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1889613723Allahabad: Messers A. H. Wheeler & Co 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 96pp. Rebound in early half red cloth and marbled paper covered boards. Original printed front wrapper affixed on front board. Rear wrap and ads lacking. Bookplate of Victor Scharrer on verso of titlepage small name stamp of a previous owner partly effaced on titlepage boards modestly rubbed and worn a pleasing very good copy. Issued in A. H. Wheeler & Co’s Indian Railway Library No. 4. Messers A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
1890123799New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. First authorized Lovell edition of Kipling's Under the Deodars. Octavo original wrappers. 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. John W. Lovell Company unknown
1890BB2578Allahabad / London: Published by Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington Ld. St. Dunstan's House Fetter Lane from 1888 1890. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. First English Edition third overall of this collection of short stories. Indian Railway Library Number 4. Demy 8vo 214 x 135mm: 96pp with Indian title page. Publisher's grey-green illustrated paper wrappers design re-engraved from the first Indian edition with carriage umbrella tipped to left and several other modifications printed in black "Price One Shilling" top of front cover back cover with vignette of lady's face partially covered by fan. Pages occasionally spotted but a collectible copy of this fragile production tightly bound in original wrappers and generally clean throughout. Richards A37. Stewart 48. Martindell 31 misdated 1889. Livingston 39. Grolier 91. First published in 1888 in Allahabad collecting six stories which originally appeared earlier that year in The Week's News. This edition published shortly thereafter and in the same graphic format but according to Stewart with text revised. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition carefully preserved in archival removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. Published by Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Ld., St. Dunstan's House Fetter Lane [from unknown
189018866London: Sampson Low Marston & Company. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. c1890. Softcover. Spine replaced with cloth tape and inner hinges roughly reinforced with strips of thin card. Inner margins of wrappers reinforced with strips of thin card. Tape repairs to small 1/2" tears at margins of title leaf. Previous owner's signature dated 1895 on front cover.; Stated "Sixth Edition" on title page. No date c1890. 96 pages. Printed wrappers. Page dimensions: 216 x 135mm. Title page has imprint of Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co. Allahabad; and of Sampson Low Marson & Company London. Series title: 'A. H. Wheeler & Co.'s Indian Railway Library' No. 4. Rear cover with text advertisement for Pears' Soap. "And the Hospital Orderly was so satisfied with the justice of the punishment that he did not even order Private Dormer back to his cot." - the final sentence. . Sampson Low, Marston & Company paperback
1899204449New York: MacMillan Company 1899. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. MacMillan Company hardcover
1899214148New York: Doubleday & McClure Company 1899. Authorized Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Doubleday & McClure Company hardcover
1890035083Allahabad: A H Wheeler 1890. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. Type: Book pp 96 85 93. Re-backed. Prior owner details to FEP. Believed 2nd edition of Under the Deodars 1st edition of The Story of th Gadsbys and 4th edition of Soldiers Three. A H Wheeler hardcover
1888752R53Allahabad & London: A. H. Wheeler & Co Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington Ltd. 1888. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5. None. A scarce and well-preserved first edition of this early work 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'.'Under the Deodars' is a short story collection featuring six stories. This edition was first published for the Indian Railway Library in Allahabad and London. The Indian Railway Library was a series of pamphlets intended to offer cheap 'throwaway' reading material for travellers and began as an idea of Kipling's to fund his return to England. 'Under the Deodars' was his fourth release of six for the Library.In the publisher's original paper wraps with green-grey wraps illustrated by Kipling's father John Lockwood Kipling. In paper wraps. Externally with some wear and minor loss to the paper at the edges. Internally firmly bound pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed A. H. Wheeler & Co, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Ltd. unknown
1897005990New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1897 New York: Scribner's 1897. No edition stated. 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. 359 pp. Rubbing to edges one corner worn. Very good condition. Scarce. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1888012140Allahabad: A H Wheeler 1888 sewn sheets in remains of printed paper wrappers 96pp lacks rear wrapper front wrapper well chipped to edges contents; Wee Willie Winkie Baa Baa Black Sheep His Majesty the King The Drums of the Fore and Aft contents generally tidy one page has some marginal ink scribbles not too unattractive some leaves of the final signature are detached but present a binding copy original pictorial greyish-green wraps titled & illustrated in black "Indian Railway Library No. 6" First English Edition sixth printing of the second issue of the first edition without the period after the H i.e. A.H Wheeler on the cover. undated 1888 states No 6 on the cover but is listed as number 4 on the advertisement 500 gram rate . reprint. Original Wraps. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. A H Wheeler paperback
1899mon0003276490H.M. Caldwell 1899T. hardcover. Good. . Decorative cloth cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Remnant of removed bookplate on the front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. H.M. Caldwell hardcover
