Kipling Rudyard

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The Writings in Prose and Verse.

réf. 123875New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1899 1900 1903 1904 1906 1909 1910 1917 1919 1920 1923 1926. . 31 vols 8vo 21.5 x 15 cm; engraved frontispiece portrait of the author to vol. I with red captioned tissue-guard various photogravures throughout remaining vols with red captioned tissue-guards black and white illustrations to some volumes sporadic light spotting to some tissue-guards minor tears to following leaves to corner of p.179 and p.340 of vol. VII to edge of p.13 of vol. VIII to lower edge of p.247 of vol. XIV to upper corner of p.83 of vol. XVI to top edges of pp277-88 of vol. XVII due to abrasion to page edges to edge of rear endpaper of vol. XXI to edge of p.207 of vol. XXVIII light purple pen mark to p.11 of vol. VIII slight foxing to p.123 likely from paper clipping once being kept there though not affecting legibility of text p.210 loose and newspaper clipping pasted to rear endpaper with pencil caption and corresponding offsetting of vol. XII inserted contemporary newspaper clipping to p.176 of vol. XIII mark to p.1 of vol. XIV light stain to pp314-17 of vol. XV pp55-58 loose and marks to p.330 of vol. XVIII tissue-guard opposite p.140 loose and inserted newspaper clippings to p.339 and p.347 with corresponding offsetting to vol. XXII pasted in newspaper clipping to rear endpaper with pen caption to vol. XXV otherwise occasional spot stain or mark throughout most volumes generally not affecting legibility of text overall very good condition with issues generally being minor; finely-bound by Stikeman & Co. near-contemporary half red morocco over red cloth boards lined in gilt spine in 6 compartments one-line gilt-panelled border with gilt lettering to second and fourth and ornate gilt decoration to others marble endpapers extreme edge offsetting of endpapers to all vols general signs of wear due to age including scuffs marks and scratches primarily to extremities though nothing drastically affecting integrity of the binding more noticeable scuffs to rear panel of vol. I liquid mark across upper board of vol. VII and vol. XIV black mark on rear board of vol. XII and upper board of vol. XX marks to upper board of vol. XIX vol. XXVIII and vol. XXXI overall very good with generally minor issues as a result of age a handsome set; xx 350pp x 307pp x 280pp xvi 386pp viii 387pp viii 368pp viii 341pp xiv 228PP x 329pp vi 377pp xx 359pp viii 242pp x 310 xii 303pp xiv 494pp xii 553pp xii 292pp xii 330pp vi 474pp vi 281pp xii 202pp vi 438pp viii 305pp viii 324pp viii 378pp x 515pp xii 189pp viii 328pp xxii 494pp x 449pp viii 452pp. This handsome thirty-one volume set was published across twenty-seven years and contains a large amount of the works of the writer Rudyard Kipling. The collection contains Kipling's most famous work The Jungle Book and its succeeding companion. Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 for his enigmatic witty prose and poetry and his legacy endured as one of Britain's most eminent writers. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1926. hardcover

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IF.

1910réf. 11849Doubleday Page and Company. New York. 1910. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION U. S. IN PUBLISHERS DELUX LEATHER BINDING. Precedes the first U. K separate edition by 4 years. Oblong 8vo. 4.4 x 6.4 inches. 8 double leaves uncut at the top held in by a white cord tie. Each double leaf has a red rule and dot border the text printed in black with red initial letters. Half title has "IF" printed in red within an ornamental black panel the same printed onto the front board with the addition of the author's name. The Publishers note on page 5 appears in four different variants with priority unknown and this copy has variant iv. In the rare original delux publishers dark green morocco leather binding with gilt ruling and lettering to the front panel Richards binding variant i. There is some mottling to the leather on the front panel. The rear board has a faded area to the top half. Inner front hinge cracked but holding firm. Overall the binding is in very good condition and the gilt is still bright and sharp. Neat three line pencil inscription on the front blank free endpaper dated Xmas 1911. Internally this is a clean and bright copy. An attractive copy of this uncommon little book. Published probably November 1910 very shortly after the Poem first appeared in the book Rewards and Fairies October 1910 this separate publication was issued to capitalise on the huge and instant popularity of what has become Kipling's most enduring work of verse. A poll taken by the BBC in the UK in 2005 voted it as Britain's favourite Poem polling twice as many votes as the number 2 choice Lord Tennyson's The Lady of Shallot. Originally written in 1895 IF was inspired by the actions of Dr. Leander Starr Jameson a British Officer whose forces were defeated by the Boers in 1895 but who was portrayed as a victorious hero by the British press the poem is a powerful masterclass in maintaining the British stiff upper lip. ---- David Alan Richards. Rudyard Kipling. A bibliography. A244. Doubleday, Page and Company. New York. 1910 hardcover

