1891ref. C219007London: The Ludgate 1891. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary dark green cloth with gilt spine titles. 447pp. Illustrated. Covers slightly worn bump to top edge contents slightly age toned otherwise very good. Short fiction articles music and miscellany. The Ludgate, hardcover
1910ref. 956T8London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1910-1928. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Various. A smart collection of twenty volumes from Macmillan's Pocket Kipling with illustrations throughout. Twenty volumes of a thirty-five volume set. Macmillan's Pocket Kipling. Illustrated throughout. A collection of the works of Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was born in British India. Kipling is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story and in 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first English-language writer to receive the prize and at the age of forty-one its youngest recipient to date. With illustrations from a collection of British artists including John Lockwood Kipling an English art teacher illustrator and museum curator; William Henry Drake an American painter watercolorist illustrator; and Paul Frenzeny an American artist and illustrator. This set contains: The Jungle Book 1910. The Second Jungle Book 1910. The Nauklahka: A Story of West and East 1910. From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches 1910. Many Inventions 1910. The Five Nations 1910. Puck of Pook's Hill 1911. Departmental Ditties and Other Verses 1911. Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses 1911. Just So Stories for Little Children 1911. 'Captain Courageous' A Story of the Grand Banks 1911. Stalky & Co. 1911. Plain Tales from the Hills 1913. Kim 1918. The Light That Failed 1919. The Years Between 1919. Letters of Travel 1892-1913 1920. A Book of Words 1928. Limits and Renewals c1930. In the original full red calf binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with minor loss to the head and tail of the spine of the odd volume. The odd small mark to the boards with the odd small crack or tear to the spines. Front hinge failed to Just So Stories with the front endpaper loosening. Front hinge starting but firm to Captain Courageous. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of the odd volume. Creases to the front few pages of Limits and Renewals. Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1903ref. 813A5London: Macmillan & Co. 1903. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12.5" by 9.5" . None . Twelve of Rudyard Kipling's stories set to music by Edward German the first edition of this work. The first US edition of this work with copyright in the United States of America. Featuring the last song as 'Rolling Down to Rio' instead of 'I've Never Sailed the Amazon' which appears in the UK edition.Containing musical sheets for the twelve stories in Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of stories for children Just So Stories set to music by Edward German. The stories feature animals and explain the origin of their distinctive features. In the original publisher's full cloth biding. Externally sound extremities of the boards and spine lightly bumped and chipped light marking and soiling to the boards. Previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good Macmillan & Co. hardcover
1914ref. 158761914. New York: Sully & Kleinteich n.d. Three consecutive annual calendars each consisting of 52-53 weekly leaves each page with an aphorism from a Kipling work within a heavy paper wrapper bound at the top with rawhide. Leaves and wrappers printed in orange and green 1914 & 1915 or orange and black 1916. These undoubtedly-unauthorized American calendars came out during the first three years of The Great War across the Atlantic ironically they bear Kipling's favorite Indian symbol of good fortune the swastika. Each page week bears a quote from a Kipling work such as "And a woman is only a woman but a good cigar is a smoke." Sully and Kleinteich was a publisher of paper goods such as moving-picture books for children and calendars. "1914" reads "New York Sully and Kleinteich" on the front cover and has the S&K monogram on the rear; "1916" has just the S&K monogram; "1915" has no indication of publisher at all but clearly matches the other two. "1914" and "1915" are in remarkably near-fine condition; "1916" is lacking most of its horizontal spine and there is some edge-wear to the wrappers. All three are uncommon. Not in Livingston or Stewart. unknown
1924ref. 132448New York: St. Albans 1924. First edition of this article with this title. Octavo original wrappers illustrated. Appearing on pp. 17-18 is a first appearance article by Rudyard Kipling titled Empire Building. It appeared in 1909 with no title and in 1913 with the title Give the Second Eleven a Chance. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. Stewart 722 St. Albans unknown
