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18991215New York: D. Appleton and Company 1899. Cloth. Very good. 12mo; 209 1 6pp publisher's ads; gilt-stamped green-grey metallic thread cloth; upper edge gilt fore-edge and bottom deckle; gift inscription to ffep; sunning to rear board age-toning to paper; very good. Collection of Kipling's poetry including 18 Barrack-Room Ballads. D. Appleton and Company unknown
1896121694New York: D. Appleton and Company 1896. First American edition of this collection of Kipling’s poetry published October 30 1896 the same day as the English edition. Octavo original publisher's elaborately decorated cloth top edge gilt with others untrimmed. 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. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
189851120NY: D. Appleton and Company 1898. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. Reprint. Heavily foxed throughout else a very good hardback in publisher's orange cloth and a jacket that is largely intact but is in three pieces and lacking the front flap. <br/><br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1897005188D. Appleton & Co. 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. First American Edition Second printing. First issued in 1896. A fabulous poetry collection bound in tan cloth with elaborate gilt decorations. TEG but now dulled. Publishers lovely deckled foredge. Gently bumped corners with crown and foot of spine cloth just starting to fray a bit. Spine gilt title dulled just a bit; Two previous owner signatures on blank front free end-paper 1896 and 1898 - see photo. Prelims have very mild foxing with light to moderate scattered foxing throughout. No jacket. 209 pages plus six pages of publishers back-titles adverts at rear. Tight text block.Protected in a mylar slip. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton & Co. hardcover
1896354613London : Methuen and Co 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xv 230 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: English poetry. Sea poetry. Genre: History. Language: English. London : Methuen and Co hardcover
1896GT1249London: Methuen and Co. 1896. 1st UK edition . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. half-title xv 230pp pub. cat. dated October 1896 39ipp. Pub. brown-red cloth gilt. with uncut fore-edge. No gilt image to the front cloth. Untrimmed fore-edges <br/> <br/> Methuen and Co. hardcover
1896010168London: Methuen & Co. True First. First British Edition. Brown cloth boards gilt stamp titles on spine. No DJ. Wear to the spine ends and to the extremities rubbing gilt top worn. Unclipped page edges. Internally Fine. Rudyard Kipling winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1907 wrote this book shortly after his famous Jungle Books and dedicated it to the city of Bombay. Contains 209 pages of poems and ballads of sailing and the sea including his better known poems "A Song of the English" and "Hymn before Action." . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1896. Methuen & Co. hardcover
1896Lopes003<p>First English edition. Poems published the year Kipling returned to England after living four years in Vermont. Stewart J. M. <em>Kipling</em> 140. Hardcover. xv 230 pages; 19 cm. This copy is bound in red Oasis leather handsomely gold-tooled by Worsfold; fine. stock#Lopes003/h.</p> Methuen hardcover
1896299994New York: D. Appleton and Company 1896. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First American edition. Publisher's decorated gray cloth with a floral art nouveau design signed EMD stamped in gold on the front board and spine top edge gilt. Ownership signature dated November 1896 and armorial bookplate of George Allaire Howe a prominent steel manufacturer and attorney from Pennsylvania. Moderate wear to the board edges and fading to the gold design on the front board and spine very good in good printed dust jacket repeating the floral art nouveau design in gold on the front and spine. Overall darkening to the jacket two modest dampstains along the flap folds and a few chips and tears. An attractive design scarce in jacket. Richards A92 Tanselle 96.14. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
189662139London: Methuen and Co 1896. First English edition the large paper issue limited to 150 copies on handmade paper. Vignette on title. xvi 230 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red buckram gilt faded some wear some buckling of cloth sheet discoloring at front and back text quite clean. First English edition the large paper issue limited to 150 copies on handmade paper. Vignette on title. xvi 230 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 140. Stewart 140 <br/><br/> Methuen and Co hardcover
189634314London: Methuen and Co 1896. First English edition. 8vo pp. xv 3 230 38 ads; english bookseller ticket on front paste-down inscription dated 1896 on half-title some light foxing on edges pages untrimmed t.e.g.; extremities lightly worn spine faded else a very good copy in original maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Livingston 131. Methuen and Co unknown
1896194925First edition. Octavo. Original green cloth with gilt stamped art nouveau design signed "EMD" t.e.g. uncut. 6 pages publisher's advertisements at end. Very good. Bookplate on the front pastedown. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1896324351London: Methuen and Co 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good top edge gilt with a faded spine boards are scuffed a bookplate on the front pastedown. Methuen and Co hardcover
1896318688London: Methuen 1896. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. orig. cloth vii 230pp. illustration to title-page uncut pages Methuen Colonial Library. Clean bright tight not faded dark blue cloth Methuen hardcover
1896874V4London : Methuen and Co. 1896. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None . A collection of poetry and ballads focusing on the role of the British Empire overseas. An early edition published the same year as the first edition of 150 copies printed on handmade paper. Publisher's advertisements have been discarded. Bound in half crushed morocco. A collection of poems and ballads aimed at children focusing on themes of adventure and British pride. The vast scale of British Empire is explored in relation to colonialism for a child audience. Kipling condenses themes of British power and wealth to make it accesible for children. Kipling explores themes of British imperialism and the role of colonial rule within the 19th century through a series of short ballads and poems to demonstrate the vastness of the British Empire. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally generally smart but with slight rubbing and cracking to the joints. Slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with spotting to the first and last few pages. Pages roughly cut. Very Good Methuen and Co. hardcover
1897882T14London: Methuen & Co. 1897-1903. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Two smartly bound volume of poetry from Rudyard Kipling the first edition of The Five Nations. Two volumes. Written by Rudyard Kipling an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist best known for his novel The Jungle Book. This set includes: The Seven Seas 1897. Third edition. Originally published in 1896. A collection of poetry with titles including "Hymn Before Action" "In the Neolithic Age" "The Lost Legion" "The Mary Gloster" and "McAndrew's Hymn". The Five Nations 1903. First edition. With the issue point of 'David' to page 56 line 9 that was later changed to 'Saul' but lacking the publisher's advertisements dated 'July 1903'. This work is split into two sections: the first covering a wide range of subjects and the second section entitled "Service Songs" containing poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. Bound in half red calf with patterned boards. Externally smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpapers dated 1904. Very Good Methuen & Co. hardcover
1897105368D. Appleton & Co 1897. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Later printing. Covers shelfworn. Name written on front flyleaf. D. Appleton & Co hardcover
1899092725F<p>Decorative binding on green cloth with sticker scar near spine. Title in gilt w/art nouveau border designed by Evangeline Mary Danielle no dj. Previous owner signature dated 1899. Newspaper clipping"The White Man's Burden" attached to rear endpaper. The clipping has left a ghost shadow opposite. 209pgs followed by Publishers adverts for other books.</p><p>".series of poems centered on Britain's role in colonialism and Empire building."</p> D.Appleton and Co hardcover
1896cfe17645USA: Appletons 1896. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good copy in green cloth with gold gilt lettering and giltdecorations to the front board and spine--in addition there is gold gilt to the top edge. Very good condition--tight binding with moderate foxing throughout and some moderate edgewear to the exterior edges and tips. There is a gift inscription from 1897 to the front free endpaper and a previous owner name to the front pastedown. A nice copy of Kipling's verse from an early Appleton's edition. 209 pp with 6 pp of advertising at the verso. <br/> <br/> Appletons hardcover
1897SKU1017445D. Appleton & Company 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. D. Appleton and Company; New York 18971896. Hardcover. Good to Very Good TEG with signs of blemishes binding a bit shaky starting hinges/almost cracked in rear some wear to board corners/spine edges deckle fore-edge slightly cocked previous owner info and date in ink on front free endpaper newspaper article glued to front pastedown some discoloration to front/back matters lightly sunned pages page 63 top corner missing page 75 personal notes in ink few poems have ink check mark else in a very good antiquarian condition. Without Dust wrapper. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches 209pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1896WRCLIT83014New York: D. Appleton 1896. Gray cloth with metallic tones elaborately decorated in gilt t.e.g. others untrimmed. Spine slightly cocked edges a bit shelf- rubbed pencil erasures and light foxing to front endsheets; a good copy. First trade edition following the copyright and preceding the UK edition which included text variations. STEWART 139. RICHARDS A92. D. Appleton hardcover books
1897157490New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. Hardcover. VG Lovely binding; slight soiling to cloth; light foxing on occasional pages; otherwise crisp and clean. Brown cloth gilt letters and decoration on spine and front cover gilt top edges; 209 text pp. plus 6 ad pp. at rear. A collection of 43 poems and ballads penned by renown English author Rudyard Kipling. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1896262235London: Methuen 1896. First. hardcover. very good. Brick red cloth; spine faded. London: Methuen 1896. First English Edition. With the ads correctly dated October 1896.<br/><br/> Methuen unknown books
1897WRCLIT71825New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. Orange-brown cloth decorated in gilt t.e.g. others untrimmed. Some foxing to text and endleaves cabinet-size print of an early photo of Kipling mounted to verso of preliminary blank via small corner slits otherwise a very good externally brilliant copy in somewhat faded and edgeworn decorative dust jacket with small chips at spine ends and corners and some general tanning and soiling. Second American trade edition or printing dated the year following the first US trade edition which preceded the UK edition. The dust jacket for the 1896 printing is noted by Tanselle and may or may not be identical to this dust jacket though one must accept the likelihood that at some point this example will end up married to a copy of the 1896 impression. It does replicate the binding design as the first dust jacket does and includes the designer's initials a feature that was dropped from the second edition/impression binding. See Richards Color Images A92b and A92c for examples of this binding and this dust jacket. STEWART 139 ref. RICHARDS A92 note. TANSELLE 96.14. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
189634314London: Methuen and Co 1896. First English edition. 8vo pp. xv 3 230 38 ads; english bookseller ticket on front paste-down inscription dated 1896 on half-title some light foxing on edges pages untrimmed t.e.g.; extremities lightly worn spine faded else a very good copy in original maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Livingston 131. <br/><br/> Methuen and Co hardcover books