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1891réf. 153356London: Macmillan 1891. First. hardcover. near fine. 352pp. 55pp. ads. Thick 8vo artfully bound in dark olive green morocco; gilt-lettered spine with raised bands & floral devices stamped in gilt and red on covers and spine; original wrappers bound-in at rear. Inner dentelles uncut edges t.e.g. London: Macmillan and Co. 1891. First edition. Near fine. Macmillan unknown books
réf. 06549London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1897. The Grand Banks - Where Boys Become Men" A Classic of the Sea KIPLING Rudyard. 'Captains Courageous' A Story of the Grand Banks. With illustrations by I. W. Taber. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1897. First edition. Small octavo 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 184 x 121 mm. viii 245 1 blank 2 advertisements pp. With twenty-two full-page illustrations by I. W. Taber. Publisher's blue cloth front cover and spine pictorially decorated in gilt dark gray coated endpapers all edges gilt. Minimal rubbing to extremities small bookseller's description neatly affixed to front paste-down. A touch of very light foxing otherwise a near fine copy the notoriously fragile endpapers remarkably fresh and intact. One of Kipling's most enduring and widely read novels Captains Courageous stands apart within his canon as a pure sea story drawn from his own experiences aboard fishing vessels off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. First published in 1897 it tells the story of Harvey Cheyne a spoiled American boy transformed by hardship discipline and camaraderie after being swept overboard and rescued by a Gloucester fishing schooner. The novel's vivid depiction of life at sea - its dangers routines and moral code - owes much to Kipling's gift for observation and his admiration for working seamen. The result is a narrative at once adventurous and deeply humane often compared to the great maritime traditions of Dana and Melville but with a distinctly Kiplingesque emphasis on character and duty. Isaiah West Taber 1830-1912 is a slightly deceptive figure in this context - he was not primarily a book illustrator but one of the leading American photographers of the late 19th century based in San Francisco. That explains why the plates in Captains Courageous feel unusually "real": they are derived from photographic studies not traditional drawn illustration. The publisher's pictorial gilt cloth binding with its bold maritime design is particularly attractive and increasingly difficult to find in such well-preserved condition especially with the delicate coated endpapers intact and the gilt still bright. A handsome and increasingly scarce first edition of one of the great literary evocations of the sea. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897 unknown books
1889réf. 322133Allahabad: 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 brown half 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 books
1901réf. 353261London: MacMillan 1901. First English edition first impression. Frontispiece with tissue guard as issued and 9 other photographic illustrated plates in black and white. 1 443 pp. 2 ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth boards with gilt roundel insignia on front and gilt titles on spine some toning and rubbing to head and foot of spine early repair to rear inner hinge. Light soiling to boards and edges else a very good copy in paper covered slipcase. Kipling John Lockwood. First English edition first impression. Frontispiece with tissue guard as issued and 9 other photographic illustrated plates in black and white. 1 443 pp. 2 ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards A174; Stewart 254 MacMillan unknown books
1908réf. 33222New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1908. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. The Outward Bound Edition. Volumes 1 - 32; lacks volumes 11 17 20 and 33 - 36. This set was issued over many years so it's no surprise that several are missing. An attractive set bound in three quarter dark brown leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt titles floral devices and raised bands to spines. Minor wear to edges corners spine ends and bands to most volumes. One volume has a detached spine along one edge. Another volume 18 is heavily cracked along the spine with some chipping. Minor sunning to spines of some volumes. Clean interiors overall with occasional spots of soiling to margins. Includes full page illustrations with captioned tissue guards. Marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. LIT/041719. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
