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1897ref. 154961897. With Illustrations by I.W. Taber. London: Macmillan and Co. 1897. 2 pp undated ads. Original blue cloth pictorially decorated in gilt all page edges gilt. First English Edition published about a month after the American. This is Kipling's great novel about the cod fishing fleet of Gloucester Massachusetts written while the newlywed Kiplings lived in Vermont. Kipling freely acknowledged that the book owed much to Dr. James Conland of Brattleboro who brought the Kiplings' elder daughter into the world -- for Conland had been a member of the Massachusetts fishing fleet and it was he who took Kipling to explore the wharves and quays of Boston and Gloucester. The American edition in fact is dedicated to Conland; this English edition bears no dedication. This is the only book of Kipling's which is set entirely in America. All the characters are American. Not only that but the heart of the book -- its moral in a single sentence -- is one of Kipling's main beliefs of this period expressed in terms essentially American or perhaps more particularly New England. He put it later in verse: ".If you don't work you will die!" It is a saga of hard physical work in conflict with natural forces. It is a book which could hardly have been written by anyone who did not admire Huckleberry Finn; it is a book whose claim to survival rests mainly on detail and it is all American detail Mason. CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS was the fourth and last volume to be bound in Macmillan's attractive gift binding style used for the JUNGLE BOOKs in 1894-1895 and for SOLDIER TALES in 1896. In 1937 forty years after publication this tale was made into a film starring Freddie Bartholomew Spencer Tracy who won an Oscar Lionel Barrymore and Mickey Rooney. This is a near-fine copy spine less than bright slight rubbing at the extremities light foxing; the original black-coated endpapers are not cracked. Richards A103; Stewart 163. unknown books
1899ref. 14169London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. First Edition First Issue. Quarter Leather. Near fine. First edition first issue of Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling. Octavo ix iii 272pp 2pp ads. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco top edge gilt. Five raised bands title in gilt on spine. Publisher's original cloth covers laid in place with author's emblem in gilt on front cover. New endpapers. No additional printings listed. Light wear to original cloth faint soiling to gilt edge. Previous ownership inscription on second free endpaper dated "1899." Small loss to corner on page vii. A bright and attractive example. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books
1895ref. 159041895. Kipling J. Lockwood. With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling C.I.E. London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. 2 pp undated ads. Original blue cloth pictorially decorated in gilt all page edges gilt. First English Edition published three days after the American of the sequel to THE JUNGLE BOOK which had been published the year before. It continues with more tales of Mowgli that exemplify "The Laws of the Jungle" -- with illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling Rudyard's father. This was the second of the four Kipling gift books bound similarly by Macmillan with SOLDIER TALES and CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS coming out the following two years respectively. This is an attractive copy very good-plus or possibly near-fine volume slightly askew as usual very light wear at the extremities; atypically other than the endpapers there is no foxing on the leaves within. Richards A85; Stewart 132. unknown books
1899ref. 943Y60London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899-1937. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart collection of Rudyard Kipling's beloved works including the first editions of 'Traffics and Discoveries' 'Debits and Credits' and others. A terrific selection of Rudyard Kipling's short stories poems and travel writings. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. With Kipling's signature elephant head stamped in gilt to the front boards. Kipling was an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer perhaps best remembered for 'The Jungle Book' a short-story collection depicting the adventures of Mowgli a boy raised in the jungle by wolves. Kipling wrote many popular volumes of poetry and short stories as well as a book of articles about his 1889 travels from India to Burma China Japan and the U.S. en route to England included here in two volumes. The entirety of this set comprises the following works:'Wee Willie Winkie Under the Deodars The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Stories' 1899 - The first impression of the Uniform Edition. 'From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches: Letters of Travel Volume I' 1900 - The first UK edition.'From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches: Letters of Travel Volume II' 1912 - Sixth impression. 'Kim' 1902 - Third impression. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates by the author's father J. Lockwood Kipling. Collated complete. 'Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People' 1903 - Third impression of the Uniform Edition.'Many Inventions' 1904 - Third impression of the Uniform Edition. 'Traffics and Discoveries' 1904 - First edition with no further impression remarks. 