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1932Best.-Nr. 34312London: Macmillan and Co. Limited. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1932. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First English and true first edition published two weeks before the American edition on 7 April 1932. Near Fine condition with lightly rubbed extremities in alike dust-wrapper with light edgewear. Richards A402 Livingston 577 Stewart 588; Kipling's final collection of short stories published shortly after the death of his only son. Limits and Renewals contains fourteen short stories and nineteen poems three of the stories were published here for the first time; 8vo; vi vii-viii 2 3-400 pages . Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1893Best.-Nr. 7548London: Macmillan 1893 Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Octavo. Lower corners lightly bumped spine a trifle cocked. A very good bright copy. Macmillan, hardcover
Best.-Nr. 4011GC DOUBLEDAY 1917. COPYRIGHT COPY VERY GOOD. GC, DOUBLEDAY, 1917 unknown
1899Best.-Nr. 68654New York:: H. M. Caldwell 1899. Oriental Edition. publisher's elaborately decorated white cloth gilt-lettered and stamped in red green and blue t.e.g.; in dust jacket and publisher's two-part box. A fine copy in a very near fine jacket. The box is a little sunned. 8vo. With Original Illustrations by Victor A. Searles. H. M. Caldwell, hardcover
1906Best.-Nr. RK072New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1906 Illustrated with four color plates by Arthur Rackham including a frontispiece. First edition first printing published two months before the first UK edition. Publisher's green cloth with boat illustration in blind to front board lettered in gilt and top edge gilt. Near fine with clean and bright boards light wear to spine ends joints and corners and small marks to pp. 46-47 lines 15-21 on both pages slightly affected. Overall an excellent copy. In Puck of Pook's Hill two children playing in the English countryside are approached by the magical fairy Puck from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Over the course of the summer Puck introduces them to notable events and characters from British history told through ten connected short stories. Interspersed between the stories are poems by Kipling some of which were later selected by T.S. Eliot for inclusion in A Choice of Kipling's Verse 1941. Notably this first American edition includes illustrations by the legendary book illustrator Arthur Rackham whereas the first UK edition was illustrated by Harold R. Millar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Rackham Arthur. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1906Best.-Nr. 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
1889Best.-Nr. 07476A.H. Wheeler 1889 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. No. 2 second edition and no. 3 of the Indian Railway Series externally near fine with raised bands on the spine and no chipping or worn through spots front cover of the Gadsbys well chipped sometimes affecting the printing otherwise clean and complete Three-Quarter Leather. A.H. Wheeler hardcover
1926Best.-Nr. 54567London: Macmillan and Co. 1926. First edition trade issue. First appearance of Kipling's introductory poem "The Downs The Weald and The Marshes" followed by 24 selections from Kipling's verses each accompanied by a full-page color Illustration by Maxwell. Small quarto gilt-stamped blue cloth; top edge gilt. Spine ends and corners bumped unavoidable darkening to endpapers otherwise very good to near fine in good to very good trimmed dust jacket that is slightly tanned at spine shows few faint tape shadows and 1/4" or so chipping at spine ends not affecting any lettering or design. Macmillan and Co. unknown
1893Best.-Nr. 607443London: C. Sheard & Co 1893. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. Three nested bifolia making 12 pages. Outer most bifolium separated along the bottom half of the fold "File Copy" stamp on the front cover and edgewear still a complete and very good copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "The Widow at Windsor." OCLC locates only three holdings and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. C. Sheard & Co unknown
1899Best.-Nr. 583068London: Enoch & Sons / The Daily Mail 1899. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. 9pp. Wrappers. Notched along the spine with the pages numbered in ink by hand from once being bound within an album music shop stamp on the front wrapper rubbing to the exterior still a very good and complete copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "E & S 2703." "For every copy sold of this song one shilling goes to The Daily Mail fund for the relief of the sufferers by the war" from the front cover. This charitable effort by The Daily Mail to raise money for soldiers and their families during the Second Boer War was reportedly the first of its kind. Kipling wrote the lyrics specifically to be used in this fashion and is quoted as saying "It's catchpenny verse and I want it to catch just as many pennies as it can" going on to remark that it is not something he would ever care to reprint "so there is no need of copyrighting it in America. If anyone wants to sing it take care that the proceeds go to our men" Victoria and Albert Museum. The song was an enormous hit and though the exact amount raised is unknown it certainly succeeded in catching a lot of pennies. Enoch & Sons / The Daily Mail unknown
1906Best.-Nr. 589623London: Charles Sheard & Co 1906. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Folio. Two nested bifolia making eight pages. Composer's name stamp and "File Copy" stamp on the front cover a bit of separation at the top and bottom of the fold of the outer bifolium else near fine. For voice and piano. One of Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads. OCLC locates only two copies and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. Charles Sheard & Co unknown