1895kip129cAllahbad: A H Wheeler & Co / Indian Railway Library. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Original card wraps bound in decorative cloth boards with new endpapers inserted. Foxing to endpapers. Ink inscription to original illustrated card cover. 1895. Fifth Indian Edition. Green and white decorative hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 140mm 8" x 6". 96pp. No date - first Indian Edition dated 1890. . A H Wheeler & Co / Indian Railway Library paperback
1899006913New York: R.F. Fenno & Company: Publishers 1899. This collection of four stories was first published in 1882; here is a Near Fine copy of an American pirate edition. An uncommon title in a rare edition. Light blue cloth binding: decorations and titling in white on the front cover and spine. Clean text; 139 pages of laid paper. Textblock is pristine - very bright and clear. Period private library bookplate on the front paste-down. Light rub to the margins. A superior copy of this uncommon title; in an archival plastic protector. Pirate Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. R.F. Fenno & Company: Publishers Hardcover
1895305704London : Macmillan 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. 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: 358p. ; 20cm. Subjects: Children's stories. London : Macmillan hardcover
1899mon0000161505R. F. Fenno 1899-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book Usual stamps and markings. Hardback/Hardcover. Clean copy in good condition. R. F. Fenno hardcover
1888Mar008<p><strong><em>We</em></strong><strong><em>e </em></strong><strong><em>Willie Winkie and Other Stories.<br /></em>Kipling Rudyard. A Fine- copy in a Fine binding by Bayntun of Bath England.</strong><br />The Other Stories are: <em>Baa Baa Black Sheep. His Majesty The King. The Drum Of The Fore And Aft. </em>This copy is number 6 in a series of short stories from the Indian Railway library. Price was one Rupee.<br />Published by A H Wheeler & Co. Allahabad. Pp 96. One page of adverts. <br />The binding is by Bayntun of Bath England and is a red 3/4 patterned calf over red cloth boards. The binding shows no wear and is very attractive with gilt lettering on the spine. The publisher's pictorial wraps are present and bound in with the text in proper sequence rather at the end of the text as in some cases. The text except for some light spotting on the advertisement and the title page is clean bright and without any tears or markings. The rear bound in cover with the "two soldiers" has a few chips around the edges see photos. The issue points support this copy being the second issue of the First Edition. A scarce item in this near fine condition and is in a very attractive binding.</p> A. H. Wheeler hardcover
189214167London: Sampson Low Marston & Company 1892. First Combined Edition. Leather bound. Very good. The first Combined Edition of Wee Willie Winkle and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling finely bound by Charles Mudie of London. Octavo 314pp. Three-quarter red morocco marbled paper boards. Matching marbled edges and endpapers. Five raised bands title in gilt on spine. "Bound by Mudie" stamp on verso of front free endpaper. Light wear to corners faint rubbing to front cover a very good example. Stories in this volume include "At the Pit's Mouth" "My Own True Ghost Story" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep. Sampson Low, Marston, & Company unknown
188842461Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co 1888. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Large octavo. 2 pgs. of ads 104pp. vii pages of ads at the rear. Custom full contemporary red morocco binding with a gilt-stamped motif likely owner's initials or personal insignia and tooling on the the front cover and spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and gilt dentelles with owner's bookplate the same design as on the front cover measuring 1x1" on vellum at the interior front cover. Bound by Trow in New York with binder's signature at the top of the fornt free endpaper.<br /> <br /> This is the true first edition of this collection of children's stories by Kipling published in India. This is no.6 of the "Indian Railway Library" series published by A.H. Wheeler & Co with a cover price of "One Rupee." The original grey-green illustrated wrappers both front and back credited to the "Moto School of Art Lahore" have been bound into this beautiful hardcover signed binding by Brentano's. The front wrapper features three men and a boy while the back wrapper shows two flute-playing soldiers. The front and back of the book feature ads for and reviews of other works by Kipling. Binding with some minor rubbing to extremities and minor smudging to the covers. A faint horizontal scratch to the front cover. Interior with a small closed tear to the bottom of the gutter at the interior front cover. Light spotting along the edge of the book block the front free endpapers and the bound in front wrapper. Binding and interior in very good condition overall. No.6 of the "Indian Railway Library" series by AH Wheeler & Co. These where originally sold at railway stations in India in softcover editions. A.H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
189950757New York: R.F. Fenno & Co. 1899. Two works in one vol. 8vo. 156 1; 9-139 1 pp. Decorated title in tan & black frontisp. portrait. Green ribbed publisher’s cloth lozenge illust. of elephant mounted on front cover gilt decorated spine t.e.g. slight shelfwear very slight rubbing NF copy from the library of Donald Alexander Skene 1898-1938 reporter for the Portland Oregonian served as a United States Marine during World War I and graduated Yale University in 1920 w/ gift inscription dated 1901 on ffep. First American edition of these two works with the first containing four of Kipling’s short stories originally published as the sixth and final installment of Wheeler’s Indian Railway Series including Wee Willie Winkie Baa Baa Black Sheep His Majesty the King and The Drums of the Fore and Aft. The second volume of American notes includes Kipling’s travels through California a fascinating and excellent account of Salmon fishing on the Columbia River visiting a salmon cannery in The Dalles with only Chinese immigrants cleaning and packing the fish and fishing on the Clackamas River along with the authors travels to Yellowstone and Chicago. R.F. Fenno & Co., hardcover
1899002602New York: R. F. Fenno 1899 New York: R.F. Fenno 1899. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gold art nouveau decoration on spine. 149 pp. Contains Wee Willie Winkie Baa Baa Black Sheep His Majesty the King and The Drums of the Fore and Aft. Clean solid copy in very good condition. R. F. Fenno hardcover
