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189854774Boston: Privately Printed 1898. First Thus. Sextodecimo 15cm; sewn; issued in stiff paper wrappers lettered from the types of the title page; 4 leaves- title and text; frontispiece; vignette designed by E.J Clark printed in red is repeated throughout occupying half of each page; light rubbing; upper rear corner of back cover has tiny nick; Very Good lacking the envelope. <br /> <br /> Inspiration for the 1909 Broadway production A Fool There Was by Porter Emerson Browne and subsequently the 1915 silent film "A Fool There Was" starring Theda Bara. LIVINGSTON 151; wikipedia. Privately Printed unknown
1898002768Boston: Unknown 1898. A single poem nine pages long issued with a glossy tan paper stock and stiff card covers. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Very scarce. There is no publisher listed but with its 1898 publication date this pre-dates the editions by Buckles Barse & Hopkins and others. Illustrated with a rather suggestive frontis in black and white and a graveyard scene that serves as backgrounf to the text on each page. Very Good Plus condition: just a bit of creasing along the fore-edge. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Unknown Paperback
1899Biblio626Circa 1899 Street & Smith trade hardcover format. Decorative pictorial cloth with gold & black lettering on front board & spine; illustration of Kipling with 3 bats on front board in near fine condition. Brown cloth covered boards clean w/bumped corners gold gilt on top edge of textblock fine. Corner of last ffep missing else pages clean unmarked & not aged; frontspiece photograph is present. Binding firm & straight.<br /> Street & Smith hardcover
1888500045011London: A H Wheeler & Sampson Low 1888. First Edition. . Paperback. Good. 8vo. disbound & undated. I think there was only one edition of this before it was incorporated into Soldirs Three. nothing before title page on the reverse is an advertisement for Sarsaparilla preface contents 85pp one unumbered page "L'envoi". <br/> <br/> A H Wheeler & Sampson Low paperback
18902146New York: Lovell Coryell & Company 1890. 1890 First American Edition. Small 8vo. 173 pp. Three-quarter red morocco with marbled paper boards. Rubbing to board edges hinges and spine small tears to top and bottom hinge edges Crown of spine chipped. Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, [1890]. hardcover
1894kip114Allahabad: A H Wheeler & Co. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Eps foxed. 1894. 3rd - 5th editions. Brown hardback half-leather cover. 210mm x 140mm 8" x 6". 94pp 104pp 96pp. . A H Wheeler & Co hardcover
189017070206Allahbad India: A.H. Wheeler 1890. Hardcover. Good . Octavo size 97 pp. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 remains a literary force today through his many stories including "The Jungle Book" and poems such as "Gunga Din". A recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 at the age of 42 he remains the youngest recipient to date; considered for the British Poet Laureateship and a knighthood he refused both.<br /> <br /> This is one of Kipling's earliest published writings this volume was number two in the "Indian Railway Series" first published in 1888 in wrappers. This volume seems to a variant of the first English edition with the title page listing "Author of 'Soldiers Three' 'Wee Willie Winkie' Etc." directly beneath the author's name; however while showing Messrs. A.H. Wheeler & Co. Allahabad as publisher it does not also list Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. Pagination also most closely matches the first English without the three leaves between the contents and text and with two leaves of advertisements at the end not one. Interestingly the portion of the front wrap tipped onto the front board does not match exactly that shown in Livingston although clearly it is the same scene with minor details having been changed.<br /> <br /> ___DESCRIPTION: Bound between boards covered with marbled paper green cloth shelfback the illustration only from the front wrapper tipped onto the front board and the illustration from the back wrapper tipped onto the back board with a library number assigned to the cloth spine in white to the illustration on the front board in red and to the front free endpaper in red but no other library markings no pockets; octavo size 8.75" by 5.5" pagination: i-ii ads iii title page iv ads v-vi preface vii contents viii blank 1-86 87 "Opinions of the Press" 88-89 ads.<br /> <br /> ___CONDITION: Good overall the binding while worn is sturdy and the text is complete; with the library markings as set forth above the boards somewhat rubbed corners worn and bumped prior owner name stamped to front paste down wear and old damp stains to the first leaf and the final two leaves otherwise internally quite good title page with "0/800" in black to middle of the page gutter crack between last two pages of ads. An interesting variant that is worn externally readable as is a good copy.<br /> <br /> ___CITATION: Variant of Livingston 33.<br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br /> <br /> ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions we are here to help. A.H. Wheeler hardcover
1888700227Allahlabad: A.h. Wheeler & Co. 1888 Allahlabad: A.h. Wheeler & Co. 1888 1002 vii pp bound in original grey wrappers. First issue of the first edition. With the legend "reprinted in chief from the 'Weeks News'" on back of title page. One page of ads for other Kipling works before title pageand after text the poem 'L'Envoi' and four pages of advertisements. Text is clean tight and unmarked. Grey paper wrappers are in poor condition with front cover missing and back torn in half. Indian Railway Library #2. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. 5" x 8". First Edition First Printing. Softcover. Good/Poor. A.h. Wheeler & Co. paperback
1891137341891. Authorized Edition. New York: Lovell Coryell & Company n.d. 1892. Original maroon cloth beveled.<br/> <br/> First Combined Edition later issue with Lovell Coryell rather than United States Book Co. as the publisher. These two pieces first appeared in 1888 as the second and fourth numbers in the Indian Railway Series Allahabad; John Lovell issued each in wrappers in 1890 in his "Westminster Series" before combining the two in the present volume U.S. Book Co. in 1891 Lovell Coryell in 1892. This would be a fine copy were it not for the slight fading of the maroon spine -- almost unavoidable for this color. See Richards A42 note; Stewart 50. This is the George Barr McCutcheon copy with his bookplate housed in a morocco-backed slipcase with inner chemise. unknown
189018867London: Sampson Low Marston & Company. Good with No dust jacket as issued. c1890. Softcover. Tears to paper spine. Lower 2" of paper spine missing. Wrappers with foxing and fading and some small chips to margins. Some patches of foxing to page edges. Previous owner's signature dated 1892 on title page.; Stated "Seventh Edition" on title page. No date c1890. 93 1 pages 1 page advertisements. Printed wrappers. Page dimensions: 214 x 140mm. 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. 2. Rear cover with text advertisement for Pears' Soap. . Sampson Low, Marston & Company paperback
188940144Allahabad.: A. H. Wheeler & Co. 1889. iv 100pp. Indian Railway Library No. 2. Original printed pictorial pale green wrappers. Bound in modern plain grey boards. Wrappers are a little spotted. Internally pages have occasional light foxing. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. H. Wheeler & Co.
189040770Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co 1890. First edition of The Story of the Gadsbys later intermediate issue see details below; probable Third Indian Edition of Wee Willie Winkie. 4 leaves pp. 1 2-12 13-102 4 leaves; with inserted insurance ad Gadsbys; 4 leaves pp. 9-96 Winkie. 2 vols. 8vo. Each in original greyish-green printed wrappers. Spine of first title worn and chipped upper wrapper detached; outer corners of second title wrapper missing else fine. Despite the usual wear and soiling to fragile wrappers both are otherwise very good in chemise and half blue morocco slipcase. Bookplate of Arthur Haysworth Masten on inside front wrapper of each title. First edition of The Story of the Gadsbys later intermediate issue see details below; probable Third Indian Edition of Wee Willie Winkie. 4 leaves pp. 1 2-12 13-102 4 leaves; with inserted insurance ad Gadsbys; 4 leaves pp. 9-96 Winkie. 2 vols. 8vo. First published in 1888 when Kipling was 23 and working in India for The Civil and Military Gazette Lahore these two volumes contain stories written for periodicals. They were published in the "India Railway Library" series No. 2 and No. 6. respectively by A.H. Wheeler at Allahabad and went into several editions. Kipling left India for London the following year. At the bottom of the first title is stamped "A.J. Combridge & Co. Bombay".<br /> <br /> THE STORY OF THE GADSBYS conforms to the first issue of the front wrappers in two of the three relevant issue points the mountains appear to be retouched as per the second issue; however the heart shape in lower left corner not touching the border and absence of the "Mayo Art School Lahore" slug beneath the imprint are both points which conform to the first issue indicating a possible unrecorded intermediate issue see Richards p. 90.<br /> <br /> WEE WILLIE WINKIE conforms to Stewart's description of the third Indian Edition made up of three thousand sheets printed for the first English edition. Stewart 32 and collector David Alan Richards unpublished bibliography p. 90 ; 56 note A.H. Wheeler & Co unknown
1891862N41London: A. H. Wheeler & Co; Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington c1891. Paperback. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". Not stated. A collection of eight short scenes written by Rudyard Kipling. The fourth edition of this collection of eight short scenes written by Rudyard Kipling. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front cover. Undated. Dated using World Cat from a fifth edition copy found at the University of Bristol Library. In the publisher's original paperback binding. Externally a little worn. The rear paper cover is disbound but present whilst the front cover is missing a little wrap to the fore edge and the joint. The spine has no wrap. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages throughout. Good Only A. H. Wheeler & Co; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington paperback
189677081London:: Methuen and Co. 1896. Second edition. original buckram; t.e.g. Endsheets tanned; gold top edge dulled; very slight rubbing to cloth. 12mo. This was John Hay's copy with his autograph signature"Hay" on the front free endpaper. Methuen and Co., hardcover
190010704Macmillan and Co. London. 1900. Seventh edition. 8vo. 7.4 x 4.7 inches. Foxing to the blank endpapers and the first and last couple of leaves otherwise a clean copy in a beautiful fine leather binding by Bumpus of full dark blue crushed morocco. Spine with five raised bands each with three gilt dots. The compartments ruled lettered and fully decorated with small flower emblems all in gilt. Both boards with four ruled lines and flower and leaf designs in the middle panel all in gilt. Board edges double ruled in gilt Turn-ins with double ruled lines and flower and leaf designs all in gilt. plain white endpapers. All edges gilt. Blue silk bookmarker sewn in. A fine and beautiful binding. --- An early edition of this popular collection of KIpling's poetry. First published in 1896. Macmillan and Co. London. 1900 hardcover
1896010095New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1896. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine in caramel cloth with lovely Art Nouveau gilt decorations front cover and spine stamped in gilt and signed EMD top edge gilt other edges untrimmed. tiny rubs bottom corners lacking the scarce dust jacket prior owner name dated Dec.1896 front end page. 2 vii 209 9 pages publisher's catalogue. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover
1896ST19567-086London: Methuen and Co 1896. First British Edition. 185 x 120 mm. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4". xv iii 230 pp. <br/> VERY ATTRACTIVE SCARLET POLISHED CALF GILT BY FROST stamp-signed on front flyleaf covers with double fillet border raised bands spine compartments with antique scrolling cornerpieces and centerpiece green and maroon morocco labels richly gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Engraved title page. Stewart 140; Livingston 131; Martindell 59. A group of seven leaves lightly foxed otherwise a virtually mint copy inside and out the decorative binding exceptionally bright.<br/> <br/> This is a very pleasing copy in quite an attractive leather binding of a collection of 51 Kipling poems including "Song of the English" "The Rhyme of the Three Sealers" and "The Story of Ung." Day writes that "people uninterested in poetry 'qua' poetry were thrilled by the splendor and spread of empire as glorified in this work. Kipling's Toryism made the mediocre Alfred Austin the poet laureate in 1896 but Kipling was the unofficial laureate of the British empire." One of Britain's best-known writers Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 is most famous for his works portraying the lives of the native population and colonialists on the Indian subcontinent. He was born in Bombay where his father ran an art school and he lived in India until the age of six. He was sent to school in England but chose to return to the East at 18. He proved to be a prolific author writing novels tales for children and adults and many poems. Kipling's wife was American and they lived for a time in Vermont but from 1896 the couple settled in England. Among his many honors are a Nobel Prize 1907 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Society of Literature 1926 which had previously only been awarded to Scott Meredith and Hardy. Copies of the present book are easy to find but they are not so readily available in reasonably priced pretty bindings like the one offered here. Methuen and Co unknown
18961397631New York: D. Appleton and Company 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vii 209 pages. In Very Good condition Spine grey cloth with gilt lettering and inlay. Spine darkened by UV damage head of spine worn. Minor shelfwear and soiling board corners bumped. Top of textblock gilt moderatly worn. Textblock exterior agetoned interior clean. Former owner's inscription on front endpaper. Shelved case 0. 1397631. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1896612546New York: D. Appleton & Co 1896. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. Octavo. Green cloth decorated in gilt. Cover art by Evangeline Mary Daniell. Nice bookplate on front pastedown spine a little toned else a nice near fine copy. D. Appleton & Co hardcover
189681072New York:: D. Appleton and Company 1896. First edition after the American copyright edition known in six copies. publisher's decorated cloth in dust jacket. A bright very near fine copy in the extremely scarce jacket which is slightly tannedwith a some shallow chipping to the front panel and backstrip and a larger 1/2" chip to the unprinted rear panel. 8vo. D. Appleton and Company, hardcover
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