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19024167London: Macmillan 1902. First Edition. Good. 8vo. vi 252 pp. Original publisher's cloth somwhat worn front hinge cracked. Pastedowns and endleaves opposite with foxing as commonly. Half-morocco case front cover with reproduction of the original cloth design printed on paper. ONE OF THE MOST ENDEARING CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF ALL TIME "Just So Stories" features 22 illustrations by Rudyard Kipling himself who also designed the covers. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE with the date 1902 printed on the title-page FIRST IMPRESSION with the printer's mark on p. 251. <br /> <br /> "The 'Just So Stories' began as bedtime stories told by Kipling to his daughter Effie. When the first three were published in a children's magazine a year before her death Kipling explained: 'In the evening there were stories meant to put Effie to sleep and you were not allowed to alter those by one single little word. They had to be told just so; or Effie would wake up and put back the missing sentence. So at last they came to be like charms all three of them - the whale tale the camel tale and the rhinoceros tale.'<br /> <br /> "Nine of the thirteen 'Just So Stories' tell how particular animals were modified from their original forms to their current forms by the acts of human beings or magical beings. For example the Whale has a tiny throat because he swallowed a mariner who tied a raft inside to block the whale from swallowing other men. The Camel has a hump given to him by a djinn as punishment for the camel's refusing to work the hump allows the camel to work longer between times of eating. The Leopard's spots were painted by an Ethiopian after the Ethiopian painted himself black. The Kangaroo gets its powerful hind legs long tail and hopping gait after being chased all day by a dingo sent by a minor god responding to the Kangaroo's request to be made different from all other animals." <br /> <br /> Our favorite remains "The Cat that Walked by Himself" which as a statement of individuality was profoundly influential to us. So it begins:<br /> <br /> "Hear and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was O my Best Beloved when the Tame animals were wild. The Dog was wild and the Horse was wild and the Cow was wild and the Sheep was wild and the Pig was wild-as wild as wild could be-and they walked in the Wet Wild Woods by their wild lones. But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cat. He walked by himself and all places were alike to him.<br /> <br /> "Of course the Man was wild too. He was dreadfully wild. He didn't even begin to be tame till he met the Woman and she told him that she did not like living in his wild ways. She picked out a nice dry Cave instead of a heap of wet leaves to lie down in; and she strewed clean sand on the floor; and she lit a nice fire of wood at the back of the Cave; and she hung a dried wild-horse skin tail-down across the opening of the Cave; and she said 'Wipe your feet dear when you come in and now we'll keep house.'"<br /> <br /> CONTENTS:<br /> <br /> 1. How the Whale Got His Throat - why the larger whales eat only small prey.<br /> 2. How the Camel Got His Hump - how the idle camel was punished and given a hump.<br /> 3. How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin - why rhinos have folds in their skin and bad tempers.<br /> 4. How the Leopard Got His Spots - why leopards have spots.<br /> 5. The Elephant's Child/How the Elephant Got His Trunk - how the elephant's trunk became long.<br /> 6. The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo - how the kangaroo assumed long legs and tail.<br /> 7. The Beginning of the Armadillos - how a hedgehog and tortoise transformed into the first armadillos.<br /> 8. How the First Letter Was Written - introduces the only characters who appear in more than one story: a family of cave-people called Tegumai Bopsulai the father Teshumai Tewindrow the mother and Taffimai Metallumai shortened to Taffy the daughter and explains how Taffy delivered a picture message to her mother.<br /> 9. How the Alphabet Was Made - tells how Taffy and her father invent an alphabet.<br /> 10. The Crab that Played with the Sea - explains the ebb and flow of the tides as well as how the crab changed from a huge animal into a small one.<br /> 11. The Cat that Walked by Himself - explains how man domesticated all the wild animals even the cat which insisted on greater independence.<br /> 12. The Butterfly that Stamped - how Solomon saved the pride of a butterfly and the Queen of Sheba used this to prevent his wives scolding him.<br /> <br /> WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF H. BUXTON FORMAN his posthumous sale at Anderson Galleries 27 April 1920 lot 582. Forman was not only an important book collector and bibliographer he was a conspirator with T.J. Wise of the infamous series of "creatively forged" pamphlets that were described by Carter and Pollard in their jaw-dropping account entitled "An Enquiry Into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth-Century Pamphlets" 1934. Forman's own nefarious activities predated his conspiracies with Wise. Forman died in 1917 before his participation in the scheme was fully understood. After the "Enquiry" was published Wise blamed Forman for everything; see Nicholas Barker and John Collins "Sequel to an Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets by John Carter and Graham Pollard: The Forgeries of H. Buxton Forman & T.J. Wise" 1992. Macmillan unknown