1890Best.-Nr. 006269New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. The second book of Kipling's to be published in America a collection of eight military stories .This is a very good copy of the First American Edition "Authorized".Decorative tan or light brown cloth binding featuring the three soldiers; with a facsimile signature of the author and the designation "Indian Tales - II' on the front cover. Clean text; 409 pages with five-pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Mild wear at the margins; rear hinge cracked but holding well. The decorations and titles are faded but readable; worse on the spine. In an archival plastic protector. First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John W. Lovell Company Hardcover
1890Best.-Nr. 531280New York: John W. Lovell Company 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Illustrated pale brown boards. Owner's name on first blank some rubbing and modest soiling spine lettering dull else very good copy. John W. Lovell Company hardcover
Best.-Nr. 16-1997London: A. H. Wheeler & Co.; Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1890. 8vo. Soldiers: 94 pp. Gadsbys: 94 pp. Very Good Green Cloth rubbing minor stains & edge wear on boards; staining on edges of text block; pencil scribbles on end papers; slight yellowing of text with a few minor stains; shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle; previous owner's signature on "Soldiers" title page; bookplate on end paper: Diboll & Son Bookbinder Yarmouth. Number 1 & 2 of Wheeler & Co.'s Indian Railway Library. London: A. H. Wheeler & Co.; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1890. hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 010169Doubleday Doran. DJ in archival cover small and large chips toning. Stated first edition. 252 page offering is presented in the publishers original brilliant red cloth with gold titles. $2.50 price on the flap. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1937. Doubleday, Doran hardcover
Best.-Nr. 4015GC DOUBLEDAY 1918. COPYRIGHT COPY VERY GOOD. GC, DOUBLEDAY, 1918 unknown
1912Best.-Nr. Alibris.0007057Garden City New York: Doubleday Page 1912. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Very good in good dust jacket. 249 p. 21 cm. Jacket with shallow chipping to spine head more significant chipping to spine foot taking out most of the letters in publisher's name. Price clipped. Set in is a publishers pamphlet advertising the new release of this book plus special edition of other books by Kipling. Doubleday, Page hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 53959Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1933. First edition preceding the UK and French editions. Issued in two parts on March 1 and March 15 1933 respectively in an edition of only 75 copies each. Part 1 only. Richards A412. A childhood recollection of his trip with his father to the Paris Exhibition of 1878. Stapled cream paperwraps printed in green; 5 x 7.375"; 20 pages. Fine. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. unknown
1899Best.-Nr. 160524London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. ix 3 272 p. 20 cm. Red morocco leather with gold trim. 5 raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binding signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London. A bit of wear to spine head. Stains on lower portions of both boards and spine. Ink inscription from 1955 on a front endpaper. Some endpapers at both ends have contuation of dampstains on lower portions. Tiny tears at tops of p. 235 onwards. Kipling's famous tales about adolescent boys at a boarding school complete with amateur skullduggery and the sadistic bullying that made the Empire great. Includes a typewritten notice of Stalky's death in 1946. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1899Best.-Nr. 006952New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1899. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition containing nine stories. Green ribbed cloth binding; blindstamped in black with ruling and a sailing ship; titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 310 pages. Top-edge is gilt others rough-cut. Frontis illustration and seven others within. Just a slight touch of wear to the tips; else a Fine copy. In an archivalplastic protector. First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday & McClure Co. Hardcover
1898Best.-Nr. 7547London: Macmillan 1898 First edition. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Octavo. . Light shelfwear. A near fine copy bright and tight. Macmillan, hardcover
1912Best.-Nr. 001353Doubleday Page & Co. 1912 10 unnumbered leaves. Bound in dark green leather decorated and lettered in gilt. The spine is darkened otherwise a nice example of this scarce and fragile book. Oblong. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Doubleday, Page & Co. hardcover
1903Best.-Nr. 353132London: Methuen and Co 1903. First edition with "David" on p. 56. xiii 215 pp. 38-pages publisher's advertisements dated July 1903. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine chipping at head of spine t.e.g. spine sunned; overall a very good copy. First edition with "David" on p. 56. xiii 215 pp. 38-pages publisher's advertisements dated July 1903. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 276. Stewart 276 Methuen and Co hardcover
1903Best.-Nr. 302795London : Methuen and Co 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiii 215 pages ; 19 cm. Subjects: English - poetry - 20th century. Tobacco ; Poetry. London : Methuen and Co hardcover
1923Best.-Nr. 7544London: Macmillan and Co. . Very Good. Second Edition. Hardcover. Boards with minor rubbing to extremities. Endpapers yellowed. Former owner's notes on front free endpaper.; Red boards with gilt vignette and gilt spine lettering. Top edge gilt. Kipling describes the battles that his son was killed in and that changed his life; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 344 310 pages . 1923. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
