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189036281NY: Harper & Brothers. Good with no dust jacket. September 1890. First Edition. Paperback. The Courting of Dinah Shadd and Other Stories With a Biographical and Critical Sketch by Andrew Lang. 1st American edition preceding the first authorized American edition. In The Athenaeum of October 4 1890 on the authority of Mr. Kipling it was stated that these stories had been collected by Messrs. Harper without permission and they were accused of literary piracy an accusation which Harper denied. Livinston 57. Xii 182 ads 2 pp. Losses to the paper spine and inner margins of wraps corners slightly rounded. Ownership scrawled on title page. Marginal pencilling to ads a cello tape repair. First time a portrait of Kipling appears in one of his books. This along with "Holy War" 2 leaves. Lon: Methuen & Co. nd Written 1917 at top of p2. Toned. Lot consists of 2 pieces. . Harper & Brothers paperback
189943639London: MacMillan 1899. Reprint. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Gilt Church School emblem to front coverfive gilt raised bands decorative gilt to spine with gilt green label marbled edges and endpapers. School price label front endcover Size: Octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Britain/UK; 19th century; Inventory No: 43639. . MacMillan hardcover
18988883MacMillan & Co. 1898. Hardcover. 8vo size 381pp plus publisher's catalogue original cloth boards decorations in gilt at top edge of front board with title on spine spine rubbed on hinges tail of spine slightly worn and nicked top of spine frayed and worn text very clean overall good MacMillan & Co. hardcover
189858428NY: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1898. First American Edition. Livingston 169. A collection of twelve stories by Kipling. This edition preceded the British edition by about five weeks. .A collection of twelve stories by Kipling. This edition preceded the British edition by about five weeks. Kipling made the ship design impressed on the front cover. The American sheets were also used in the publication of the Canadian edition also dated 1898. 8vo. pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt; top edge gilt; 431 pages. Very Good covers nice & bright pencil name & date "1898" on front endpaper- could easily be erased; bit of scuffing to gilt on top edge. A nice copy! Doubleday & McClure Co. unknown
1898TB33467New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1898. First Edition. Very good in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and with the same on the front board to include a Viking ship under sail. The top edge of the text block is gilt. A small octavo measuring 8 by 5 1/4 inches with the first blank end sheet has been removed and rubbing and light wear to the cloth at the corners of the spine and to the tips of the boards. The upper fore tip has been bumped. The last 12 leaves have an ink stain in the lower margins at the extreme edge of the pages. Without a dust jacket. 431 pages of text. A collection of twelve short stories Illustrated with a frontispiece by W. D. Stevens and five plates by various artists. A very handsome and clean copy. Richards Rudyard Kipling A Bibliography A115 Doubleday & McClure Co. hardcover
1899611710New York: Doubleday & McClure 1899. Hardcover. Near Fine. Early American edition with the "o" half closed in the word 'into' on page 189. Green pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt top edge gilt. Edges of cloth lightly rubbed corners slightly bumped near fine. Twelve short stories. Doubleday & McClure hardcover
1898611705London: Macmillan 1898. Hardcover. Fine. First English edition. Octavo. Blue cloth gilt. A fine copy. Housed in a custom chemise and slipcase. Slipcase shows some wear but it has protected the book which is bright and fresh splendidly. Macmillan hardcover
189852399London: Macmillan and Co. 1898. First edition. 8vo. vi 381 1 pp. Contemporary red half calf over marbled boards by Matthews & Brooke of Bradford spines with raised bands gilt lettered direct to two panels and with a gilt flower device repeated to the others marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Some discolouration and light wear to the spine and corners else very good. Martindell 72. London: Macmillan and Co. unknown
1899mon0000054461London: MacMillan and Co. 1899-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 1893 First edition without jacket on blue cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable London: MacMillan and Co. hardcover
1898WB18281London: Macmillan 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Original blue gilt stamped cloth. Early reprint from October 1898 one month after the first printing. Signature of Lady Emily Tournour to title. Book label of Lord Winterton to top of front pastedown. <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover
1898305707London : Macmillan 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate on front paste-down. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some wear to spine. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 381p. ; 20cm. Subjects: English fiction. London : Macmillan hardcover
18981030201898 Edition: Doubleday & Mc Clure. Very Good. 1898. Hardcover. 1898 Edition by Doubleday & McClure. Green gilt text bright illustrated boards Very Good mild shelf wear to edges. Book is firm in binding age toned endpapers 431 pages 7 b&w illustrations by various artists. Frontispiece b&w illustration of steam engine by W.D. Stevens with tissue guard. Free of any markings not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 431 pages . Doubleday & Mc Clure hardcover
1898005285London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1898. A collection of 13 stories written while Kipling was resident in America considered to be some of his best "day's" work. Includes "007: which is not a theft from Ian Fleming unless quantum mechanics has struck again. This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First English Edition. Dark blue cloth binding ruled with gilt titling and decorations. Clean text 381 pages top edge gilt. Eighteen page catalog dated 15-9-98 in the rear. Bookplate on the front paste-down of Wilhelmine Harrod OBE 1911-2005 writer and architectural preservationist.also an ink signature in a different name that Quercus judges as earlier. Tiny bumping/rub; some spotting to endpapers and page ends. A solid attractive copy in an archival plastic protector. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macmillan and Co., Limited Hardcover
1898106971London: MacMillan and Company. 1898. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 1898. Macmillan & Company. 381 pages. Owners name on endpaper and some shelfwear else Very Good condition. First U. K. Printing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 381 pages . MacMillan and Company hardcover
