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1925Best.-Nr. 934T28London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1925-1928. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart collection of three of the novels of English writer Rudyard Kipling. Three volumes. Later editions. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. This set contains: The Light That Failed 1925. The first novel from the author set mostly in London with many important events occurring in Sudan and Port Said. The story follows the life of Dick Heldar an artist and painter who goes blind and his unrequited love for his childhood playmate Maisie. Captain Courageous 1927. Illustrated with twenty-one plates. Collated complete. Following the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr. the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the North Atlantic. The Naulahka: A Story of West and East 1928. Originally serialized in The Century Magazine from November 1891 to July 1892 the book is set in the fictional state of "Rahore" believed to be based on Rajputana. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1966Best.-Nr. 78262AB1966. London Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1966. Octavo. 190 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. With an interesting newspaper clipping regarding the Will of Kipling "Will orders burning of Kipling Diaries". Includes for example the following chapters: Childhood / Schooldays / Indian Years / Indian Writing / The Conquest of London and The Light that Failed / Vermont / New Horizons / From 'The Jungle Books' to 'Rewards and Fairies' / Stalky and others / The Mature Craftsman / Bibliography with Principal Publications referred to / hardcover
2026Best.-Nr. LRB20002910Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Hardcover binding. Language: English. Approximately 952 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1905. A substantial volume of essays on the British Empire at the height of imperial debate bringing together contributions on constitutional questions trade defence education postal services the navy Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa India Egypt Africa the West Indies and imperial administration. With an introduction by C. S. Goldman and a contribution by Rudyard Kipling this work offers a broad contemporary survey of imperial policy expansion and governance from multiple political and regional perspectives. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1926Best.-Nr. 72908AB1926. The Dominions Edition. London Macmillan And Co. Limited 1926. 14 cm x 19.5 cm. 416 Pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear such as stains on the cover and colour fading on the spine due to fading. Includes for example the following essays: The Enemies to Each Other / Sea Constables: A Tale of '15 / 'In the Interests of the Brethen' / The United Idolaters / The Wish House / The Janeites / The Prophet and the Country / The Bull That Thought / A Madonna of the Trenches / The propagation of Knowledge / A friend of the Family / On the Gate: A Tale of '16 / The Eye of Allah / The Gardener. But also includes a number of poems such as: The Changelings / 'Banquet Night' / The Centaurs / Gipsy Vans / The Legend of Truth / etc. hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. 60541AB2008. Gloucestershire Spellmount 2008. 17 cm x 24.5 cm. 319 pages. Several black and white photographs and maps throughout. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following essays: 1914 Mons to La Bassée / 1916 The Salient to The Somme / 1918 Arras to the Armistice etc. Kipling's son John had through his father's connections gained a commision into the Irish Guard despite having been initially ruled out of military service. He died during the fighting in the early days of World War One. When approached by the battalion to document their war history Kipling immediately set to work on this memento of his son's and the battalion's service. Kipling is reputed to have said of this work "This will be my great work.It is done with agony and bloody sweat". paperback
1950Best.-Nr. 91414AB1950. New York Grosset & Dunlap 1950. 14 x 21cm. Frontispiece 244 pages with plates and text illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover with decorated endpapers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear a crease to frontispiece and a very slight lean. Illustrated Junior Library. The classic story of Mowgli the young boy raised by wolves in India: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear his capture by the Monkey-People his attempt at reintegration into human society and his ultimate triumph over his avowed enemy the tiger Shere Khan. Included in the book is the story of the brave white seal Kotick and the tenacious young mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi who battled through the night to protect his human family from a pair of sly and viscous cobras. Illustrated with colour plates and black and white drawings. From publisher's note hardcover
Best.-Nr. Q-052140584XCambridge University Press. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cambridge University Press paperback
1919Best.-Nr. 2130476Published by Hodder & Stoughton 1919 Circa. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Robinson W. Heath. Very good condition with no wrapper. Large format 9.75 x 7.5". Blue cloth gilt titles and green decorations. 16 tipped-in colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Spine is faded. Some spotting to covers. Bumping to some cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers outer page edges and page margins. All plates present. Published by Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1473335191.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 3717032Madrid.: Siruela. 1988. Paperback. Good. 23 cm. 171 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial. Kipling Rudyard 1865-1936. Selección y prólogo de Jorge Luis Borges ; traducción Fernando Santos Fontenla. La Biblioteca de Babel. volumen coleccion 20. Reimp. de la 1ª ed. 1986. La casa de los deseos ; Una guerra de sahibs ; Una madonna de las trincheras ; El ojo de Alá ; El jardinero. Borges Jorge Luis. 1899-1986. Santos Fontenla Fernando. m. 1997 . ISBN: 8485876369 9788485876365 null 820-34"19" Siruela. paperback
1988Best.-Nr. 3730697Madrid.: Siruela. 1988. Paperback. Good. 23 cm. 171 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial. Kipling Rudyard 1865-1936. Selección y prólogo de Jorge Luis Borges ; traducción Fernando Santos Fontenla. La Biblioteca de Babel. volumen coleccion 20. Reimp. de la 1ª ed. 1986. La casa de los deseos ; Una guerra de sahibs ; Una madonna de las trincheras ; El ojo de Alá ; El jardinero. Borges Jorge Luis. 1899-1986. Santos Fontenla Fernando. m. 1997 . ISBN: 8485876369 9788485876365 null 820-34"19" Siruela. paperback
2010Best.-Nr. Q-0451531507Signet 2010-03-02. Mass Market Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Signet paperback
2007Best.-Nr. Q-1402743408Sterling 2007-11-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Sterling hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. Q-0140150978Penguin Classics 1982-03-25. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
1995Best.-Nr. Q-157082293XMouse Works 1995-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Mouse Works hardcover
1985Best.-Nr. Q-0553211994Bantam Classics 1985-12-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Bantam Classics paperback
1986Best.-Nr. Q-0394884019Alfred A. Knopf 1986-10-12. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
Best.-Nr. Q-076663180XKappa Books Publishers 2017-06-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Kappa Books Publishers hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. Q-1853261599Wordsworth Editions Ltd 1999-12-05. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wordsworth Editions Ltd paperback
1987Best.-Nr. Q-0140183523Penguin Classics 1987-09-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
2011Best.-Nr. Q-0141442379Penguin Classics 2011-11-29. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
1999Best.-Nr. Q-0721416551Ladybird Books Ltd 1999-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Ladybird Books Ltd hardcover
1994Best.-Nr. Q-0895776014Reader's Digest Association 1994-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Reader's Digest Association hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1432619853.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1163208000.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover