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ref. 121373London Macmillan and Co. 1895. . First edition; 8vo 195 x135 mm; 39 text illustrations including head and tail-piece vignettes and historiated initials contemporary gift inscription to ffep usual age-toning and spotting to prelims blemish to pp 176-177; publisher's blue cloth decoratively ruled and pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover spine lettered in gilt all edges gilt embossed front cover unusually bright despite minor shelf wear and small stain to front cover in very good condition; 2 blank 6 238pp 2 advertisements. The Jungle Book is a 'collection of stories published in 1894; it's sequel The Second Jungle Book published in 1895 contains stories linked by poems. The stories tell mostly of Mowgli an Indian boy who is raised by wolves from infancy and who learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals. The book describes the social life of the wolf pack and more fancifully the justice and natural order of life in the jungle. Among the animals whose tales are related in the work are Akela the wolf; Baloo the brown bear; Shere Khan the boastful Bengal tiger who is Mowgli's enemy; Kaa the python; Bagheera the panther; and Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose.' Merriam-Webster's Encyclopaedia of Literature. Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1895. hardcover
1919ref. 028549UK: Methuen 1919. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 1919. Signed by the author to the title page. Signed trade editions are very uncommon. Forty-five poems and a series of epitaphs. First appearance of 3 of the poems. Book is very good and bright. Spine a little lightened. Contents good. The wrapper is very good and very bright. Repriced on spine. Excellent provenance. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18468/18472 Methuen hardcover
1900ref. 894Q25Santiago de Chile: Hume & Co. 1900 . First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". None. A scarce first edition of this unauthorised collection of poetry and articles by Rudyard Kipling published in Chile and largely written during the Boer War. First edition in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. Written by celebrated English novelist poet and short-story writer Rudyard Kipling known for his popular work 'The Jungle Book'. This collection of poetry was published in Chile with many of the poems written during Kipling's time working for the British War effort in the Boer War. Comprised of seven poems and two articles with two of the poems and both articles appearing here in book-form for the first time. This collection also includes letters from author Julian Ralph reporter Charles E. Hands and Douglas Story. This collection is suggested to be the only known case of a book being published in a country that was never visited by the author. The publisher Hume & Co. was said to be an huge admirer of Kipling's although overestimated the public demand meaning his print-run of 400 copies were largely left unsold or burnt. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally very smart with light offsetting and a little sunning. Small mark to the head of the rear wrap with slight markings from the staples externally and to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean with slight age toning. Many pages have been left unopened. Very Good Indeed Hume & Co. paperback
1901ref. 72582London 1901. 8vo. Originalt rødt helshirtingbind med vignett i gull på fordekkelen. Frontispiece. 4 413 1 blank 2 s. annonser s. Illustrert utenom pagineringen.8vo 20.3x13.5 cm. Original red cloth author's roundel in gilt on front cover gilt lettering on spine top edge gilt. Frontispiece 4 413 1 blank pp 2 pp adverticing. Illustrated apart from pagination. . Macmillan and Co. Limited Engelsk. To første sidene med små pletter. Lite navn i samtidig hånd på forsatsbladet. Illustratøren av de ti plansjene var John Lockwood Kipling. FØRSTE UTGAVE.First edition. Title page and frontispiece cover slightly foxed. Small name in hand writiing on flyleaf. hardcover
1897ref. 3108London: Macmillan 1897. 8vo Rebound by Bayntun-Riviere. First English Edition illustrations by I.W. Taber. Gilt page block. Clean throughout. Rebound with original covers inserted in back. Macmillan hardcover
1929ref. 58599Paris: Henri Jonquières 1929. Fine. Henri Jonquières Paris 1929 12 x 19 cm broché First edition of the French translation one of 10 numbered copies on Madagascar the deluxe issue. A very handsome copy. Henri Jonquières unknown
