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1906rif. WRCLIT41729New York: Doubleday Page & Co. 1906. Green cloth lettered in gilt stamped in black t.e.g. Frontis and three plates in color by Arthur Rackham. First U.S. edition and the first with the Rackham illustrations. Spine ends a bit bumped and rubbed endsheet gutters a bit darkened unfortunate adhesive booklabel of a noted Kipling collector else a very good bright copy. STEWART 307. Doubleday, Page & Co. hardcover books
1933rif. 159816New York: Doubleday 1933. hardcover. fine. Handsomely rebound in full lime green morocco; gilt-decorated spine with raised bands top edge gilt. New York: Doubleday 1933. Fine. Doubleday unknown books
1906rif. 159304New York: Doubleday 1906. Octavo pp. 1-6 1-2 3-4 5-277 278: blank four inserted plates with color illustrations by Arthur Rackham title page printed in red and black original pictorial green cloth front and spine panels stamped in black and gold t.e.g. fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First U.S. edition. Children's fantasy stories telling of Britain's past concluding with the signing of the Magna Carta. The American edition has more stories than the earlier British edition and the Rackham illustrations appear here for the first time the British edition was illustrated by H. R. Millar. Bleiler 1978 p. 115. Reginald 08276. Stewart 307. Several early leaves with a few fox marks several leaves roughly opened with loss to blank margins small chip and closed tear to pages 89/90 a sound good copy. #159304 Doubleday unknown books
1906rif. 125313Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz 1906. First Tauchnitz edition of Kipling's collection of historical fantasy tales. Octavo original wrappers. In good condition. Set in multiple periods of English history Kipling's Puck stories are each narrated to two children living near Burwash in the High Weald of Sussex in the area of Kipling's own house Bateman's by people magically plucked out of history by the elf Puck or told by Puck himself. Puck who refers to himself as "the oldest Old Thing in England" is better known as a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. The genres of the stories range from authentic historical novella A Centurion of the Thirtieth On the Great Wall to children's fantasy Dymchurch Flit. Each story is bracketed by a poem which relates in some manner to the theme or subject of the story. Bernhard Tauchnitz unknown books
rif. 123493Berlin-Charlottenburg: Bita Deutsches Berlagshaus n.d. Rare German edition of Kipling's collected Puck stories. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth illustrated by H.R. Millar. Translated into German by E. Rosenbach. In near fine condition. Set in multiple periods of English history Kipling's Puck stories are each narrated to two children living near Burwash in the High Weald of Sussex in the area of Kipling's own house Bateman's by people magically plucked out of history by the elf Puck or told by Puck himself. Puck who refers to himself as "the oldest Old Thing in England" is better known as a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. The genres of the stories range from authentic historical novella A Centurion of the Thirtieth On the Great Wall to children's fantasy Dymchurch Flit. Each story is bracketed by a poem which relates in some manner to the theme or subject of the story. Bita Deutsches Berlagshaus hardcover books
1965rif. WRCLIT84876Np: Gift of the Two Horse Press to the Kipling Society 1965. Small broadside 18.4 x 13.2cm on glossy stiff card. Near fine with the adhesive booklabel of a noted Kipling collector on the verso. First printing thus noted as an "Uncollected item" here printed on shipboard as a memento attendant to the Kipling Centennial. RICHARDS A460. Gift of the Two Horse Press to the Kipling Society unknown books
1965rif. WRCLIT41723Np: Gift of the Two Horse Press to the Kipling Society 1965. Small broadside 18.4 x 13.2cm on glossy stiff card. First printing thus noted as an "Uncollected item" here published attendant to the Kipling Centennial. Near fine with the adhesive booklabel of a noted Kipling collector on the verso. Gift of the Two Horse Press to the Kipling Society unknown books
1898rif. 29619New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1898. 24mo pp. 95; illustrations by W. St. John Harper and George T. Tobin; original blue cloth upper cover elaborately gilt spine lettered in gilt; small chip to ffep shaken with one page loose upper hinge starting; a good copy. Frederick A. Stokes hardcover books
1920rif. 4013CLEVELAND WALDO PRESS CA 1920 1920. LIGHT GRAY WRAPPERS; 20 PAGES; #25/300 GOOD-VERY GOOD. Soft cover. CLEVELAND, WALDO PRESS, CA 1920 paperback books
1898rif. 22453NY: Frederick A. Stokes Co 1898. 1st thus Cf. Franklin 160. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped upper panel. Paper on-lay at center of upper panel. VG corners rubbed exposing boards/light soiling. Bright gilt square & tight binding. 95 pp. Full page illustrations by W. St. John Harper and George T. Tobin. 24mo. 14cm x 9cm. Collection of "Masterpieces." Frederick A. Stokes Co hardcover books
1898rif. 350171898. Single page folded into quarters on custom writing paper from The Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town South Africa with "The Vineyard Newlands ____ 189_" printed at the header. "Ap. 12 1898. Dear Morgan Crofton: We are in the last agonies of packing today but I hope to have the honour of calling on the general before 12: so Tomorrow. I am most sorry to have missed him this visit. Very sincerely yours Rudyard Kipling." Written to British Army officer Sir Morgan George Crofton during Kipling's first winter holiday in South Africa during which he was welcomed by a number of Cape Colony's leading politicians including the letter's recipient. Rudyard Kipling made his first holiday visit to Cape Town South Africa in early 1898 accompanied by his wife and two young children. Kipling had recently been awarded the title Poet of the Empire of Great Britain and was taking an increasingly political stance in his poetry as illustrated in his most recent poem "Recessional" composed for the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. He was warmly received in South Africa by some of the most influential politicians of the time whom he developed long-lasting friendships with and led to his interest in the British cause in the Boer War. unknown books
rif. 95201Rare autograph note inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. The note reads in part: "but it is a chapter about.theatrical. They are always great fun. Very sincerely yours Rudyard Kipling." Double matted and framed with an engraving of Kipling. The entire piece measures 14.75 inches by 10.25 inches. A handsome example. 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. unknown books
1951rif. 123411Brattleboro: The Book Cellar 1951. Revised edition of Howard Rice's Rudyard Kipling in New England. Octavo original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. In his review in the Boston Herald Carl Van Doren recommended ". this indispensable Kipling item with its pleasant informing story of the four years 1892-96 Kipling lived in Vermont near Brattleboro where he had his first house where his first child was born and where he wrote 'The Jungle Books." The Book Cellar hardcover books
1928rif. 119441New York: McCormick-Patterson 1928. Scarce collection of 1928 issues of Liberty Magazine containing early appearances of many of Kipling's rarest poems. Folio five issues original illustrated wrappers. The collection includes issues featuring the appearance of: Rio January 7 1928 Light and Power January 28 1928 A Drop in Traffic February 18 1928 A City and a Silence March 17 1928 and World By Itself March 31 1928. Founded in 1924 American weekly Liberty Magazine featured contributions from some of the biggest politicians celebrities authors and artists of the 20th-century. Kipling's brother-in-law was an associate editor from the magazine's founding through his death on October 17 1939. In fine condition. Each issue is housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase. 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. McCormick-Patterson unknown books
rif. 101335Rare original photograph of Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. Signed by Kipling beneath his portrait. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 12 inches by 10 inches. In fine condition. A handsome example. 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. unknown books
1965rif. 161585Rutherford Madison Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1965. Octavo pp. 1-2 i-vi vii-xi xii xiii-xvi 1-196 197-198: blank note: last leaf is a blank illustrations cloth. First U.S. edition. A selection of letters from Kipling to Haggard two giants of late Victorian fiction. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #161585 Fairleigh Dickinson University Press unknown books
1965rif. 131310Rutherford Madison Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1965. Octavo pp. 1-2 i-vi vii-xi xii xiii-xvi 1-196 197-198: blank note: last leaf is a blank illustrations cloth. First U.S. edition. A selection of letters from Kipling to Haggard two giants of late Victorian fiction. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with two closed tears and associated crease at top edge of rear panel and some mild dust soiling. #131310 Fairleigh Dickinson University Press unknown books
1965rif. 72879Rutherford Madison Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1965. Octavo pp. 1-2 i-vi vii-xi xii xiii-xvi 1-196 197-198: blank note: last leaf is a blank illustrations cloth. First U.S. edition. A selection of letters from Kipling to Haggard two giants of late Victorian fiction. Small abrasion on front free endpaper from removal of a small sticker else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. #72879 Fairleigh Dickinson University Press unknown books
1965rif. 94763London: Hutchinson 1965. Octavo pp. i-vi vii-xi xii xiii-xvi 1-196 illustrations cloth. First edition. A selection of letters from Kipling to Haggard two giants of late Victorian fiction. Lower corner tips bruised a near fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at edges. #94763 Hutchinson unknown books
1915rif. 120584Boston: For the Boston American 1915. The Boston American's complimentary reprint of Kipling's Fringes of the Fleet which first appeared in England in The Daily Telegraph and in the United States in the Hearst newspapers. Octavo original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Rare. 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. For the Boston American unknown books
rif. 121617London: Daily Express. paperback. very good. The Famous Speech at Tunbridge Wells on May 16th 1914. Photograph of Kipling by E.A. Hoppe. 2 leaves small 4to. London: The Daily Express 1914. Stewart 379. Daily Express unknown books
1949rif. WRCLIT83590San Francisco: The Colt Press 1949. Small quarto. Cloth and decorated boards. Drawings. Edges a bit rubbed and tanned otherwise very good. First edition in this format. Prefatory note by Jane Grabhorn. One of five hundred copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. The Colt Press hardcover books
1949rif. WRCLIT63144San Francisco: The Colt Press 1949. Small quarto. Cloth and decorated boards. Drawings. Bookplates on front pastedown edges a bit rubbed and tanned; a good copy. First edition in this format. Prefatory note by Jane Grabhorn. One of five hundred copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. The Colt Press hardcover books
1949rif. WRCLIT63145San Francisco: The Colt Press 1949. Small quarto. Cloth and decorated boards. Drawings. Bookplate on front pastedown offsetting to endsheets edges a bit rubbed and tanned short scrape to lower joint; a good copy. First edition in this format. Prefatory note by Jane Grabhorn. One of five hundred copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. The Colt Press hardcover books
rif. D18351London: Hodder and Stoughton. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Original red publisher's leather binding spine lightly faded. Printed on india paper. Swastika symbol to spine and title. Inscription to a Le Fanu from an F. K. Puckle dated 1926. Nice copy. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