1898324697London: Macmillan 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good in blue cloth with gold decorative stamping top edge gilt light wear at the spine ends and corners a little scuffing along the edges of the spine spine cracked in the center. Macmillan hardcover
1898002872New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1898 New York: Doubleday & McClure 1898. First American edition. 8vo. Green cloth binding decorated with sailing ship in black gold titles top edge gilt. Rough-cut pages. 431 pp. Frontispiece protective tissue plus seven illustrations. Light bumping remnants of owner name on ffep. Very good condition. Doubleday & McClure Co. hardcover
18987547London: Macmillan 1898 First edition. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Octavo. . Light shelfwear. A near fine copy bright and tight. Macmillan, hardcover
1898895Z22London: Macmillan and Co. 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". None . The first edition of this collection of short stories by the award winning author Rudyard Kipling. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by the Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling and features a collection of thirteen short stories including 'The Ship that Found Herself' 'The Devil and the Deep Sea' and 'Bread upon Waters'. Four of the stories include anthropomorphic characters. Publisher's advertisements to the rear.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. Externally smart with creasing to the rear slight fading to the spine bumping to the extremities small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine and slight rubbing to the extremities and joints. Bookplate belonging to 'A. P. Watt' to the front pastedown with front hinge starting and offsetting and spotting to the endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound with evidence of strain in places. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1898921Y14London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A very smart first edition of this short story collection by Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling. The first edition of this work by short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original blue cloth with decorative gilt to the front board and spine. 'The Day's Work' comprises thirteen short stories which were mainly written between 1893 and 1896 while Kipling was living in Vermont. With four of the stories featuring anthropomorphic characters. With eighteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart. With moderate rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean save for the few spots to the endpapers. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1899MD28034Charles Scribner's Sons 1899. First Edition. Hardback. Very good condition. Brown boards and Gold lettering and design. Dust jacket: No dust jacket. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1899001939NEW YORK: DOUBLEDAY & MCCLURE CO. 1899 431 p. PUBLICATION DATE 1899. COPYRIGHT 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898. BOOK DESCRIPTION: GREEN RIBBED CLOTH HARDBOUND WITH BLACK/GILT GOLD STAMPED TITLE/PICTORAL ILLUSTRATION ON SPINE COVER/FRONT BOARD GILT GOLD UPPER LEAF EDGE TEXT ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS BLACK/WHITE PLATES. DIMENSIONS: 8 1/8" x 5 1/2" x 1 3/8." CONDITION: VERY GOOD; BUMPED/RUBBED SPINE CROWN/HEEL/CORNER TIPS VERY LIGHT SPORADIC SPOTTING OF BOARDS WEAR AT EXTREMITIES LIGHT FRAYING STRONG SQUARE SPINE/BINDING STARTING TO LOOSEN DEDICATION PAGE STARTING TO LOOSEN AT TOP ATTACHMENT BRIGHT/CLEAN AGE TONED PAGES. A NICE COPY. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. DOUBLEDAY, & MCCLURE CO. hardcover
18981117London: Macmillan and co. 1898. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprinted October 1898 First published September 1898 Blue cloth boards with gilt decoration and gilt title to spine 381 pages plus 2 pages adverts to rear <br/><br/> Macmillan and co. hardcover
1898blb03263New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1898. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Textured dark green cloth with stamped bright gilt lettering on front and spine. Viking ship is stamped in black on front and spine as well. Stamped double lined ruling around perimeter of front and top edge gilt. Book is tight square relatively sharp-cornered - with some minor bumping - and free of markings or major flaws inside or out other than prior owners name on FFEP and a few spots on spine where cloth has bubbled up a tiny bit. Prior owner: ""Mr. Henry J. Hosner sp Jr. January 1 1899"" in neat script on FFEP. Illustrated with a frontispiece with a tissue guard and seven additional plates by W. L. Sonntag E. L. Blumenschein and W. D. Stevens. This edition preceded the British edition by about five weeks and is the First Edition First Printing signified by a printing error on page 189 - a half closed 'o' in the word 'into' on page 189. A mixed collection of twelve stories by Kipling while he was living in Vermont. Included in these stories is one titled ""007."" 431 pp. 1st / 1st Doubleday & McClure Co. hardcover
189828926New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1898. First Edition. With title-page within a red and black decorative frame and eight 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. 6 431pp. A fine and bright copy with only very light evidence of shelving or age clean and fresh. FIRST EDITION and a collection of twelve good stories including “The Ship that Found Herself†“The Devil and the Deep Sea†“William the Conquerer†“.007†“Bread Upon the Waters†“An Error in the Fourth Dimension†“The Brushwood Boy†and others. Includes some of the author’s best. Doubleday & McClure Co. hardcover
1898119005Toronto: George N. Morang 1898. Rare unauthorized Canadian edition of this collection of 13 Kipling short stories mainly written between 1893 and 1896 while Kipling was living in Vermont. Octavo original wrappers. According to Stuart this unauthorized Canadian edition was printed from the same plates as the American edition published by Grosset and Dunlap and so this edition precedes both the first British and first Canadian trade edition Stuart 179. In very good condition. Housed in a custom quarter morocco clamshell box. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard 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. Kipling's The Day's Work includes The Bridge-Builders The Ship that Found Herself The Devil and the Deep Sea The Maltese Cat and Bread Upon The Waters and The Brushwood Boy. George N. Morang unknown