'Puck of Pook's Hill' 1906 - First edition with no further impression remarks. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen plates. Collated complete. 'The Jungle Book' 1906 - Seventh impression of the Uniform Edition. With illustrations by J. L. Kipling W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny.'The Second Jungle Book' 1906 - Fourth impression of the Uniform Edition.'The Naulahka: A Story of West and East' 1906 - Co-authored by Kipling with Wolcott Balestier. The second impression of Macmillan's edition first transferred in 1901. 'Soldiers Three: The Story of the Gadsby's in Black and White' 1909 - Fifth impression of the Uniform Edition. 'Actions and Reactions' 1910 - Third impression. 'The Light That Failed' 1916 - Tenth impression of the Uniform Edition. 'The Day's Work' 1918 - Ninth impression of the Pocket Edition. 'Debits and Credits' 1926 - First edition with no further impression remarks. 'Limits and Renewals' 1932 - First edition with no further impression remarks.'Something of Myself: For My Friends Known and Unknown' 1937 - First edition with no further impression remarks. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally smart. With rubbing and bumping to the extremities and fading to the spines. With the rubbed bookplate of one Dudley Borron Myers to the front pastedown of 'Wee Willie Winkie'. Marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with several instances of offsetting and light spotting to the endpapers. Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1903ref. 796A4London: Methuen & Co. 1903. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None . A lovely first trade edition first impression of Rudyard Kipling's collection of poems in a full morocco binding. The first edition first impression of this collection of poems by Rudyard Kipling with 'David' to p. 56 line 9 which was later changed to 'Sault' with publisher's advertisements dated 'July 1903'. Published simultaneously as a limited edition of thirty printed on Japanese vellum and two hundred on hand-made paper. This copy was rebound in an attractive full morocco with four raised bands and new marbled endpapers. A collection of poems by the popular English author divided in two sections the first dealing with a wide range of subjects and the second entitled 'Service Songs' comprised of poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' but he was also a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories becoming one of the most popular authors of his time. In a full rose morocco binding with five raised bands and titles in gilt to the spine as well as new marbled endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only and minor soiling to the boards a hint of sunning to the spine. Previous ownership inscription to the half title undated. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with only a faint minimal spotting to the first few leaves. Very Good Indeed Methuen & Co. hardcover
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1889ref. 775J10Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co 1889-90. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A decorative anthology of five of Rudyard Kipling's noted short stories in half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Presenting this collection of short stories by noted English author Rudyard Kipling. This anthology includes:Soldiers Three 3rd editionIn Black and White 1st editionUnder the Deodars 1st editionThe Phantom Rickshaw 2nd edition Wee Willie Winkie 2nd editionIn a Birdsall of Northampton binding with their binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper.Rudyard Kipling is most famous for The Jungle Book which was adapted into a film by Walt Disney Pictures in 1967. Kipling is known for his short stories many of which are included in this anthology of his work.Former owner's bookplate to the verso of front endpaper.This copy was previously housed in the Shropshire County Library with their stamp to the verso of 'Soldiers Three' title page. In half morocco binding with marbled paper board covers. Externally smart with some rubbing to the extremities and raised bands. Previous owner's bookplate to the verso of front endpaper 'Freeth' surname and family crest. Bibliographic notes in pencil to the recto of front free-endpaper. Internally firmly bound and pages bright and clean. Shropshire Library stamp to the verso of 'Soldiers Three' title page. Inscription on dedication page for 'Soldiers Three' and on title page for 'Phantom Rickshaw' and 'Wee Willie Winkie' - 'Mari Donaldson Hudson. May 1890'. Very Good Indeed A.H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
ref. 6190Bruxelles, Éditions du Nord, 1934. 257 pp. et 276 pp., 126 bois originaux de Pierre Falké coloriés au pochoir. Deux volumes reliés demi-lézard ou serpent, dos lisses, titres dorés, têtes dorées, couvertures et dos conservés. Reliures non signées mais très "spectaculaires" et réussies pour le Livre de la jungle. Un des 1000 exemplaires numérotés sur Vélin Allura.
ref. 6190Bruxelles, Éditions du Nord, 1934. 257 pp. et 276 pp., 126 bois originaux de Pierre Falké coloriés au pochoir. Deux volumes reliés demi-lézard ou serpent, dos lisses, titres dorés, têtes dorées, couvertures et dos conservés. Reliures non signées mais très "spectaculaires" et réussies pour le Livre de la jungle. Un des 1000 exemplaires numérotés sur Vélin Allura.
ref. 29080Paris, L'Edition Française Illustrée, 1920. In-8°, 303p. Reliure demi-chagrin rouge à coins, dos à faux-nerfs, couverture conservée.