réf. 06199n.p.: 1900. Rudyard Kipling" An Authentic Signature of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author Attractively Framed with a Portrait of Kipling as a Young Man KIPLING Rudyard 1865-1936. Autograph signature "Rudyard Kipling" on a clipped slip attractively mounted together with a photographic portrait of Kipling as a young man and an engraved identification plaque. The autograph boldly signed in black ink "Rudyard Kipling" is mounted within a cream and black geometric mat. Beneath is a brass plaque engraved "RUDYARD KIPLING / 1865-1936 / English Writer." Alongside is a photographic portrait of Kipling wearing spectacles and a broad-brimmed hat. Photographic portrait approximately 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches 241 x 170 mm. The whole professionally matted framed and glazed in an attractive black and gilt frame. Overall frame size approximately 16 1/2 x 21 inches 419 x 535 mm. An attractive framed presentation incorporating an authentic autograph of Rudyard Kipling one of the most celebrated English writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865 and spent much of his early life in British India an experience which profoundly influenced his literary career. His extraordinary range encompassed poetry short stories novels and children's literature. His best-known works include The Jungle Book 1894 The Second Jungle Book 1895 Kim 1901 and Just So Stories for Little Children 1902 together with such celebrated poems as "Mandalay" "Gunga Din" "Recessional" and "If - ." In 1907 Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature becoming both the first English-language recipient and at the age of forty-one the youngest recipient to that date. The Nobel committee praised his powers of observation originality of imagination virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration. The autograph itself is particularly appealing: it is a clean legible example of Kipling's familiar flowing signature with the distinctive formation of the capital R and K and it presents extremely well within the custom display. n.p.: , 1900 unknown books
1888réf. 42461Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co 1888. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Large octavo. 2 pgs. of ads 104pp. vii pages of ads at the rear. Custom full contemporary red morocco binding with a gilt-stamped motif likely owner's initials or personal insignia and tooling on the the front cover and spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and gilt dentelles with owner's bookplate the same design as on the front cover measuring 1x1" on vellum at the interior front cover. Bound by Trow in New York with binder's signature at the top of the fornt free endpaper. This is the true first edition of this collection of children's stories by Kipling published in India. This is no.6 of the "Indian Railway Library" series published by A.H. Wheeler & Co with a cover price of "One Rupee." The original grey-green illustrated wrappers both front and back credited to the "Moto School of Art Lahore" have been bound into this beautiful hardcover signed binding by Brentano's. The front wrapper features three men and a boy while the back wrapper shows two flute-playing soldiers. The front and back of the book feature ads for and reviews of other works by Kipling. Binding with some minor rubbing to extremities and minor smudging to the covers. A faint horizontal scratch to the front cover. Interior with a small closed tear to the bottom of the gutter at the interior front cover. Light spotting along the edge of the book block the front free endpapers and the bound in front wrapper. Binding and interior in very good condition overall. No.6 of the "Indian Railway Library" series by AH Wheeler & Co. These where originally sold at railway stations in India in softcover editions. A.H. Wheeler & Co hardcover books
1898réf. 218743New York: R. H. Russell 1898. First American edition. Illustrated with 12 colored lithographs after Nicholson's hand-colored woodblocks one for each month. 1 vols. Thin 4to. Buff pictorial paper boards linen cloth spine. Very good copy. First American edition. Illustrated with 12 colored lithographs after Nicholson's hand-colored woodblocks one for each month. 1 vols. Thin 4to. This Nicholson gem which along with his LONDON TYPES and TWELVE PORTRAITS represents the summit of Nicholson's art in this medium. The twelve sports one for each month are: Hunting January Coursing February Racing March Boating April Fishing May Cricket June Archery July Coaching August Shooting September Golf October Boxing November and Skating December each accompanied by a whimsical verse by Kipling. Campbell William Nicholson: The Graphic Work33c and pp. 44-54; Livingston 145; Grolier Kipling p. 5 R. H. Russell unknown books
