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189055000New York: United States Book Company Successor to John W. Lovell Company 142 to 150 Worth Street 1890. First edition. 771 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Blue cloth. Very good. First edition. 771 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Stewart 63 United States Book Company, Successor to John W. Lovell Company 142 to 150 Worth Street unknown
1890125195New York: United States Book Company 1890. Hardbound. Good- general fragility and wear. Publishers blue cloth. 771pp. no illustrations. A most noteworthy copy bearing the copper-engraved bookplate of Henry Van Deventer Black which was designed by Mr. Black and engraved by Edwin Davis French. The book is signed by Henry Van Deventer Black and he has dated it Dec. 1892. He has also written that "This book has spent a winter on the Nile and been around the world" on the ffep. A few pencil lines to the contents perhaps indicating favorite passages. The bookplate is stunning in it's detail and beauty. United States Book Company hardcover
189055971London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington Ld 1890. First U.K. Edition. Octavo 21.5cm. Grey pictorial paper wraps printed in black; vi 7-96pp. A straight and handsome copy 5" split to front joint minor tear at head of spine wrappers browned at edges internally clean: Very Good. <br /> <br /> One of the Railway Library series the paperbacks that "made Kipling's name in India and soon enough in England and America" ODNB. The first and second editions of 1889 were published in Allahabad. LIVINGSTON 36. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Ld unknown
1889322133Allahabad: Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co 1889. First edition. 2 ads 2 ii 2106 ii vii ads i blank pp. Printed at the "Pioneer" Press Allahabad. 1 vols. 8vo 8-3/4 x 5-3/8 inches. Pictorial wrappers by Mayo School of Art Lahore. Spine renewed. Signed P. Ashworth on upper cover. In half brown morocco slipcase and chemise. Very Good. First edition. 2 ads 2 ii 2106 ii vii ads i blank pp. Printed at the "Pioneer" Press Allahabad. 1 vols. 8vo 8-3/4 x 5-3/8 inches. Collection of eight short stories. Livingston 34; Richards A16 Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co unknown
189036139Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & London: Sampson Low Marston & Company 1890s. Eighth edition. 8vo. 96 pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth backed boards printed illustration to the upper cover. Some very mild foxing very good. Numbers 3 from Wheeler's Indian Railway Library. Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company unknown
1897006338New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1897 New York: Scribner's 1897. First edition. 8vo. Half dark brown leather over marble boards six compartments raised ridges art nouveau flower design with fancy decoration. Marble endpapers. Frontispiece captioned protective tissue two additional plates. 386 pp. Laid paper. Previous owner bookplate light edgewear and rubbing. Very good condition. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
18936617London: Sampson Low Marston & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1893. Hardcover. No date c. 1893. 96 pages. Stated "Seventh Edition" on title page. Originally with paper wrappers this copy has been bound into card boards with a cloth spine hence it is now a durable reading copy. The original front wrapper has been pasted to the front card. Lacking the rear wrapper. Page edges trimmed a little during rebinding. Page dimensions: 204 x 132mm. Reference: c.f. Livingston 36.; 8vo . Sampson Low, Marston & Company hardcover
1889894P44Allahabad; London; New York: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington; Bromfield & Co; A. H. Wheeler & Co 1889-90. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. Two anthologies of short stories by Rudyard Kipling bound in one volume both published in the 'Indian Railway Library' series. From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling.Two short story anthologies bound in one volume both of which were published in A. H. Wheeler & Co."s Indian Railway Library being Numbers 3 and 4 of the series.Original wraps are bound in. 'Under the Deodars' is the second edition.Two anthologies by Rudyard Kipling containing entertaining stories by the beloved author.'In Black and White' contains a total of eight stories including 'Dray Wara Yow Dee' 'At Twenty-Two' 'The Sending of Dana Da' and more.'Under the Deodars' contains a total of six stories including 'The Education of Otis Yeere' 'A Wayside Comedy' 'The Hill of Illusion' and more.Bookplate of Geoffrey Ford to the front paste down.Two pages of adverts to the rear of 'Under the Deodars'.Collated complete. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Light rubbing and a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional handling mark. Front wrap and title page of 'In Black and White' are detached but present. Ink inscription to the title page of 'In Black and White'. Good Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington; Bromfield & Co; A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
1898306177Verlag Friedrich Ernst Fehsenfeld Freiburg 1898. Hardcover Leinen mit Farbrundumschnitt ohne Schutzumschlag 17.-20. Tausend Zustand: Keine Beschädigungen eine Namenseintragung leicht fleckig. Auf zwei Seiten sind Kinderkritzeleien. Rücken Ecken Kanten sind berieben/bestoßen. Verlag Friedrich Ernst Fehsenfeld, Freiburg, hardcover
18983107<p>First edition of the first German translation - and one of the earliest - of the Jungle Book. One of 5000 copies printed. The Groh illustrations were made especially for this edition.<br /><br />Hardcover Fine. 8vo. original brown cloth stamped in silver; front cover red and blue with an image of Mowgli. Edges stained red. Spine cocked slightly. Edges lightly rubbed. Pages 161-165 mended with tape. Ownership stamp to title page. A beautiful and scarce book.</p> Freiburg i, Br.: Friedrich Ernst Fehsenfeld hardcover
1887H40153London: Illustrated London News 1887. Hardcover. Good. Folio 15.75 x 12.25 inches old half leather and moire cloth boards good to very good light wear to binding some rubbing and weakening along outer joints small piece of leather missing from head of spine title on spine erroneously indicates this volume only contains Xmas numbers for 1897-98 when it actually contains quite a few others dating back to 1887 contents very good and sharp with original covers bound in. Contains both the 1887 and 1897 Jubilee issues the 1897 one entitled "Her Majesty's Glorious Jubilee.The Record Number of a Record Reign" has page after page of full page chromolithographs 12 in all plus covers very lavish and elaborate illustrations with the text pages having gilt decorated borders. Other issues include: Summer 1889 Summer 1890 both with Bret Harte stories Christmas 1890 Kipling's "Mr. Hauksbee Sits Out" Summer 1891 Christmas 1891 Bret Harte's "Their Uncle from California" Hardy's "The Son's Veto" and Barrie's "The Inconsiderate Waiter" Christmas 1892 Chromo cover Mrs. Moleworth's fairy tale "Princess Ice-Heart" Louis Wain illustrations of rabbits and dogs Frank Stockton story July 10 1893 "Wedding Number" marriage of Prince George to Princess Mary of Teck many engravings and articles about the royal families Summer 1894 "The Eternal Femine" by Israel Zangwill Bret Harte's "A Rose of Glenbogie" the aforementioned 1897 Jubilee issue with text by Sir Walter Besant; Summer 1898 H. G. Wells "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" a 2 pp. ballad by Cecil Aldin illustrated in color Bret Harte's "The Man and the Mountain" Christmas 1898 full page Louis Wain plate of cats in a snowball fight and much else. Lots of engravings some double-page throughout. Illustrated London News hardcover
190011186HONEYMOON IN SPACE complete in Pearson's Magazine for January thru June 1900 Vol. 9 first edition a vg or better copy with marbled paper edges and fine contents bound in burgundy cloth boards with highly decorated black cloth spine with gold-gilt lettering and gold-gilt stamped design. Wonderfully and profusely Illustrated. Also contains works by Robert Barr A GAME OF CHESS & THE SILENT CASTLE Barry Pain 6 episodes complete of NATURES NEXT MOVES Allen Upward 6 episodes complete of HISTORIC MYSTERIES Rudyard Kipling GARM -A HOSTAGE Edith Nesbit THE EYE OF X.J.X. Baroness Orczy THE REVENGE OF UR-TASEN which is the authors 4th appearance in print Raphael Sabatini THE COWARD which is likewise the authors 4th appearance in print and today remains uncollected Halliwell Sutcliffe 6 episodes complete of Willowdene Will's NIGHT-ROAD ROMANCES B. Fletcher Robinson A TRUE STORY being a 10 stanza 100 line poem about golf which is illustrated Herbert Hamilton THE CYCLE IN WAR illustrated with photos W. Bob Holland THE PASSING OF THE WESTERN DESPERADO illustrated with photos of actual American outlaws K. & Hesketh Prichard THE DERELICT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC Charles Emerson Cook PICTURES BY TELEGRAPH Herbert C. Fyfe TELEPHOTOGRAPHY Mrs. Hinde LION HUNTING BY A LADY illustrated with photos et.al. Pearson's hardcover
19009956Good. 1900. Magazine. Magazine cover is toned with light wear and very modest soiling but in good condition. Pages are lightly toned but clean and very good. 11.25" x 16". . unknown
1899558New York: Doubleday & McClure Company 1899. 2 volumes 5" x 7.5" each volume 1: pp. xiii 460 volume 2: pp. ix 400. Green cloth boards with dark green stamping; slight bending at corners of boards with slight toning on volume 1. Both volumes are inscribed by owner on front free endpaper. Ex-Libris plates on front free endpaper of volume 1 and front pastedown of Volume 2. Newspaper articles related to Rudyard Kipling and the book are pasted to the back endpapers. Toning around newspaper clippings. Text is otherwise clean; very good.<br /> <br /> Rudyard Kipling's 1880s journey through Asia and the United States through a series of letters providing commentary and cultural observations throughout his travels. Doubleday & McClure Company unknown
190054336London: MacMillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set. First English edition. Original red cloth spine gilt gilt medallion front TEG. Lightly soiled some rubbing to points spine ends a bit pushed. Sound and square. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xiv 4972; ix4382 pages . MacMillan hardcover
1899612409New York: Doubleday & McClure Company 1899. Hardcover. Fine. First trade editions. Two volumes. Green cloth stamped in blind spine titles gilt. Small ink spot at top of front board of Volume One else a fine and fresh set. Doubleday & McClure Company hardcover
189987497New York: Doubleday & McClure Co 1899. First Edition. First printings. Two octavo volumes. Green cloth hardcovers; xv460 x400pp. Mild trace of rubbing at spine ends and board corners; corners lightly tapped otherwise a clean tight and unmarked set very Near Fine. Collected dispatches from India most originally published in The Pioneer between 1887 and 1889. The American edition precedes the British by one year. Doubleday & McClure Co unknown
1899096327New York: Doubleday & McClure Company 1899. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Ribbed green cloth covers. 8vo's 460 & 400 pages. Printing errors present in volume II. "Tree of Knowledge" bookplates on the inside of the front covers of both volumes. Light finger marks present on the cover of volume II otherwise a fine & attractive set. <br/> <br/> Doubleday & McClure Company hardcover
1900123414London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1900. Rare Macmillan's Colonial Library edition of Kipling's From Sea to Sea issued the same year as the first trade edition. Octavo two volumes original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page of both volumes. In near fine condition. Scarce signed by Kipling. 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. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1900058281London: Macmillian and Co 1900. Book. Fair. Hardcover. viii-xiv 497pp; vi-ix 438pp 2 Vols. Previous owner's name to front eps of both volumes. Toning and foxing to both volumes very grubby page edges. Dark blue boards with titles in gilt. Scuffing chipping and staining to both sets of boards with tear to top of spine of volume one. Very shelf worn. Discolouration to front and rear boards of both books. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Macmillian and Co Hardcover
1900122350London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1900. First English edition of this collection of Kipling’s essays about his 1889 travels from India to Burma China Japan and the United States en route to England. Octavo original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt elephant emblem to the front panel top edge gilt. In very good condition with rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine. Ownership name. 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. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
189913382FROM SEA TO SEA Doubleday & McClure Company 1899 first edition 2 volumes complete just about fine copies in the publishers original pictorial stamped cloth. Exceptional copies. Doubleday & McClure Company hardcover
1899BOOKS18720New York NY: Doubleday & McClure Company. G/No Dustjacket. 1899. . Cloth. First Edition with Points . 12mo. 460 400 pp. shelfwear bumped ink writing inside cover page toning . Doubleday & McClure Company hardcover
1899004023New York: Doubleday & McClure Company 1899. An anthology of articles Kipling wrote for the "Civil & Military gazette" and "The Pioneer" between 1887 and 1889. These are Very Good Plus to Near Fine copies of the First American Edition the "Authorized Edition". Two volumes in green cloth binding; ruled on front cover and lettered in gilt on the spine. Clean text; xiii 460 pages and ix 400 pages. Hints of bumping and some very light wear at margins. Quite nice copies. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Doubleday & McClure Company Hardcover
1900229603London Macmillan and Co. Limited 1900. 1900. First English edition. 8vo. 1 page preface by Kipling. Attractively bound in 3/4 blue morocco over light blue/gray marbled boards spine with 5 raised bands with each compartment gilt ruled with small floral design in the corners two compartments with a gilt drum and 2 compartment with a gilt horn a.e.g.; light blue/gray marbled endpapers. Very good. 2 volumes complete. No signatures or bookplates. Livington 228. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1900. hardcover