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1890531279New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Illustrated pale brown boards. Some rubbing and modest soiling a nice very good copy. John W. Lovell Company hardcover
1890531280New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Illustrated pale brown boards. Owner's name on first blank some rubbing and modest soiling spine lettering dull else very good copy. John W. Lovell Company hardcover
188858149Allabahad India: A.H. Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library. Printed at the "Pioneer" Press; 1888. First edition first state. 1500 copies printed. 1 vols. 8vo. Original wrappers after designs by John Lockwood Kipling front cover detached. spine with loss. In half crimson slipcase and chemise. First edition first state. 1500 copies printed. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 28; Richards A14 A.H. Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library. Printed at the "Pioneer" Press; unknown
189516279London: Macmillan & Co. 1895. First collected edition first printing. Published by Macmillan & Co. in London 1895. This is a near fine copy. Issued without a dust wrapper the deep blue boards feature some intricate gilt tooling to the front and side panels. The corners are so slightly bumped as are the spine tips. There is a small previous owners label to the front pastedown. The internals are immaculate throughout and free from inscriptions. The text blocks are clean and clear. Overall this is a near fine copy. A collection of stories setting forth certain passages in the lives and adventures of privates Terence Mulvaney Stanley Ortheris and John Learoyd. Macmillan & Co. hardcover
1890006269New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. The second book of Kipling's to be published in America a collection of eight military stories .This is a very good copy of the First American Edition "Authorized".Decorative tan or light brown cloth binding featuring the three soldiers; with a facsimile signature of the author and the designation "Indian Tales - II' on the front cover. Clean text; 409 pages with five-pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Mild wear at the margins; rear hinge cracked but holding well. The decorations and titles are faded but readable; worse on the spine. In an archival plastic protector. First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John W. Lovell Company Hardcover
189013386SOLDIERS THREE A. H. Wheeler & Co. 1890 noted as Third Editon bound along with THE STORY OF THE GADSBYS / A TALE WITHOUT A PLOT A. H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington A. H. Wheeler & Co. bound along with TALES OF BLACK AND WHITE A. H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington A. H. Wheeler & Co. bound along with WEE WILLIE WINKIE AND OTHER STORIES A. H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington A. H. Wheeler & Co. some wear and rubbing to the fore edge corner tips and spine hinges some foxing to the first and last several leaves else a tight just about vg copy rebound in half leather with marbled boards. A. H. Wheeler & Co. hardcover
1890001808New York: National Book Company 1890. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Condition is VG. Clean & tight. Moderate soiling. Partially faded spine. Two lightly bumped corners. Quarter bound red & ivory boards. 1890 hardcover. <br/> <br/> National Book Company hardcover
189052465Allahabad: A.H Wheeler 1890. Spine relaid some sunning chipping and loss to extremities. Gutters cracked period ink inscrip to flyleaf. PP in clean clear condition binding firm. . Half Leather Marbled Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. A.H Wheeler Hardcover
1890HH6996New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. First American Edition. HB. Brown cloth 12 mo 409 pp ads. The "Authorized Edition" with Kipling's letter as frontis. Black endpapers. No marks in book 1/2" tear half title page. Covers show fading lettering quite faint some edge wear especially at corners. Binding tight. Full title "A Collection of Stories Setting Forth Certain Passages in the Lives and Adventures of Privates Terrence Mulvaney Stanley Ortheris and John Learoyd." Book condition VG-. John W. Lovell Company hardcover
1890000376New York: John W. Lovell 1890 1890 Illustrated brown cloth. Very Good. First American Edition. 12mo. xii 9-409 3 leaves. Bookplate to endpaper. Textblock clean and tight. Corners bumped and spine a little darkened otherwise an attractive copy of an uncommon edition. 12mo. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. New York: John W. Lovell, 1890 hardcover
1895330312London: Macmillan and Co 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Blue cloth with gilt decoration on top edges. Pages age-toned gutter before half-title page cracked rear hinge cracked spine faded and extremities worn else very good. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1897005992New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1897 New York: Scribner's 1897. First edition. 8vo. Three-quarter brown morocco over marble boards gilt in the marble. Six compartments raised ridges floppy art nouveau-style flowers with curvy gilt framing gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Marble endpapers with previous owner bookplate. Frontispiece plate protective tissue. Rough-cut thick laid paper. 589 pp. in two volumes. Frontispiece protective tissue plus two illustrations in each volume. Light edgwear. Very good plus condition. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
189017754NY: JOHN W. LOVELL. 1890. 1890. First Edition. Softcover. First American Edition. The so-called authorized edition with a facsimile of Rudyard Kipling's letter admonishing rampant copyright infringements on his works while authorizing them to all in a spirit of helplessness opposite title which bears the "Authorized Edition" statement. This is the trade paperback International Series issue which was published simultaneously with the cloth issue. Preface ends on page 6. Ads on page 210 This copy was rebound in contemporary grey cloth with a black & gold title label at head of spine. Cloth corners & spine ends rubbed. Soiling & traces of faint dam ping to covers. Text in excellent condition but for an erasure on the half-title page A Kipling classic. GC . NY: JOHN W. LOVELL. 1890 paperback
189527721895. 1895 Kipling Rudyard SOLDIERS THREE THE STORY OF THE GADSBYS IN BLACK AND WHITE New Edition Revised with Additions NY Macmillan and Co 1895 325pp ads 8vo Blue cloth stamped in gold and black Minor foxing throughout rubbing on spine ends Very Good hardcover. unknown
18981003H34New York: The Century Co. 1898 . Paperback. Good. 10" by 7.5". Various. A scarce copy of the January 1893 issue of the celebrated monthly children"s magazine St. Nicholas featuring the first appearance of Rudyard Kipling"s story "The Potted Princess" profusely illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps.A single issue of the celebrated monthly children"s magazine St. Nicholas containing Rudyard Kipling"s story "The Potted Princess."Richly illustrated in monochrome throughout. First appearing in this issue Kipling"s tale forms part of his sequence of stories concerning Punch and Judy set in colonial India. The story was later collected in Kipling"s short-story collection Many Inventions 1893 published later the same year by D. Appleton and Company in New York and Macmillan and Co. in London.Founded in 1873 and edited by Mary Mapes Dodge St. Nicholas became one of the most influential illustrated magazines for young readers running continuously from 1873 until 1943 it was highly regarded for attracting many of the most prominent literary figures of the period including Mark Twain Louisa May Alcott Frances Hodgson Burnett Joel Chandler Harris and Kipling.Publisher's advertisements to front and rear including a coloured advertisement of Pear's Soap to rear. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally a little worn. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in the odd small chip closed tear and crease. Loss to head and tail of spine. Light scattered spotting and the odd handling mark to wraps. Wraps characteristically age toned. Loss to lower corner of rear wrap towards joint. Wraps detached from staple binding fragile but holding to joint. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots and the odd minor handling mark to fore edge. Good The Century Co. paperback
189934602New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1899. First Edition. Illustrated with 8 full page illustrations on coated paper. 8vo publisher’s original green cloth the spine and upper cover lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt and black with the design of the famous caravelle sailing ship. 12 310 pp. A handsome copy quite bright clean and with very little evidence of use or age. FIRST EDITION AND VERY SCARCE IN PLEASING CONDITION. The story of Kipling’s school days at Westward Ho! in Devon. Doubleday & McClure Co. hardcover
189970976London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. 8vo. First Edition. xi 272 2 pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and elephant medallion on the front board top edge gilt. Slight wear to spine ends marks to rear board and darkening to spine. Ink name to ffep. Occasional spots but generally internally clean. . Very Good. Gilt Lettered Cloth. First Edition. 1899. Macmillan and Co., Limited 1899 hardcover
189970977London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. 8vo. First Edition. xi 272 2 pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and elephant medallion on the front board top edge gilt. Slight wear to spine ends rubbing to joints and darkening to spine. Ink name to ffep. Occasional spots but generally internally clean. . Very Good. Gilt Lettered Cloth. First Edition. 1899. Macmillan and Co., Limited 1899 hardcover
1899KIPLINGR016625Macmillan. London. 1899. First edition. Octavo. pp xii 272. Two pages of adverts at rear. Nine stories. Original red cloth with gilt elephant device on upper cover. Top edge gilt.Bookplate on front pastedown. A bit of spotting to endpapers. Small snag to tail of spine where there is also a small patch of fading. Very good. Macmillan. London. hardcover
1899006952New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1899. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition containing nine stories. Green ribbed cloth binding; blindstamped in black with ruling and a sailing ship; titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 310 pages. Top-edge is gilt others rough-cut. Frontis illustration and seven others within. Just a slight touch of wear to the tips; else a Fine copy. In an archivalplastic protector. First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday & McClure Co. Hardcover
189950289London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. First edition 8vo xii 272 2 advertisement pp. Marbled endpapers sides and edges armorial bookplate. Contemporary half calf a little sunned. Martindell 77. London: Macmillan and Co. unknown
1899611025London: Macmillan and Co 1899. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Red cloth gilt. Spine a little toned gilt device on front board a bit rubbed else a near fine copy. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1899018835Macmillan & Co Ltd 1899. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Red hardcover. spine faded spine ends rubbed. Corners bumped. A few marks to cover. Presentation copy. Pages toned. Two pages of adverts at rear. <br/> <br/> Macmillan & Co Ltd hardcover
189980120New York: Doubleday & McClure Co 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. The first American edition. This collection of linked short stories is based on Kipling's own experiences at the United Services College a military preparatory school. It follows the mischievous adventures of three boys - Stalky M'Turk and Beetle a stand-in for Kipling - as they use pranks and cunning to navigate school life often as training for their future roles in the British Empire. Octavo: xiv 310 pp. with the frontispiece with tissue guard and 7 full-page plates all halftones after illustrations by L. Raven Hill. In the publisher's green vertical ribbed cloth binding with green and black-stamped ruled borders and vignettes of a Viking ship and gilt-stamped titling. Top edge gilt with buff endpapers. Some mild edgewear; else near fine. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin. Doubleday & McClure Co hardcover
189914169London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. First Edition First Issue. Quarter Leather. Near fine. First edition first issue of Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling. Octavo ix iii 272pp 2pp ads. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco top edge gilt. Five raised bands title in gilt on spine. Publisher's original cloth covers laid in place with author's emblem in gilt on front cover. New endpapers. No additional printings listed. Light wear to original cloth faint soiling to gilt edge. Previous ownership inscription on second free endpaper dated "1899." Small loss to corner on page vii. A bright and attractive example. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown