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189912576New York: HM Caldwell Co 1899. Hardcover in red cloth boards w green-yellow-gilt Oriental-style decoration on front & back no jacket. Good w owner note on rear endpaper else unmarked faint dampstain at top edge attracive boards. Solid tight attractive copy of very scarce collectible edition. <br/><br/>5-3/4 x 8-1/4 150 pp b/w illus sheet-protected frontispiece engraving of author top edge gilt other edges deckled. HM Caldwell Co hardcover
189968654New York:: H. M. Caldwell 1899. Oriental Edition. publisher's elaborately decorated white cloth gilt-lettered and stamped in red green and blue t.e.g.; in dust jacket and publisher's two-part box. A fine copy in a very near fine jacket. The box is a little sunned. 8vo. With Original Illustrations by Victor A. Searles. H. M. Caldwell, hardcover
1899652180Charles Scribner's Sons 1899. Later Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. SIGNED BY RUDYARD KIPLING on title page beneath his printed name which he has lined out. A fair copy in the original plum-red cloth stamped in gilt with white lozenge on front cover top edge gilt spine faded with chips tears wear and old glue repairs and residue of old tape; tape repairs to inner hinges with some chipping to endpapers; printed bookplate with later owner's name in ink. A later owner has inscribed the title page at foot ink ink: 'Mr. Kipling made this an autographed copy in March 1925.' Issued as Writing in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling Volume I. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1900mon0000189457Macmillan and Co Ltd 1900-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. NOT ex-library. Hardback/Hardcover clean text sound binding. 1960 third edition. Macmillan and Co Ltd hardcover
1890002102London: Macmillan & Co. 1890 1890. THIRD EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol. inscribed on the title-page "A. P. Watt from Rudyard Kipling June : 90" bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth engraved bookplate of A. P. Watt to front pastedown inner and outer hinges fine head and foot of spine fine internally clean and bright A VERY GOOD COPY. From the library of A. P. Watt literary agent to Rudyard Kipling. London: Macmillan & Co., 1890 hardcover
19001154672The F.M. Lupton Publishing Co. 1900. No publication date ca. 1900. Deep green and blue floral decorations on tan cloth. Library label in fep otherwise unmarked. Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Octavo. Book. The F.M. Lupton Publishing Co. Hardcover
1898445836London ; New York : Macmillan 1898. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat bumped dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; x 1 2-310 2 pages ; 19 cm. Contents; Lisbeth -- Three and--an extra -- Thrown away -- Miss Youghal's sais -- 'Yoked with an unbeliever' -- False dawn -- The rescue of Pluffles -- Cupid's arrows -- The three musketeers -- His chance in life -- Watches of the night -- The other man -- Consequences -- The conversion of Aurelian McGoggin -- The taking of Lungtungpen -- A germ destroyer -- Kidnapped -- The arrest of Lieutenant Golightly -- In the house of Suddhoo -- His wedded wife -- The broken-link handicap -- Beyond the pale -- In error -- A bank fraud -- Tods' amendment -- The daughter of the regiment -- In the pride of his youth -- Pig -- The rout of the white hussars -- The Bronckhorst divorce case -- Venus annodomini -- The Bisara of Pooree -- A friend's friend -- The gate of the hundred sorrows -- The madness of Private Ortheris -- The story of Muhammed Din -- On the strength of a likeness -- Wressley on the Foreign Office -- By word of mouth -- To be filed for reference. Subjects; Kipling Rudyard. British India ; Fiction. Short stories English. English fiction 19th century. India History British occupation 1765-1947 ; Fiction. London ; New York : Macmillan hardcover
189852398London: Macmillan and Co. 1898. 8vo. x 310 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. London: Macmillan and Co. unknown
1896305706London : Macmillan & Co. 1896. Third Edition Reprinted. Hardcover. Bookplate on front paste-down. 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: x 310 pages ; 20cm. Subjects: Short stories English fiction. London : Macmillan & Co. hardcover
1890305705London : Macmillan & Co. 1890. Third Edition Second Impression. Hardcover. 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: x 310 pages ; 20cm. Subjects: Short stories English fiction. London : Macmillan & Co. hardcover
1900509799London: Macmillan & Co 1900. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second printing of the "Uniform edition". Octavo. 336 1 ads pp. Red cloth decorated in gilt. The extremities of the binding are slightly bumped and rubbed else near fine. Signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page crossing out his printed name. The ink signature is a little faded as the tissue used to protect the frontispiece has absorbed some of the ink when Kipling signed the book. Laid into the book is a receipt for the book from Park-Bernet Galleries dated 1958. Macmillan & Co hardcover
1888KIPLINGR015124Thacker Spink and Co Calcutta. 1888. First edition. Second issue pictorial cloth the first issue cloth had no pictorial element but first issue point at page 192 the number is printed at the inside edge of the top margin. Octavo. pp xii 283. At the rear is the 32-page publishers' catalogue dated December 1887. Front cover printed in black the spine in gilt. Forty stories 28 of which had originally appeared in the Civil and Military Gazette. The others ''are more or less new''.Rear inner hinge starting to crack. Covers slightly marked and a bit rubbed at the edges. Very good. Thacker, Spink and Co, Calcutta. hardcover
1890005025New York: United States Book Company Successor to John W. Lovell Company 1890. First published in 1888; this is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition Second Issue. An uncommon to scarce edition. Brown cloth binding; ruled titled and with decoration of two musicians on the front cover in maroon. Noted as "Indian Tales - I." Titling decoration and reproduced Kipling signature on the spine. Clean text; vi continues from 7 to 287 pages; dark blue endpapers. Title Page notes as "Authorized Edition." There is no publication date but 1890. Light rubbing around the margins; decorations on spine diminished so. Some spotting to prelims and TP. Cracked at the TP but holding nicely. Basically a sound copy of this uncommon book. In an arcvhival plastic protector. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. United States Book Company Successor to John W. Lovell Company Hardcover
1899005377New York: R.F. Fenno & Company: Publishers 1899. A collection of 39 stories first published in 1888. This is a Very Good Plus copy of an early edition Possible pirate. It is notable for the inclusion of "The Last Relief" which did not appear in other editions until 1938. Not a common title. Light blue cloth binding titled and decorated in light gray. This was the standard binding for Fenno's "Wedgewood Series." Clean text; 475 pages with five pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Light rubbing around the margins and with light fading to the spine. A solid copy. In an archival plastic protector. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. R.F. Fenno & Company: Publishers Hardcover
188913020PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS Lovell 1889 first American edition some light wear to 3 corner tips and rubbing to the spine extremities else a near vg copy in tan stamped pictorial cloth. Contains many of the authors earliest pieces. This collection is Kipling's first book published in the United States. Along with SOLDIERS THREE Lovell 1890 first American edition some slight soiling to the tan stamped pictorial covers else just a tight vg copy with tight unbroken inner hinges. This collection of military tales is Kipling's second book published in the United States. Along with THE PHANTOM RICKSHAW Lovell 1890 first American edition some soiling to the tan cloth pictorial covers else a near vg copy. This collection of ghost stories is Kipling's simultaneous second book published in the United States. For the set of 3--- Lovell hardcover
188813019PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS Thacker Spink & Co. 1888 first edition front upper fore edge corner tip gently bumped slight wear to the corner tips and base of spine else a vg copy bound in the publishers original cloth with ads dated September 1887 in rear. Thacker, Spink & Co. hardcover
188962188Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. London: W. Thacker and Co 1889. Second edition with "Kidnapper" reading on contents page. 1 vols. 8vo. Original olive green cloth with ornamental bands at top and bottom of front cover spine lettered in gilt upper cover lettered in black rubbed some fraying and soiling squash endpapers some light spotting and browning generally marginal 32 pages publisher's advertisements at back dated December 1889. Second edition with "Kidnapper" reading on contents page. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards 22; Stewart 18; Livingston 24 Thacker, Spink and Co., London: W. Thacker and Co unknown
1889001896John W Lovell 1889. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good with normal signs of age. With writing on first end page. scarce edition. <br/> <br/> John W Lovell hardcover
19001599<p>Ten volumns in excellent condition. No DJ ever. </p> F. Collier & Son hardcover
1898206544Philadelphia: Henry Altemus 1898. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Fair in boards. First few pages detached loose. Henry Altemus hardcover
1896C218462London: C. Arthur Pearson 1896. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. 790pp. Contemporary half leather over cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Light wear and rubbing slight chipping at head of spine inner hinges starting otherwise near very good indeed. Bookplate to pastedown. This volume contains the first printing of H. G. Wells' In The Abyss and Rajah's Treasure as well as Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling. C. Arthur Pearson, hardcover
1893537773London: George Routledge & Sons Limited 1893. Hardcover. Near Fine. Two volumes: Vol. I. May-October 1893; Vol. II. November 1893-April 1894. Thick octavos. Illustrated with plates and in-text illustrations. Contemporary dark blue morocco gilt spines in six compartments front covers lettered in gold edges sprinkled red. Front cover of each volume professionally re-jointed hardly perceptible a near fine set with modest wear at the edges of the spine and boards. <br /> <br /> The scarce first two volumes of this important literary magazine noted for its first appearance contributions by leading writers of the nineties. Included in this set are two full-page illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley: “Black Art†and “A Kiss of Judasâ€; five poems and one Jungle Book story by Rudyard Kipling Thomas Hardy’s short story “An Imaginative Woman†and Bram Stoker’s “The Man from Shorroxâ€. Also included is Swinburne’s famous poem “Astrophel†and Israel Zangwill’s “Without Prejudice†in twelve installments.<br /> <br /> A handsomely bound bright set. A list of selected contributions is available. George Routledge & Sons, Limited hardcover
189533870New York: G.W.Dillingham 1895. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. OUT OF INDIA First American Edition decorated in green and gilt on the original beige cloth pictorial covered boards.<br /> 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G.W.Dillingham hardcover
1895007394New York NY: G. W. Gillingham Publisher 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 340 pp text in four parts / each part subdivided by titled chapters No Index. previous owner's name place and date inked on ffep binding tight text block with very slight protrusion down center foredge age-darkened top edge. 5.3" x 7.4 gray cloth boards with black and gilt fr cover and spine design. spine letters fading iwith glassine protector. G. W. Gillingham, Publisher Hardcover
1895196New York: G.W. Dillingham Publisher Successor To G.W. Carleton & Co 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Light green decorative cloth. Lean to spine head and tail creased and frayed with small tears. Boards stained extremities bumped rubbed and frayed. Previous owner's gift inscription on ffep. Front free endpaper splitting but still attached. Light staining to endpapers. G.W. Dillingham, Publisher, Successor To G.W. Carleton & Co hardcover