1932ref. 566Douzième Ed.- Paris: Lib. Delagrave 1932.- 2 vols. 176; 197 p.: Profusión de grabados en madera intercalados entre el texto y láminas fuera de texto todos en negro; 4º mayor 282 x 235 cm; Texto en francés; Tela Ed. ilustrada con bellìsimas planchas en oro y colores. Ambos lomos con perdida de la intensidad del oro. La cubierta anterior del tomo segundo tiene el dorado del título Jungle con pérdida de oro a partir de la J de Jungle. Por lo demás en excelente estado. CUENTOS AVENTURAS LEYENDAS LITERATURA INFANTIL CÓMICS HUMORISMO. Livre en français Lib. Delagrave hardcover
ref. 010070C. Scribner's Sons New York 1911 1911. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Outward bound ed ; 25 volumes plates portrait 8vo OCLC 37160286 LCCN 00001550 ; LC PR4850 .E97 ; ISBN 9781019986882 1019986883 ; "Outward bound" edition. Cf. Stewart ; brown cloth with art nouveau designs ; top edge gilt ; Tissue guards with frontispieces ; Contents: Vol. 1. Plain tales from the hills -- v. 2-3. Soldiers three and military tales -- v. 4. In black and white -- v. 5. The phantom 'rickshaw and other stories -- v. 6. Under the deodars. The story of the Gadsbys. Wee Willie Winkle -- v. 7. The jungle book -- v. 8. The second jungle book -- v. 9. The light that failed -- v. 10. The naulahka / written in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier -- v. 11. Verses 1889-1896 --v. 12. Captains courageous -- v. 13-14. The day's work -- v. 15-16. From sea to sea -- v. 17. Early verse -- v. 18. Stalky & Co. -- v. 19. Kim -- v. 20. Just so stories for little children -- v. 21. The five nations -- v. 22. Traffics and discoveries -- v. 23. Puck of Pook's hill -- v. 24. Actions and reactions -- v. 25. Rewards and fairies -- v. 26. A diversity of creatures -- v. 27. The years between and Poems from history -- v. 28. Letters of travel 1892-1913 -- v. 29-30. The Irish guards in the great war -- v. 31. Debts and credits -- v. 32. A book of words -- v. 33. Limits and renewals -- v. 34. War writings and poems -- v. 35. Land and sea tales -- v. 36. Something of myself. Index ; Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology Kim the Just So Stories and many short stories including "The Man Who Would Be King". Wikipedia ; some nicks to top of spine on one or two volumes else FINE C. Scribner's Sons, New York, 1911 hardcover
1915ref. 26249Garden City NY: Doubleday Page 1915. Each one of 50 copies. 6 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers FINE COPIES in blue morocco-backed slipcase. Bookplate of famous collector John A. Spoor in each pamphlet. Each one of 50 copies. 6 vols. 8vo. Stewart 394 Doubleday, Page unknown
1915ref. 26249Garden City NY: Doubleday Page 1915. Each one of 50 copies. 6 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers FINE COPIES in blue morocco-backed slipcase. Bookplate of famous collector John A. Spoor in each pamphlet. Each one of 50 copies. 6 vols. 8vo. Stewart 394 Doubleday, Page unknown books
ref. 02968London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson ROBINSON W. Heath illustrator. KIPLING Rudyard. A Song of the English. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.New York: Doubleday Page & Company n.d. 1909. First American trade edition. Large quarto 10 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 278 x 219 mm. 64 leaves. Thirty color plates including frontispiece mounted on leaves with color border decorations. Descriptive tissue guards each with a miniature line illustration. Pictorial title and fifty-nine black and white line illustrations in the text half-page or smaller. Title printed in red and black. Original green cloth with front cover pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. A very fine copy. "The next important task I undertook was the illustration of an edition of Rudyard Kipling's A Song of the English to be published by Hodder & Stoughton in the year 1908. It became necessary for me to meet the author and discuss the proposed book with him. For this purpose I travelled down to Burwash where he lived at that time. This was an excursion I shall always remember. I was met at Heathfield and journeyed thence in a motor-car. There were few cars on the road in those days and this in itself was a joyful experience as we drove through the pleasant Sussex lanes. Bateman's the house at Burwash where Rudyard Kipling lived was a fine old building with stone mullioned windows. It was in the midst of wind-blown Sussex country. There was a faint smell of the sea in the air wafted across the few miles of country from the shore where the Coastwise lights of England watch the ships of England go. It was a fitting setting in which to find the author of A Song of the English. He met and entertained me with a quiet affability which speedily removed the shyness I felt at first in his presence. Before long I was quite at home with him. His own knowledge of illustration gave him an appreciation of the artist's point of view. While making suggestions he realized that the illustrator must have as free a hand as possible. His sympathetic understanding of my part in the undertaking made me feel that I was consulting with a brother artist. I spent a happy and for me a helpful day. It was a great inspiration for the work I had in hand to be in such close association with the author's interesting personality. I am always glad to remember that he was satisfied with my illustrations to his book." W. Heath Robinson My Line of Life. pp.126-127 "This poem originally appeared in The English Illustrated Magazine May 1893 prior to its inclusion in The Seven Seas 1896" Martindell. Beare 61b. Lewis p. 215. Livingston 321. Martindell 133. Stewart 152. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909 hardcover