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ALS

1518réf. 022154Naulakha Waite Vermont 15 June 1896. Framed Letter. Not examined out of frame. Appears Fine. Humorous handwritten one-page letter SIGNED "Rudyard Kipling" on his Naulakha Waite Vermont stationery to William Livingston Alden. In full: "Many thanks for your kind little note. It's a rummy land this side but there's a heap of material that I've got out of it. however i shall be clearing out in the Fall to get the taste out of my mouth. You see the devil of it is that a reporter once found out from a hired Swede girl that I occasionally sat down to dinner in that kind of rig which the downtrodden subjects of an effete monarchy call evening dress. Since then I have been considered with suspicion. But you'll see me come along in time back to civilization with a bicycle and a fishing-rod." Attractively and professionally matted and framed with a photographic reproduction of Kipling to an overall size of 15-1/2" x 13." Alden was an American journalist humorist and writer of fiction. He had been Consul General in Rome 1885-89 and from 1892 until his death in 1908 he lived in London where he was a regular contributor to magazines. The letterhead is of interest as in 1895 the U. S. Postmaster General authorized a special post office since Kipling received more mail than the largest business in the area. Waite Vermont existed solely in the home of and was named for the Kiplings' neighbor Anna F. Waite who was appointed Postmistress. The Kiplings left Vermont not long after this letter was written never to return Waite Vermont ceased to exist the following year. Today philatelists prize the Waite postmark being the only post office ever created for an individual. Kipling wrote THE JUNGLE BOOK and CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS in Vermont. It is said that Kipling's Naulakha is where skiing was introduced to Vermont and the site of the state's first tennis court. unknown

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The Bombay Edition of the Works of Rudyard Kipling In Twenty-Five Volumes

1913réf. SET52-H&I-1London: Macmillan & Co Ltd. 1913-1919. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Various. The complete limited and signed collection of works from prolific author novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling. Volume one is neatly signed in ink by Rudyard Kipling. Limited edition set with only 1050 originally being published. Eighteen of these volumes feature their original and extremely scarce dustwrappers. Vol. I Plain Tales From the Hills. Vol. II Soldiers Three: The Story of the Gadsbys: In Black and White. Vol. III Wee Willie Winkie. Under the Deodars. The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other stories. Vol IV and V From Sea to Sea and other sketches. Letters of Travel. 2 vol. Vol. VI Life's Handicap etc. Vol. VII The Light that Failed. Vol. VIII The Naulahka . By R. Kipling and Wolcott Balestier. Vol. IX Many Inventions. Vol. X 'Captains Courageous' etc. Vol. XI The Jungle Book. Vol. XII The Second Jungle Book. Vol. XIII The Day's Work. Vol. XIV Stalky & Co. Vol. XV Kim. Vol. XVI Just So Stories etc. Complete with twenty-two plates. Vol. XVII Traffics and Discoveries. Vol. XVIII Puck of Pook's Hill etc. Vol. XIX Rewards and Fairies. Vol. XX Actions and Reactions. Vol. XXI Departmental Ditties. Barrack-Room Ballads and other verses. Vol. XXII The Five Nations. The Seven Seas. Vol. XXIII Songs from Books. Vol. XXIV A Diversity of Creatures. Vol. XXV. The Years Between. The Muse Among the Motors. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in England in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius as distinct from fine intelligence that I have ever known." In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize and to date he remains its youngest recipient. Among other honours he was sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood all of which he declined. The Bombay edition was initially published in 20 volumes and limited to 1000 copies. Kipling continued to write and it eventually grew to 31 volumes but the last 11 volumes were limited to 500 copies only. This collection is complete in twenty five volumes which was limited to 1050. With watermarks to the endpapers. In original publishers' half cloth bindings with paper covered boards. Eighteen of these volumes feature their original dustwrapper. Externally all volumes are generally sound with only some light rubbing and scattered marks. Slight foxing to the spine labels without dustwrappers. Both hinges to volume fourteen are strained with the rear being a little more tender. Dustwrappers are a little chipped with some slight loss to the head and tail of the spines. Dustwrappers are also quite foxed which is heavier to the spine of volume twenty-four and twenty-five. Very minor damp staining to the spine of volume three and four. Closed tear to the head of volume fifteen's spine as well as the tail of volume sixteen's. Volume twenty-four and twenty-five's dustwrappers have some evidence of past worming which is heavier to volume twenty-five. Internally all volumes are generally firmly bound and bright though with some slight straining to volume twenty-three. Some foxing to the endpapers and textblock edge. Many leaves are uncut. Replacements for the original spine labels bound into the rear of each volume. Very Good Macmillan & Co Ltd. hardcover

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