189017889London:: Sampson Low MArston Searle & Rivington 1890. First English edition. original illustrated wrappers. Lacks initial blank; old ink ownership signature on title page; a few small chips closed tears and light wear to wrappers. . 8vo. Stewart 56. Sampson Low, MArston, Searle & Rivington, unknown
1895895Z28London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. Two collections of stories by the Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling. Two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth. This set features two collections of stories by Rudyard Kipling the celebrated Nobel Prize winning author poet and journalist. The works include 'Soldiers Three' a collection of wartime stories 'The Story of Gadsbys' a collection of eight dramatic stories 'Wee Willie Winkie' and 'Under the Deodars'. Publisher's advertisements to the rears.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 very smart with fading to the spines heaviest to 'Wee Willie Winkie' with slight marks to the boards and bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Bookplates belonging to A. P. Watt to the front pastedowns with hinges starting to 'Soldiers Three'. Internally generally firmly bound with signs of strain in places. Pages lightly age toned and clean. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1890657P7London: A. H. Wheeler; Sampson Low Martson & Company 1890-93. Paperback. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce collection of five short stories by Rudyard Kipling each volume held in the original publisher's illustrated wraps. In five volumes. A collection of short story works by Rudyard Kipling all bound in the original publisher's illustrated wrappers. 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. 'Wee Willie Winkie' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Wee Willie Winkie' 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' 'The Drums of the Fore and Aft' and more'. The third edition of this work. 'In Black and White' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Dray Wara Yow Dee' 'At Twenty-Two' 'The Sending of Dana Da' and more. The third edition of this work. 'Soldiers Three' published in 1893 published by Sampson Low Martson & Company. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'The God From the Machine' 'The Big Drunk Draf' 'With the Man Guard' and more. The tenth edition of this work. 'The Phantom Rickshaw' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'The Phantom Rickshaw' 'The Man Who Would Be King' 'My Own True Ghost Story' and more. The third edition of this work. 'The Story of the Gadsbys' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Poor Dear Mama' 'The Tents of Kedar' 'Fatima' 'The Swelling of Jordan' and more. The third edition of this work. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally sound. Wraps of 'Soldiers Three' detached but present with loss to the head and the tail and discolouration to the wraps. Rear wrap of 'In Black and White' is lifting to the tail with slight loss to the spine and discolouration and marks to the wraps. 'Wee Willie Winkie' with loss to the fore edge of the front wrap and to the bottom of the rear wrap loss to the spin and light discolouration and marking to the wraps. Front wrap of 'The Phantom Rickshaw' is detached but present with loss to the spine with some marking to the wraps including a couple of small chips to the front wrap. Front wrap of 'The Story of the Gadsbys' is almost detached loss to most of the spine marking and rubbing to the wraps with a small chip to the front wrap. Light edge wear to the extremities of the wraps of each volume. Internally 'In Black and White' 'The Phantom Rickshaw' and 'The Story of the Gadsbys' are firmly bound and 'Soldiers Three' and 'Wee Willie Winkie' is generally firmly bond. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Title page of 'The Phantom Rickshaw' with some marks. Closed tear and fold to the title page of 'The Story of the Gadsbys'. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the title pages of each work except 'The Story of the Gadsbys'. Good Only A. H. Wheeler; Sampson Low, Martson & Company paperback
1890641P24London: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1890-92. First edition. Loose Pages Articles. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A collection of four volumes of Rudyard Kipling's short stories with four volumes bound as one one of the collections 'The City of Dreadful Night' being the first edition. A collection of short stories written by Rudyard Kipling. 'Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories' the eighth edition of this work. Undated dated 1892 from a copy held at the National Trust. 'The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales' the fourth edition of this work. Undated dated 1890 from a copy held at Birmingham University. 'Under the Deodars' the fourth edition of this work. Undated dated 1891 from a copy held at Oxford University. 'The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places' the first edition of this work. Undated dated 1891 from a copy held at the British Library. All volumes with the front wrap bound in. 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. Rebound in a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally smart. A little fading to the spine. A couple of light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot. A little discolouration to the title pages. Very Good Indeed A. H. Wheeler & Co unknown
1892026173UK: Sampson Low 1892. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st edition 1892. Includes `Wee Willie Winkie' `Under the Deodars' and `The Phantom Rickshaw'. First combined edition. Bookplate of Charles Hibbert Henry Williamson's father in law. The Hibbert's were a wealthy middle class family in Devon. Williamson' met his daughter Ida Loetitia at various hunting meets and fell in love. Kipling's collection of short stories on the British in India and the Supernatural. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Book is very good with quite bright boards. Spine tips lightly rubbed. Contents good. Light age toning.Text block a little slack. More images can be taken upon request. ref 17593 <br/> <br/> Sampson Low hardcover
