cloth chemises and a half morocco slipcase. With the bookplates of the Newberry Library and the collector Herbert Stuart Stone on the chemises but no ownership markings to the books themselves. Chemises sunned else a fine bright set. unknown
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
189468158First Edition ìJungle Booksî in the Original Bindings KIPLING Rudyard. The Jungle Book. With illustrations by J.L. Kipling W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. London: Macmillan and Co. 1894. First edition second printing with two dates on verso of title-page. Small octavo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 181 x 120 mm. vi 2 212 pp. With frontispiece and tissue guard. Numerous illustrations including many full-page illustrations included in pagination. Together with: KIPLING Rudyard. The Second Jungle Book. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling. London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. First edition. Small octavo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 181 x 120 mm. vi 238 2 ads pp. Numerous illustrations including many full-page illustrations included in pagination. Title-page with vignette illustrations. With two pages of publisher's advertisements. Two volumes. Original bright blue cloth decoratively stamped in gilt on front covers and spines and lettered in gilt on spines. Volume one with elephants stamped in gilt on front cover and a gilt cobra on the spine. Volume II with a cobra in gilt on front cover and a man and snake in gilt on the spine. All edges gilt. Original dark blue-green coated endpapers. Extremities of the spine and corners of the second book with a bit of rubbing. Final ad leaf in second book with some light foxing. Overall an about fine set. Rudyard Kipling has been called "perhaps the most original genius among English-writing novelists of the latter 19th and early 20th centuries." Certainly no other has been so widely acclaimed so eagerly read so lastingly loved by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. The honors bestowed upon him all over the world were capped in 1907 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Livingston 104 and 116. Martindell 61 and 63. Stewart 123 and 132. HBS 68158. $4500 Macmillan and Co. hardcover books
1899121255San Francisco: The Examiner 1899. Scarce first edition and only appearance of the Kipling Handbook issued as a single sheet in the San Francisco Examiner to be folded into 32 pages; the contents were all previously published. 16mo original wrappers. Housed in a custom clamshell and chemise case. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. The Examiner unknown
189922571San Francisco: San Francisco Examiner 1899. Issued as a single sheet by the San Francisco Examiner and here folded into 32pp as intended by the publisher this unusual piece shows the interest of the American public in Kipling. Brief sketches and observations of American culture include: His Visit to California; Kipling Describes his Fight with a Salmon; Kipling on San Francisco; Recklessness in the Air; the Negro Problem; and Kipling's Drinking Men.<br /> <br /> This example in very good condition staple bound with no chipping just the usual browning associated with newspaper. 16mo 32pp illustrations. Portrait of Kipling at front wrapper. OCLC: 7378700. San Francisco Examiner unknown
1899121255San Francisco: The Examiner 1899. Scarce first edition and only appearance of the Kipling Handbook issued as a single sheet in the <span class="match">San</span> <span class="match">Francisco</span> <span class="match">Examiner</span> to be folded into 32 pages; the contents were all previously published. 16mo original wrappers. Housed in a custom clamshell and chemise case. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. The Examiner unknown books
1889221125-MB68H.M. Caldwell Company 1889. Ornate cloth hardcover "Oriental edition" with original illustrations by L.J. Bridgman and others some wear to edges. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Bridgman L.J. H.M. Caldwell Company hardcover
1899004217Portland OR.: Dodge Publishing Co./Caldwell 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Fabulous early edition only date on copyright page is for the Caldwell issue. This perfect reprint is probably a ca.1905 printing. Beautifully decorated red cloth book boards with top edge gilt barely dulled; crown cloth is just starting to fray. Lovely publisher's deckled fore-edge. Stated Oriental Edition. Frontispiece of author with tissue guard in place with b/w illustrations throughout. Clean NO markings at all. Gently 'overextended' gutter at half-title page see photo otherwise a PERFECT volume. Includes "Wee Willie Winkie"; "Black Jack" and The "Phantom Rickshaw" and over 30 more short stories. Very last page is uncut. 750 pages. No jacket. <br/> <br/> Dodge Publishing Co./Caldwell hardcover
189047436London: Sampson Low and Marston 1890. In original wraps this is the indian railway edition with many first editions within. They are as follows- Black and white 1st Under the Deodars 1st The Story of the Gadsby's 1st The Phantom Rickshaw 1st Soldiers Three 3rd and Wee willie Winkie 5th. Decorative front and rear boards are nearly detached pages are lightly rubbed and have finger marks and light dampstains to edges otherwise content clean and bright. First Edition. Half Leather Marble Boards. Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo. Sampson, Low and Marston 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
189962817Chicago: George M. Hill. Good. 1899. Hardcover. First Edition. Front hinge repaired rear hinge cracked. Red cloth with gilt stamping. Spine ends and edges rubbed and chipped some light soiling to covers. Contents show some light toning otherwise bright and complete. A Good copy. . George M. Hill hardcover books
1899121762Chicago: George M. Hill Company 1899. First edition second issue of Wallace Rice's anthology of Kipling's poems. Octavo original cloth frontispiece portrait of Kipling. Fully annotated index of first lines. In near fine condition. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. George M. Hill Company hardcover books
190043209Couverture rigide. Reliure demi-chagrin. 315 pages. Quelques rousseurs.