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1891017421Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co. 1891. First Indian Edition. . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No. XIV of the "Indian Railway Library". Grey pictorial wrappers errata slip bound in 96 pages. Wrappers chipped and missing several small pieces back cover present but detached some age darkening especially to front cover. Pictures available upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall <br/> <br/> A.H. Wheeler & Co. paperback
112906Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co. 1891. Cloth 4 leaves pp. 108 5 leaves. Very good no dust jacket. In grey-green wrappers protected by beautiful timely and authentic red thatch indian cloth binding. Both covers present front loose. Has had some professional restoration. Minor wear to cloth spine. Cover designs were engraved by Brownlow Fforde. Wheeler first published this collection in 1890 shortly after Kipling left India and without his permission. Kipling demanded that the work be destroyed and apparently all but three were of which only one is currently known. Wheeler then published a second edition this one which Kipling also attempted to suppress. The attempt to suppress was not as successful but this edition is still quite scarce. Indian Railway Library No. XIV. Imprint at bottom of page 108: 'Printed at the "Pioneer" Press Allahabad'. A.H. Wheeler & Co. Hardcover
46372N.p. n.d. Some light use; pinholes old pin still present. About 1 x 4 inches. unknown
1925BIBLIO-59244Privately Printed for presentation first separate edition New York 1925. Limited edition of 66 numbered copies. Printed boards 8vo. 24 pp. A piracy : the story had appeared in the St. Nicholas Magazine February 1893 issue but this private printing of copies for presentation was not authorized and the identity of the pirate remains uncertain. Richards A358. An interesting tale of the depredations of a gang of monkeys led by the intelligent Collah-Wallah - Kipling draws in part on material in his father's "Beast and Man in India". Copy No. 48. Very light wear to spine-ends otherwise Fine in unlettered dustwrapper. Privately Printed for presentation, first separate edition, New York, 1925 hardcover
191030479New York: Doubleday Page 1910. 1st ed. Hardcover. Robinson W.H. 4to full red cloth stamped in gilt. 16 mounted color plates with letterpress tissue guards by W. Heath Robinson with partial and full page line drawings scattered throughout. Neat gift inscription dated December Twenty-Fifth Nineteen Thirteen. Cracking to interior hinges else fine. Doubleday Page hardcover
1912015439London: Hodder & Stoughton 1912. De Lux edition printed on Japanese vellum limited to 100 signed copies. Book measures 27.5x21.cm. Bound in full calf gilt titles and tooling along with swastika symbol to the spine front and rear panels along with a embossed gilt elephant on the front board top edges gilt others uncut. Calf lightly rubbed some minor abrasion wear. Generally bindings in very good condition. Internally pages clean. A very nice copy. The anthology Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling which was released by Hodder & Stoughton in 1912 is an outstanding compilation that encompasses the vast array of poetic accomplishments associated with Kipling. This signed and limited-edition deluxe copy not only exemplifies his lyrical prowess but also constitutes a significant artefact of literary history. Featuring Kipling's autograph and bound in opulent materials this edition is a collector's delight and a testament to the enduring legacy of one of the most renowned authors in British history. Limited Edition. Calf. Very Good. Large 8vo. Hodder & Stoughton Paperback
19941-0679435921Alfred a Knopf Inc 1994. Hardcover. New. 960 pages. 8.50x5.25x1.50 inches. Alfred a Knopf Inc hardcover
1934BIBLIO-51286Doubleday Doran & Co Garden City New York first American edition 1934. Limited edition of 450 copies numbered and signed by the artist. Vellum-backed boards with leather spine-label and gilt cover-illustration top edge gilt 8vo. x 277 pp 7 full-page ills including the frontispiece vignettes and head-and tail-pieces in the text. An appealing collection of five poems and nine stories demonstrating Kipling's love for dogs and spanning almost his entire writing llife. Kipling's own dogs included xxx and black Aberdeen terriers but perhaps his best-drawn canine character is the Staffordshire bull-terrier.in his early and unforgettable story "Garm - A Hostage". Richards A422. Copy No. 433 signed by the illustrator Marguerite Kirmse. Slight darkening to vellum boards somewhat mottled as if with a dusting of gilt powder otherwise a Very Good largely unopened copy in an edgeworn black card slipcase. Doubleday, Doran & Co, Garden City, New York, first American edition, 1934 hardcover
200563039London: Folio Society. Fine. 2005. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Five volumes in bright red cloth decorated on spine with a character and on front board with a vehicle; in bright red slipcase gilt titles and illustration of Kipling. About new but for 2 cm crack to top corner of slipcase. . Folio Society hardcover
1911211793BToronto Canada: The Copp Clark Co. Limited 1911. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Good. Robinson W. Heath. 17 plates illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. 392 pages all clean clear and white. Beige endpapers a clipping of poetry attached to ffep. Red cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Faded spine with wear along the edges corners bumped and worn. Vry Good - <br/> <br/> The Copp, Clark Co. Limited hardcover
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