1909ref. 700632London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909 London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909 First English separate edition. First autograph edition. Number 167 of edition of 500. Signed and numbered by the artist W. Heath Robinson on the verso of an additional leaf placed before the fore-title bound in white vellum lettered in gold and illustrated on the front in dark green and gold. Boards are somewhat strung original case is missing. Printed on heavy untrimmed cream stock thirty tipped-in color illustrations with paper not tissue guards plus B&W drawings on every page. "The Song of the English" was first published in the English Illustrated Magazine May 1893. It was then presented as a collection by The Seven Seas. This edition published by Hodder & Stoughton was produced for the Christmas season in 1909. The poetry collection which includes six subsidiary poems with illustrations in colour and black and white by W Heath Robinson. These are some of Kipling's earliest verses setting out his version of the British Empire and the duties that it imposes on the English people. His definition of 'the English' is wide embracing all of the Anglo-Saxon dominions and probably the United States. The theme underlying this collection is that the English are the Chosen under the Lord as long as they obey the Higher Law a theme he again returned to in "Recessional "1897 and "White Man's Burden" 1898. The illustrator William Heath Robinson 1872 -1944 was born and educated in London. His early career involved illustrating books - among others: Hans Christian Andersen's Danish Fairy Tales and Legends 1897; The Arabian Nights 1899; Tales From Shakespeare 1902 and Twelfth Night 1908 Andersen's Fairy Tales 1913 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1914 Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies 1915 and Walter de la Mare's Peacock Pie 1916. In the course of his work Heath Robinson also wrote and illustrated three children's books The Adventures of Uncle Lubin 1902 Bill the Minder 1912 and Peter Quip in Search of a Friend 1922. Uncle Lubin is regarded as the start of Heath Robinson's career in the depiction of unlikely machines. During the First World War he drew large numbers of cartoons depicting ever-more-unlikely secret weapons being used by the combatants. In England his name became a byword for unlikely contraptions very like Rube Goldberg's name became in the US. By Heath Robinson Illustrator. Edition of 500. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published. Illus. by W. Heath Robinson. Thick Crown Quarto. Signed by Illustrator. Edition of 500. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published. Illus. by W. Heath Robinson. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1900ref. feb067741900: First Polish Edition of Jungle Book Księga puszczy nakład tłumacza
1900ref. feb692441900: First Estonian Edition of Jungle Book Dshungli raamat. 1 Mowgli J. Palmgreni rmtkpl.
1934ref. 1459721934: First Dutch Edition of Jungle Book Het Djungelboek Boekengilde Die Poorte hardcover
1898ref. feb538161898: First German Edition of Jungle Book Im Dschungel Freiburg hardcover
1899ref. feb1260001899: First French Edition of Jungle Book in 2 Volumes Le Livre de la jungle Société du Mercure de France hardcover
1914ref. 001227London: The Times / J.P. Bland 1915 1914. Book. Good. Hardcover. Collection of The Times Monthly Reviews of the War with the following dates: October 1 1914 Campaign in France; November 3 1914 Campaign in France and Belgium; December 1 1914 The Campaign in Poland; January 5 1915 The Advance of the Allies in the West; March 1 1915 The War in the West week by week; April 1 1915 The British Victories in Flanders. Plan of the Battlefields of Neuve Chapelle and St. Eloi.; May 1 1915 The Critical Battlefield in Flanders; June 1 1915 The Battlefields of French Artois; July 1 1915 In the District of the Somme; August 1 1915 Review of the First Year of the War; September 1 1915 The New Landing in Gallipoli Peninsula; October 1 1915 The German Advance into West Russia; October 6 1915 The War Clouds of the Balkans' map war reports; November 1 1915 The Invasion of Serbia; December 1 1915 Greece and the Balkan Campaign; January 4 1916 The Threatened Invasion of Egypt; February 1 1916 The Approaches to Salonika; March 1 1916 Diary of the war war reports. The Maps double page: 1. The Main Fortress of the Western Campaign 2. Map of the Frontier of France 3. Map of the Western Campaign 4. Map of Paris Environs 5. Map of the North-Eastern Theatre of War 6. Map of the Balkans 7. Map of the World 8. Map of the North Sea 9. The Times War Maps showing 4 small maps - The Partitions of Poland 2 maps Austro-Montenegrau Frontier Austro-Italian Frontier 10. Map of the are of the European War in 2 sheets. During the course of 1914 and 1915 some of the most celebrated poets of the day published their work The Times. These included Kipling Laurence Binyon 1869-1943 de La Mare Noyes et al. This special supplement collected these poems illustrated with evocative line drawings. This issue preceded the election of the Lloyd George cabinet of 1916 and Northcliffe's appointment as Director of Propaganda. Although undoubtedly patriotic in its inspiration this supplement is less shrill in tone than its contemporary Northcliffe's Overseas Daily Mail which expressed in no uncertain terms its mission to recruit young men from the Dominions into the sorry ranks of those bogged down on the Western Front. In good condition edges tanned with tears wet stain on some pages on the bend. . The Times / J.P. Bland [1915] Hardcover
2004ref. SONG0809595583Wildside Press 2004-01-01. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.25x1.00x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Wildside Press hardcover
1902ref. 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