1902réf. 40117London: Macmillan and Co 1902. Very good plus. First edition of this children's classic with twelve myths about the origins of the animals illustrated by the author himself. Kipling wrote JUST SO STORIES for his own children particularly his first child Josephine "Effie" to help her fall asleep. Kipling was the son of an artist and the nephew of Edward Burne-Jones; his accomplished illustrations for these stories draw on influences as wide as Navajo art Japanese prints and the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley. While Kipling's own reputation would rise and fall alongside the culture of British imperialism these stories do not borrow from the folklore of other cultures: they constitute their own form of legend which English-speaking children of the next hundred years would experience through the sound of their parents' voices before bed. Large octavo. 9.25'' x 7''. Original full pictorial red cloth stamped in black and white spine lettered and ornamented in white. Illustrated by Kipling with 22 full-page black-and-white plates and vignettes throughout text. First impression in the second issue binding with higher quality white coloring used for stamping the first issue binding flaked severely and required change. 6 249 3 pages. Bookplate on front pastedown ink gift inscription on front free endpaper. Touch of toning to spine rubbing at spine ends and corners some foxing to first and last few leaves. Macmillan and Co unknown books
1897réf. 202London: Macmillan 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION of Kipling's popular nautical tale with vivid descriptions of the Massachusetts fishing industry. The basis for the 1937 film starring Spencer Tracy Lionel Barrymore and Mickey Rooney. London: Macmillan 1897. Octavo original cloth gilt all edges gilt. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. Book slightly cocked as often; a few spots to cloth crease to rear endpaper. Text unusually clean and cloth gilt bright. Without scarce dust jacket. Macmillan hardcover books
1902réf. 69666London: Macmillan and Co 1902. BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE; KIPLING Rudyard. BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE binder. KIPLING Rudyard illustrator. Just So Stories for Little Children. Illustrated by the Author. London: Macmillan and Co. 1902. Full Description: KIPLING Rudyard. Just So Stories for Little Children. Illustrated by the Author. London: Macmillan and Co. 1902. First edition of Kipling's famous collection of twelve stories and twelve poems including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots." Small quarto 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches; 224 x 170 mm. 6 249 1 blank 1 printer's device 1 blank pp. Bound without the initial blank leaf. Twenty-two full-page illustrations. With the original publisher's red cloth bound in at the back. The cloth is with the first issue flaked white ink. Bound by Bayntun in full red levant morocco. Gilt-rule border on covers. Front cover stamped in gilt with an elephant and a palm tree. Spine decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt in compartments. Gilt board edges and turn-ins. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Some minor finger smudging. A small closed repaired tear to contents page not affecting text. A near fine copy. "These twelve stories with an equal number of poems written 'for little children' were drawn from the store of 'make believe' tales that Kipling told to his own children. All of the stories but one "How the Alphabet Was Made" had appeared in periodicals between 1897 and 1902 but none of the verses had been published before 1902" Stewart. This book has the distinction of being the only one illustrated by Kipling. Gumuchian 3526. Livingston 267. Martindell 99. Osborne Collection I pp. 362-363. Stewart 260. HBS 69666. $1000. Macmillan and Co unknown books
1926réf. 333318Cleveland: Rowfant Club 1926. First edition no. 74 of 176 copies printed by Bruce Rogers. Title-page vignette headpieces and tailpieces. vi 13 1 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Original marbled boards in slipcase and wrapper. Page one with a small area of soiling in the outer margin else fin. Minor wear to the slipcase. First edition no. 74 of 176 copies printed by Bruce Rogers. Title-page vignette headpieces and tailpieces. vi 13 1 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Livingston 504 Rowfant Club unknown books
1888réf. 378679Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1888. First edition with the first state of the wrappers without the shading around the "No. 4" and "One Rupee. 8 106 vii ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green printed wrappers with illustration by John Lockwood Kipling. Fine copy. Bookplate of Everett. Green cloth slipcase and chemise. First edition with the first state of the wrappers without the shading around the "No. 4" and "One Rupee". 8 106 vii ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Superior copy of this early Kipling title Indian Railway Library No. 4. Stewart 46; Richards A17 A. H. Wheeler & Co unknown books