1900RO30324961Société du Mercure de France. 1900. In-12. Cartonné. Etat passable, 1er plat abîmé, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 313 pages. Quelques rousseurs. Morceau de la couverture d'un autre ouvrage collé sur le 1er plat. Plats brochés conservés. Filets, pièce de titre et fleuron en doré au dos. Plats jaspés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1899R110037046ALBERT QUANTIN. JANVIER 1899. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Livré sans Couverture, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Paginé de 97 à 106. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 70.49-Presse illustrée, magazines, revues
1900RO80030544OLLENDORFF Paul. 3ème édition. 1900. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 338 pages. Couverture en couleurs. Coiffes usées, avec de légers manques.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
190043210Couverture rigide. Reliure demi-chagrin (couverture d'origine conservée). 338 pages. Quelques rousseurs.
1900535196London: Macmillan Methuen 1900. Red lambskin gold embossed pocket editions with gilt at the top of the pageblock all in very good condition. List as follows: Plain Tales From the Hills: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 Life's Handicap: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 Many Inventions: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 The Light That Failed: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1927 Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Soldiers Three and Other Stories: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 'Captains Courageous': Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 The Jungle Book: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1930 The Second Jungle Book: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 The Day's Work: Macmillan Elephant: 1942 Stalky & Co.: Macmillan Elephant & Swastika: 1924 From Sea to Sea: Volume 1: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 From Sea to Sea: Volume 2: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 The Naulahka with Wolcott Balestier: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 Kim: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1927 Just So Stories: Macmillan: Elephant 1931 Traffics and Discoveries: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Puck of Pook's Hill: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Actions and Reactions: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 Rewards and Fairies: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1924 Songs from Books: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 A Diversity of Creatures: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Letters of Travel: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1920 Land & Sea Tales for Scouts & Guides: MacmillanElephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Debits & Credits: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1927 A Book of Words: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 Limits and Renewals: Macmillan Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1932 Souvenirs of France: Macmillan Elephant: 1933 Something of Myself: Macmillan Elephant: 1937 Departmental Ditties: Methuen Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1924 Barrack-Room Ballads: Methuen Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 The Seven Seas: Methuen Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1923 The Five Nations: Methuen Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1923 The Years Between Methuen Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1919. leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Macmillan Methuen Hardcover
1891120684Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1891. Rare first edition of this collection of letters published without Kipling's permission and so quickly suppressed. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth. One of one thousand copies many of which were destroyed at Kipling's behest. In very good condition. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
1891124119Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1891. Rare first edition of this collection of letters published without Kipling's permission and so quickly suppressed. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth. One of one thousand copies many of which were destroyed at Kipling's behest. In near fine condition. Ownership stamp. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
189924788Cleveland New York: International Fiction Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1899 1930. Cloth. An attractive publication of the International Fiction Libary in Very Good condition minor staining and foxing chiefly to endpapers in little chipped dust-jacket. While copyright stating 1899 this wasn't published until 1930 as indicated by mention of Edgar Wallace's "The Stretelli Case and Other Mystery Stories" and "Silinski Master Criminal" on the dust-jacket ; In November 1887 Kipling was transferred from the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore to the Pioneer in Allahabad. The results were these nineteen articles which can be said to be Kipling's description of life in the semi-independent States of India; 8vo; 254 pages . International Fiction Library hardcover