1902ref. 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
ref. 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
1891ref. 120684Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1891. Rare first edition of this collection of letters published without Kipling's permission and so quickly suppressed. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth. One of one thousand copies many of which were destroyed at Kipling's behest. 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. A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
ref. 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
1902ref. 11821Macmillan and Co. London. 1902. FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. Large 8vo. 9.4 x 7.2 inches. Illustrated throughout by the author. A fine and bright copy bound in recent full red morocco leather. Spine with raised bands the compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single ruled gilt border on boards. All edges gilt. A lovely copy of this classic work in an attractive leather binding. Macmillan and Co. London. 1902 hardcover
1902ref. 12889London: Macmillan 1902. A first edition first printing published by Macmillan in 1902. A very good copy with one neat name and bookplate to the front pastedown - off-setting to the front endpaper. Some rubbing to the edges and to the corners. Small loss to the edge of the spine. Spine full of colour. The famous collection of stories including 'How the Camel got his Hump' 'How the Leopard got his Spots' and the long forgotten story 'How the Whale got his Throat'. Rare Macmillan unknown
ref. 004176MacMillan and Co. Limited. The Bombay Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ranging from 1913 to 1938. Top fore edges are gilded. Volume I - SIGNED BY KIPLING on the half title page; there is some staining to the top of the pages - a ¼' down the page and 2' across Volumes I - XXV limited to 1050 copes; volume XXVI limited to 1000 copies volumes XXVII - XXXI limited to 500 copies. Volume I - Plain Tales from the Hills. Volume II - Soldiers Three and Other Stories; signs of water damage along the top foredge affecting the first 6 pages and minimal signs on a few other pages in the text. Volume III - Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories. Volume IV - From Sea to Sea. Volume V - From Sea to Sea and letters of Travels Vol. 2. Volume VI - Life Handicap. Volume VII - The Light That Failed; has a stain on the front foredge affecting 6 pages for ¼' into the paper and for 1/2' across. Volume VIII- The Naulahka a Story of West and East. Volume IX - Many Inventions. Volume X - Captain Courageous. Volume XI - The Jungle Book. Volume XII - The Second Jungle Book; top foredge is stained for a maximum of ¼' down and 2' across. Volume XIII - The Day's Work. Volume XIV - Stalky & Co.; minimal foxing to some of the pages. Volume XV - Kim; this volume is in very poor condition with the last 12 pages having a narrow worm path 1/16th wide by 1' long - does not affect the text. Volume XVI - Just So Stories. Volume XVII - Traffics and Discoveries; has a small ink stain on the front foredge affecting 3 pages - ¼' at the most. Volume XVIII - Puck of Pook's Hill. Volume XIX - Rewards and Fairies; has a small ¼' ink stain on the title page front foredge. Volume XX - Actions and Reactions. Volume XXI - Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads. Volume XXII - Five Nations and Seven Seas. Volume XXIII - Songs From Books - Volume - XXIV - A Diversity of Creatures. Volume XXV - The Years Between - The Muse Among the Motors. Volume XXVI - Debits and Credits. Volume XXVII - MISSING. Volume XXVIII - Land and Sea Tales and Thy Servant Dog. Volume XXIX - A Book of Words. Volume XXX - MISSING. Volume XXXI - Souvenirs of France and Something of Myself; Covers and endpapers show considerable water damage with minimal staining on the upper edge of a 20 pages or so. The covers of the entire set are soiled corners are badly scuffed many hinges are cracked and some volumes show signs of water damage on the covers. Paper is foxed. This set comes with Vol. I through XXV's original book cases which are in better condition that the ones on the books a bookbinder's project! This is a heavy set and will require additional shipping charges at cost. Size: 6.5 x 9.5 MacMillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1925ref. 55068Paris: Mercure de France 1925. Fine. Mercure de France Paris 1925 12.50 x 19 cm broché First edition of the French translation one of 12 numbered copies on Japon tirage de tête. Small marginal tears not serious to foot of spine and covers a very good copy with edges preserved. Mercure de France unknown
1922ref. 11796Doubleday Doran and Company Inc. New York. 1922. Very early reprint of 1921 edition in the publishers delux leather binding. 4.4 x 3.2 inches. Title page printed in red and black. Original publishers limp leather binding of bright red morocco with gilt tooled lettering and decoration to the front board. Mottled patterned endpapers. A little rubbing to the edges otherwise a fine and bright example of this scarce and charming little edition. Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc. New York. 1922 hardcover
1909ref. 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