1909réf. 1262601London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto unpaginated. In Very Good condition. Bound in white vellum with gilt lettering and gilt green and red vignettes on front board and spine. Thirty tipped-in color plates with green decorative border and printed tissue-guards including frontispiece. Ties missing. Top edge gilt; fore edge and lower edge uncut. This edition is limited to five hundred copies signed by the artist and numbered of which this is number 75. Foxing throughout not impacting color plates. Bookplate belonging to Jacobi R. W. Robinson on inside front board. Boards curving as is typical of vellum. DC Consignment. Shelved in Case 14. 1262601. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
1902réf. 24541London: Macmillan and Co 1902. First edition large 8vo pp. 6 249 2; 22 plates by Kipling; full red niger morocco t.e.g. gilt lettered direct on gilt paneled spine original pictorial red cloth front cover bound in at the back. "Just So Stories has achieved nursery immortality because a genius has married two of the most tried and trusted media - the fable and the fairy-story" Muir 107. Livingston 267. Macmillan and Co unknown books
réf. 06642London: The Folio Society 2012. The Leopard and the Imagination - Kipling Recast in Gold and Light" One of 1000 Copies with Original Signed Etching KIPLING Rudyard. Just So Stories for Little Children. Introduced by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat. London: The Folio Society 2012. Limited Edition. One of 1000 numbered copies each with an original signed copperplate etching of The Leopard by the artist; this copy no. 975. Folio 12 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches; 324 x 245 mm. 2 blank 4 limitation statement and original signed etching 2 blank 1-6 7-195 1 blank 1 3 blank pp. Fourteen tipped-in color plates including frontispiece by Niroot Puttapipat. Hand-bound by The Fine Book Bindery Wellingborough Northamptonshire in quarter white vellum over brown boards elaborately blocked in gold silver bronze and black smooth spine lettered in gilt tan pictorial endpapers top edge gilt. Housed in the original brown cloth clamshell case spine with black paper label lettered in gilt. A mint as new example. Niroot Puttapipat b. 1971 is among the most accomplished contemporary book artists renowned for his intricate highly decorative style that blends Eastern and Western influences. Working with techniques such as gold leaf embossing and finely layered color his illustrations evoke the richness of traditional manuscript illumination while retaining a distinctly modern sensibility. His limited-edition books have become increasingly sought after for their craftsmanship and visual sophistication. Michael Morpurgo b. 1943 former Children's Laureate and author of War Horse is one of the most celebrated writers of modern children's literature. His introduction situates Kipling's tales within their enduring storytelling tradition emphasizing their rhythm wit and oral charm. A sumptuous modern interpretation of Kipling's timeless tales this edition unites fine press craftsmanship with one of the most distinctive illustrative voices working today. The inclusion of an original signed etching - depicting the iconic Leopard - further elevates the book into the realm of the collector. One of the more elegant and desirable Folio Society limited editions of recent years. London: The Folio Society, 2012 unknown books
1898réf. 122250London: Heinemann 1898. hardcover. very good. Nicholson William. Illustrated with 13 tinted linoleum cuts by William Nicholson. Short slim folio handsomely bound in full brown morocco; gilt-stamped and inlaid with red morocco rosettes on covers raised bands inner dentelles. London: Heinemann 1898 story clippings range from 1914-1917. Very good. The pamphlet in original pictorial wrappers is bound-in along with a unique well-planned 33 page scrapbook of neatly mounted Kipling stories taken from illustrated journals such as the Saturday Evening Post The Daily Express London and the Detroit Free Press Christmas Edition. Also includes the 8 page song sheet for "Fuzzy-Wuzzy" with words written by Kipling. Heinemann unknown books
1909réf. 16891London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Very good plus. Signed limited edition one of only 500 copies signed by Robinson. 12'' x 9.5''. Original full vellum stamped in gilt red and green. New ties. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Printed on handmade paper. Illustrated by Robinson with 30 magnificent tipped-in color plates with illustrated / lettered guards and 59 line illustrations throughout; the illustrations reproduce in excellent detail due to the high quality of the handmade paper. Ink gift inscription on front free endpaper. Light soiling to boards moreso at edges. Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
