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1897ref. 261908New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn set bound in blind-bordered and gilt-decorated cloth with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 8 volumes. Contents; Volume 4. In Black and White ; v. 6. Under the deodars ; The story of the Gadsbys ; Wee Willie Winkle -- v. 8. The second jungle book -- v. 9. The light that failed -- v. 10. The naulahka : a story of West and East / written in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier -- v. 12. ""Captains courageous"" a story of the Grand banks -- v. 13-14. The day's work. Subjects; Kipling Rudyard 1865-1936. Writings in prose. Writings in verse. 19th - 20th century writings. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1897ref. 261768New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn set bound in blind-bordered and gilt-decorated cloth with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 20 volumes. Contents; Volume 1. Plain tales from the hills -- v. 2-3. Soldiers three and military tales -- v. 4. In black and white -- v. 5. The phantom 'rickshaw and other stories -- v. 6. Under the deodars ; The story of the Gadsbys ; Wee Willie Winkle -- v. 7. The jungle book -- v. 8. The second jungle book -- v. 9. The light that failed -- v. 10. The naulahka : a story of West and East / written in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier -- v. 11. Verses 1889-1896 -- v. 12. ""Captains courageous"" a story of the Grand banks -- v. 13-14. The day's work. -- v. 15-16. From sea to sea : letters of travel -- v. 17. Early verse -- v. 18. Stalky & co. -- v. 19. Kim ; v. 25. Rewards and fairies. Subjects; Kipling Rudyard 1865-1936. Writings in prose. Writings in verse. 19th - 20th century writings. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1898ref. 12564New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1898. Very Good. 32 Volumes bound in burgundy cloth with gilt frame on front cover and white medallion embossed with an elephant and bordered in gold on the front of each. corners are sharp gold lettering and decoration on the spines which are moderately sunned. Each volume has a frontis with a tissue guard plus another three illustrations many are illustrated by John Lokwood Kipling. Neat ownership marking on ffep in most volumes. Titles range in publication date from 1898 to 1937. Any exception to these conditions are listed beside the titles which are: Plain Tales From the Hills 1898; Soldiers Three and Military Tales Part 1 1898; Soldiers Three and Military Tales Part II 1898; In Black and White 1898; The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories 1898; Under the Deodars The Story of Gadsby s Wee Willie Winkie 1898 hinges cracked; the Jungle Book 1898 hinges cracked; The Second Jungle Book 1898 hinges cracked; The Light That Failed 1898 hinges cracked; The Naulahka 1898; Verses 1889-1896 1898 hinges cracked poem glued to rear endpapers White Man;s Burden ; Captain s Courageous A Story of the Grand Banks 1898; the Day s Work Part I 1899; The Day s work Part II 1899; From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Part I 1899; From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Part II 1899; Early Verse 1899; Stalky & Co. 1900 6 b&w postcards are glued to the front blank endpapers. They depict scenes in Westward Ho! and Bideford; Kim 1902 front hinge cracked; Just so Stories for Little Children 1903 no frontis or an indication that there ever was one; The Five Nations 1903; Traffics and Discoveries 1904; Puck of Pook s Hill 1906; Actions and Reactions 1909; Rewards and Fairies 1910; A Diversity of Creatures 1917; The Years Between and Poems From History 1919; Letters of Travel 1892-1913 1920 boards are green; The Irish Guard in the Great War Part I The First Battalion 1923; The Irish Guard in the Great War Part II The Second Battalion and Appendices 1923 boards are brown; Land and Sea Tales 1937 Price reflects extra shipping. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1920ref. 310435New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1920. 28 vols. 8vo. Bound in half blue morocco t.e.g. rubbed 5 heads chipped. 28 vols. 8vo. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1898ref. 002257New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1898. This is a beautiful set of eighteen volumes issued from 1898 to 1900. Maroon cloth fine binding; front cover is ruled in gilt and has a white escutcheon featuring an elephant and a swastika; the spines are decorated as well in gilt. Topedges are gilt others deckle. Fine quality laid paper. Contents: "Plain Tales from the Hills" 350 pages; "Soldiers Three and Military Tales" - Part I 307 pages and Part II 589 pages; "In Black and White" 386 pages; "The Phantom Rickshaw & Other Stories" 387 pages; "Under the Deodars The Story of the Gadsbys & Wee Willie Winkie" 368 pages; "The Jungle Book" 341 pages; "The Second Jungle Book" 228 pages; "The Light That Failes" 329 pages; "The Naulahka" 377 pages; "Verses 1889-1896" 359 pages; "Captains Couageous" 242 pages; "The Day's Work" - Part I 310 pages & Part II 303 pages; "From Sea to Sea" - Part I 494 pages & Part II 553 pages; "Early Verse" 292 pages; and "Stalky & Co." 330 pages. The general condition is Very Good Plus to Near Fine. The spines have faded to a light brown color evenly so they all still match. The endpapers are typically foxed; sometimes some spotting on the tissue guards with transfer to the Title Page. Quercus notes a cracked front hinge and a stain oil on the rear cover of Volume 1. Volume 5 has a wrinkle on the rear cover. Volumes 14 and 15 have partially-cracked rear gutters. None of these defects really detract from the handsome nature of the set which should assume a proud place of honor as they provide many hours of entertaining reading. Kipling may have been a colonialist but he was a damn fine writer. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
1909ref. 200100New York: Scribners 1909. Light general wear to cloth crown of one volume slightly torn a clean and attractive set. 24 vols. 8vos. terracotta cloth with white medallions on front covers decorative gilt stamping on spines. Scribners unknown
1897ref. 500028195New York: Scribner's 1897. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Ex-Library part set as folows I Plain tales from the hills.top spine pulled dent to side of board & text II Soldiers three and military tales. I III Soldiers three and military tales. II hinge weak VI. Under the deodars. The story of the Gadsbys. Wee Willie Winkie. IX. The light that failed. -- X. The naulahka : a story of West and East hinge weak XI Verses 1889-1896. top spine pulled hinge weak XII. "Captains courageous" top spine pulled XIII The day's work.Part I XIV. The day's work.Part II.top spine pulled XV. From sea to sea Part I XVI. From sea to sea Part II XVII. Early verse.hinge weakXVIII Stalky & co. top spine pulled XIX 19. Kim. XX. Just so stories for little children.hinge weak XXV. Rewards and fairies. hinge weak XXVI. A diversity of creatures. hinge weak XXVII. The years between hinge weak XXVIII . Letters of travel 1892-1913. XXIX The Irish Guards in the Great War I XXX The Irish Guards in the Great War II 22 volumes of 36 in uniform brown cloth perhaps faded maroon with gilt & elephants head Scribner's hardcover
1899ref. 225047New York: Charles Scrtibner's Sons 1899. 18 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter tan calf and marbled boards some spine labels lost else very good. 18 vols. 8vo. Charles Scrtibner's Sons unknown
2026ref. LRB142448Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 765 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1919. Étude poétique et politique de Rudyard Kipling réunissant des textes marqués par l'expérience de l'après-guerre et par une réflexion sur la mémoire le temps et la société. L'ouvrage intéresse particulièrement les lecteurs de Kipling les amateurs de littérature anglaise du début du XXe siècle et les chercheurs en bibliographie kiplingienne. A poetic and political work by Rudyard Kipling bringing together texts shaped by the post-war period and by reflections on memory time and society. The volume will appeal to readers of Kipling students of early twentieth-century English literature and collectors interested in Kipling bibliography. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
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1919ref. 3436Methuen And Co. London 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. xiii 160pp 30p adverts. Cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Covers little scuffed spine little faded. Page edges little foxed. 19x13cms. Methuen And Co., London hardcover
2007ref. DADAX0548258163Kessinger Publishing 2007-07-25. hardcover. New. 6.00x0.50x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
1919ref. mon0000991605Methuen And Co. Ltd. 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First impression. Pages clean and bright no markings light wear to edges. Dust Jacket unclipped. Methuen And Co. Ltd. hardcover
1919ref. 53326London: Metheun and Co Ltd 1919. First Edition Second Issue Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Very good /very good. 159p 22p Metheun Book Catalogue in back. First Edition in a Second Issue Dust Jacket with 8/6 on spine. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Red cloth boards have minor wear to extremities spine end sunned. End papers offset. Top edge gilt. Tan dust jacket is darkened along spine with creasing rubbing nicks and closed tears along edges. Metheun and Co Ltd hardcover
1919ref. 54835London: Methuen and Co. LTD 1919. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Octavo. xiii 159 1 31 1pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine in original illustrated dustjacket black lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated title page. A collection of poems written during the period from just after the Boer War until the aftermath of World War I with topics including war life death and God. Index of first lines at front. At rear a listing of Methuen titles on thirty-two pages. Inside flaps with publisher's Kipling titles. Minor sunning along edges of binding. Dustjacket with three-quarter inch chip. Methuen and Co. LTD hardcover
ref. 1023158612.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1428096981.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1919ref. 319432London: Methuen & Co 1919. First edition one of 30 printed on Japan vellum. Title printed in red and black. xiii 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in white linen boards and a vellum spine gilt stamped t.e.g.Moderate soiling to vellum a few spots along top edges otherwise fine. First edition one of 30 printed on Japan vellum. Title printed in red and black. xiii 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Deluxe limited issue of the first edition one of 30 copies on Japanese vellum. The title refers to the period between the South African War and the Armistice in 1918. The book's forty-five poems and series of epitaphs is considered by some Kipling scholars as his darkest work. The trade edition was printed in an enormous run of 10000 copies and there were 200 copies on hand-made paper. This very limited issue of 30 copies on Japanese vellum is scarce in the market. Richards A320; Stewart 434; Livingston 442; Martindell 164; Grolier 502; Ballard CXCII; Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 957; Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature p.170. Provenance: Edward B. King bookplate Methuen & Co unknown
ref. 64068London: Methuen and Co 1919. Poetry FIRST EDITION. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp. xii; 2; 29; 1. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine gilt top edge of textblock untrimmed edges. Ex-libris stamp front-paste down toning to edges of textblock wearing of gilt along top edge of textblock sunning to spine bumping to spine and corners. Very good. Rudyard Kipling was a poet novelist short story writer and journalist. In 1907 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. This poetry collection was built between the end of the Boer War and the aftermath of World War I. London: Methuen and Co, 1919 unknown
ref. 1016244738.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0548258163.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 3752315547.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 3752369884.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1919ref. 120774London: Methuen and Co. Ltd 1919. First edition of this collection of 45 poems often considered Kipling’s darkest work. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard 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. Kipling's The Years Between includes: The Benefactors The Choice A Death-Bed Epitaphs Natural Theology A Pilgrim's Way and The Song of the Lathes. Methuen and Co., Ltd hardcover
1919ref. 53985London: Methuen and Co. 1919. First edition. Forty-five poems and a series of epitaphs. First appearance of 3 of the poems. 12mo gilt-lettered plum boards; 258 pages plus 32-page publisher's catalog; top edge gilt. Near fine in good dust jacket that is soiled and torn but free from any significant chipping. Methuen and Co. unknown