1905ref. 301153London: MacMillan 1905. First separate English edition first issue with the Bemrose Dalziel imprint. Frontispiece and 14 other full page color illustrations by F. H. Townsend. 80 pp. printed on rectos only. 1 vols. 8vo. White cloth titled in gilt. Bookplate of John Quinn. Spine darkened. Very good. First separate English edition first issue with the Bemrose Dalziel imprint. Frontispiece and 14 other full page color illustrations by F. H. Townsend. 80 pp. printed on rectos only. 1 vols. 8vo. Published a year after the American copyright edition and a year before the first American edition. Kipling was very pleased with these illustrations. Stewart 303; Richards A203. Quinn Copy. Stewart 303; Richards A203 MacMillan hardcover
1917ref. 217422London: Macmillan 1917. First edition. viii 442 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth. Some faint spotting else Fine. First edition. viii 442 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stories and poems by the master. This original cover device contains along with an elephant head Kipling's tribal good-luck device of the swastika. Stewart 408. Stewart 408 Macmillan hardcover
1917ref. 001244NY: Doubleday Page & Co. 1917 1917. FIRST BOOK EDITION AND FIRST AMERICAN COPYRIGHT EDITION. 1 vol. 8" x 5-3/8" ivpp. stapled original green printed yellow wrappers no previous ownership markings or bookplate a NEAR FINE copy. This appeared a few weeks prior to the American copyright edition in a British newspaper. NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1917 unknown
1909ref. 220923New York B.W. Dodge & Company 1909. 1909. First American edition unauthorized. 8vo. 360 pages. Original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt and black. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Stewart 324. Livingston 328. F. Hardcover. New York, B.W. Dodge & Company, 1909. hardcover
ref. 17116KIPLING Rudyard. Address. 12mo. Orig. wrappers. Garden City: Doubleday 1923. The American copyright issue and the first American ediiton. Stewart 551. A fine copy. unknown
1899ref. 3988London Methuen 1899. 1899. Early edition. Small 8vo. Title page vignette. 3/4 contemporary red morocco over marbled boards by Bumpus spine with raised bands gilt stamped titles and musical devices drums and horns marbled endpapers t.e.g. uncut slight rubbing. Very good. 208 pages. Bookplate of Oliver Brett son of Viscount Esher. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Methuen, 1899. hardcover
ref. 47223KIPLING Rudyard. Beauty Spots. Original printed wrappers. Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1931. First edition - American copyright issue. Stewart p. 429. A fine copy. unknown
1897ref. 52132London: MacMillan and Co Ltd 1897. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 245p 2p ads. A very good copy in original blue cloth with gilt decorations on front cover and spine. Spine rubbed minor wear to edges and corners. All edges gilt. Foxed throughout. MacMillan and Co Ltd hardcover
1897ref. TB32117New York: The Century Co. 1897. First Edition. First Printing Very near fine in decorated green cloth covered boards with red black and gilt decorations on the front board and with the top edge of the text block gilt. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with the spine tanned and with minor rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the lower tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket. 323 pages of text with all 21 of the illustrated black and white plates present as called for in the table of contents within this copy. A very presentable collectible copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. The Century Co. hardcover
ref. 47436KIPLING Rudyard. The Fox Meditates. 12mo original printed wrappers. New York: Doubleday 1933. First edition. The scarce American copyright issue. Stewart 616. Fine copy. unknown
ref. 47437KIPLING Rudyard. The Great Play Hunt. Orig. wrappers. Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1930. First edition American copyright issue. Stewart 579. Fine copy. unknown
1943ref. 122437Cambridge Massachusetts: Houghton Library 1943. First edition in book form of this previously unpublished letter written by Kipling to William Joshua Harding seeking an army commission for his son John. Octavo original wrappers as issued. One of only seventy-five numbered copies this is number 32. In fine condition. Rare. Kipling's son John was about three years old when this letter was written. Despite his son's short-sightedness Kipling sought to get him an army commission when the First World War broke out in August 1914. John was killed in the Battle of Loos causing his family immense grief and placing a great strain on the marriage as Kipling's wife had strongly opposed his enlisting. Later Kipling wrote of him "I had a boy who came near writing stories about Kangaroos and Queensland pearl-fishers. But another call came and Johnny went to France where the stars are still shining although Johnny's drum has ceased to beat. Houghton Library unknown
1932ref. 44373London:: Macmillan 1932. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Fine in a very near fine jacket with three short closed tears. 8vo. Macmillan, hardcover
1899ref. 149578England and The United States: The Daily Mail Publishing Co 1899. First illustrated facsimile edition of Kipling's poem The Absent-Minded Beggar a souvenir specially printed by The Daily Mail. Quarto original wrappers six pages with two pages of facsimile stanzas cover portrait of Kipling by John Collier. Printed as a single folded sheet forming six printed pages in triptych format. The souvenir marked the 100th performance of Sydney Grundy's The Degenerates at the Garrick Theatre on Friday 24th October 1899 when Lillie Langtry who was playing Mrs. Trevelyan in the production recited Kipling's poem The Absent-Minded Beggar from the stage after the final curtain. The proceeds of the sale of the poem benefited the wives and children of the reservists. In very good condition. Interior illustration of "A Gentleman in Kharki" by R. Caton Woodville. Rudyard Kipling’s The Absent-Minded Beggar first published at the outbreak of the Second Boer War 1899–1902 is a notable example of patriotic literature mobilized for imperial causes. Written to rally support for British troops and their families the poem was quickly transformed into a piece of popular ephemera with the first illustrated edition marketed through The Daily Mail as part of a charitable appeal. The publication’s sales generated significant funds for the reservists’ families illustrating how literature journalism and philanthropy intersected within the culture of British imperialism. The Daily Mail Publishing Co unknown
1930ref. 322150New York 1930. Number 51 of 91 copiees. 32pp. 8vo. Black cloth spine and orange boards. Almost fine. Number 51 of 91 copiees. 32pp. 8vo. A privately printed unauthorised printing of a Kipling short story that first appeared in the American Magazine and The National Review in July 1912. Richards A397; Livingston 560. Richards A397; Livingston 560 hardcover
1899ref. 123533New York: M. F. Mansfield & A. Wessels 1899. First edition in book form of this small publication “published fortnightly by boys for boys” at the Horsmonden School Kent containing a letter from Rudyard Kipling with six “Hints on Schoolboy Etiquette” and a caricature of him by Max Beerbohm. 16mo original half cloth. In near fine 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. M. F. Mansfield & A. Wessels hardcover
1896ref. 62139London: Methuen and Co 1896. First English edition the large paper issue limited to 150 copies on handmade paper. Vignette on title. xvi 230 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red buckram gilt faded some wear some buckling of cloth sheet discoloring at front and back text quite clean. First English edition the large paper issue limited to 150 copies on handmade paper. Vignette on title. xvi 230 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 140. Stewart 140 Methuen and Co hardcover
1909ref. 45531The Edinburgh Society 1909. Limited . Cloth. Good. Limited to 1000 Sets Ten volumes blue cloth with decorated lightly browned labels at spine top top-edge bright gilt tissue-covered frontispieces and illustrations in every book by a variety of illustrators. "Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses"--Frontispiece from The Vampire 322 crisp pages. A folded copy of "The Female of the Species between pages 100-101. Light wear to tips. Near Fine. "The Phantom Rickshaw"--Frontispiece from The Man Who Would Be King 225 pages. Light wear to spine corners and tips tiny tear on label. Near Fine. "The Willie Winkie"--Frontispiece from City of Dreadful Night 480 pages. Light wear to tips and spine corners label lightly browned. Very Good. "Soldiers Three"--Frontispiece of soldier 313 pages light wear to spine edges light crease and light foxing on label. Near Very Good. "Letters of Marque"--Frontipsiece of man reading 254 pages. Light wear overall. Near Fine. "Plain Tales from the Hills"--Frontispiece from The Broken Line Handicap 492 pages final pages uncut. Three tiny lighter spots on front. Very Good. "Mine Own People"--Frontispiece from Bimi 338 pages. Light wear to bottom tips and spine corners. Near Fine. "Under the Deodas"-- Frontispiece from A Second-Rate Woman 234 pages. Lightly browned end papers light fading to spine back badly faded in pattern of light blue spots. Fair. "The Story of the Gadsbys"--Frontispiece of woman in traditional regalia 338 pages. Light wear to bottom back tip spine corners. Fine. "The Light That Failed"--Frontispiece of a young woman 355 pages. Light wear to spine corners back badly faded with small white and light blue spots. Fair. Overall a Good set. The Edinburgh Society hardcover
ref. 55305KIPLING Rudyard. Traffics and Discoveries. Original cloth dust jacket. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. First edition. Some light foxing to enpapers and pastedowns very old waterstain to bottom outside of cloth light chipping to edges of d/j else a very good copy in the scarce jacket. unknown
ref. 4026LONDON METHUEN 1919. FIRST TRADE EDITION VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. LONDON, METHUEN, 1919 unknown