1910réf. 8730New York. Doubleday Page and Company. 1910. Bound in half Vellum and paper covered boards.Gilt titled morocco labels to spine. Deckled edges. Top edge gilded. Thick 4to. 7.5" x 10". This Edition is printed upon special Hand Made paper and Limited to 125 numbered copies of which this is #54. Signed boldly in ink by Kipling to the Limitation Page. Illustrated with 17 full page captioned and tissue guarded tipped in colour plates and monochrome drawings by W. Heath Robinson. A splendid compendium of Kipling's verse enhanced by the illustrative prowess of Robinson's plates. Covers moderately soiled. Usual darkening to Vellum along front join.Spine a bit rubbed with small stain to Title Label.A Very Good extremely crisp copy with brilliantly luminescent Robinson plates. Doubleday, Page and Company. hardcover books
1901réf. 140947705London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1901. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing of Rudyard Kipling's picaresque novel about an orphaned Irish boy adrift in India. vi 413 pp. 2 advertising pages. Bound in publisher's red cloth gilt lettering to spine and gilt embossed device to front board top edge gilt; lacking dust jacket. Near Fine with light rubbing and tanning to spine and extremities foxing to textblock edges and dust-soiling to upper edge. Contents lightly toned foxing to endpapers and prelims. Publisher's advertisement slip laid in. A fantastic copy. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books
réf. 304279framed. fine. Signature "Rudyard Kipling" archivally set into a double diamond-cut green mat with two openings accompanied by a modern steel engraving of the author as he appeared in his youth and elegantly placed in a vintage gold-guilt wood filigree frame to 15" X 18". Fine KIPLING Rudyard 1865 - 1936. Indian-born British journalist writer poet and novelist. unknown books
1888réf. 58149Allabahad India: A.H. Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library. Printed at the "Pioneer" Press; 1888. First edition first state. 1500 copies printed. 1 vols. 8vo. Original wrappers after designs by John Lockwood Kipling front cover detached. spine with loss. In half crimson slipcase and chemise. First edition first state. 1500 copies printed. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 28; Richards A14 A.H. Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library. Printed at the "Pioneer" Press; unknown books
1920réf. 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 books
1929réf. 299029London.: Macmillan. 1929. Limited edition #255 of 525 copies. Full red leather raised bands gilt spine titles top edges gilt marbled endpapers.untrimmed foredges gilt decorated turn-ins. Very good spines moderately worn and darkened. 4to. 27x20 cm. Signed by Kipling on the limitation page of volume 1. Bookplate of Southern California philanthropists Frank and Blanche Seaver on the versos of the ffeps. Heavy set will require extra shipping. weight: 11.5 lb. Portrait frontis signed by Francis Dodd. Macmillan. hardcover books
1902réf. 8119London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1902. First edition. Fine. A Fine copy. Finely bound in full red crushed morocco possibly by Asprey though unsigned with pictorial gilt elephant. Complete with twenty-two plates and text illustrations throughout. Spine in compartments with raised bands and elephant motif. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original cloth cover bound in at rear. A very attractive example clean and bright throughout in a charming binding. A classic work of children's literature and one of Kipling's most beloved titles Just So Stories compiles origin tales like "How the Leopard Got its Spots" and "How the Elephant Got his Trunk" and "How the Camel Got His Hump." The book was charmingly illustrated by Kipling himself who reported that the stories were born of out the bedtime tales that he told his daughter. Kipling is of course best known for The Jungle Book and its sequel which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 and secured his place in the canon of English storytelling. Based on folktales and legends that Kipling learned during his childhood in India the Jungle Books were met with huge success upon publication and continue to enthrall readers of all ages to this day. According to Professor Edwin L. Miller their publication "caused even severe critics of Kipling's previous work to admit that he is a writer of inspired genius." Largely focused on man's relationship to nature the Jungle Books in part narrate the tales of Mowgli a human "man-cub" raised by wolves as he tries to find his proper place in the world. For contributions like these Kipling became the first English-language writer and the youngest ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Fine. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books