ref. 02968London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson ROBINSON W. Heath illustrator. KIPLING Rudyard. A Song of the English. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.New York: Doubleday Page & Company n.d. 1909. First American trade edition. Large quarto 10 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 278 x 219 mm. 64 leaves. Thirty color plates including frontispiece mounted on leaves with color border decorations. Descriptive tissue guards each with a miniature line illustration. Pictorial title and fifty-nine black and white line illustrations in the text half-page or smaller. Title printed in red and black. Original green cloth with front cover pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. A very fine copy. "The next important task I undertook was the illustration of an edition of Rudyard Kipling's A Song of the English to be published by Hodder & Stoughton in the year 1908. It became necessary for me to meet the author and discuss the proposed book with him. For this purpose I travelled down to Burwash where he lived at that time. This was an excursion I shall always remember. I was met at Heathfield and journeyed thence in a motor-car. There were few cars on the road in those days and this in itself was a joyful experience as we drove through the pleasant Sussex lanes. Bateman's the house at Burwash where Rudyard Kipling lived was a fine old building with stone mullioned windows. It was in the midst of wind-blown Sussex country. There was a faint smell of the sea in the air wafted across the few miles of country from the shore where the Coastwise lights of England watch the ships of England go. It was a fitting setting in which to find the author of A Song of the English. He met and entertained me with a quiet affability which speedily removed the shyness I felt at first in his presence. Before long I was quite at home with him. His own knowledge of illustration gave him an appreciation of the artist's point of view. While making suggestions he realized that the illustrator must have as free a hand as possible. His sympathetic understanding of my part in the undertaking made me feel that I was consulting with a brother artist. I spent a happy and for me a helpful day. It was a great inspiration for the work I had in hand to be in such close association with the author's interesting personality. I am always glad to remember that he was satisfied with my illustrations to his book." W. Heath Robinson My Line of Life. pp.126-127 "This poem originally appeared in The English Illustrated Magazine May 1893 prior to its inclusion in The Seven Seas 1896" Martindell. Beare 61b. Lewis p. 215. Livingston 321. Martindell 133. Stewart 152. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909 hardcover books
ref. albc043cc3dde529f5eKipling R. Stories from the lives of Indias children and animals. In Russian /Kipling R. Rasskazy iz zhizni detey i zhivotnykh Indii. Translated from English by M. Korsh. S.-Pb., 1895. 220s. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbc043cc3dde529f5e.
1897ref. 139000London: William Heinemann 1898 ma 1897. In-4 p. mm. 316x245 mz. tela editoriale piatti in cartonato figurato con titolo in nero al piatto anteriore e marca tipografica in verde e nero al piatto poster.; di pp.nn. 34 così composto: frontespizio con la stessa marca tipografica a colori eseguita da Nicholson che raffigura un mulino a vento di Rottingdean; 1 pag. con il verso di Kipling Here is a horse to tame - Here is a gun to handle.; un calendario datato 1899 su 2 pagine cui fanno seguito 12 pregevoli tavole litografate a colori realizzate da Nicholson con a fronte un breve verso di Kipling; ogni tavola è dedicata a uno sport uno per ogni mese dell'anno: Hunting January - Coursing February - Racing March - Boating April - Fishing May - Cricket June - Archery July - Coaching August - Shooting September - Golf October - Boxing November - Skating December.In fine due pagine pubblicitarie di altre opere di Nicholson An Alphabet - London Types di cui l'ultima presente solo nel ns. esemplare.Cfr. Martindell Bibl. of the works of R. Kipling n. 70 - Dictionnaire des illustrateurs p. 759: William Nicholson 1873-1949 peintre et dessinateur anglais. Associé à partir de 1894 à son beau-frère James Pryde ils devinrent vite sous le nom de Beggarstaff brothers Mendiants associés les meilleures affichistes de Grand-Bretagne. Nicholson fut aussi illustrateur et réalisa des décors de théatre. Comme peintre il exposa des paysages des natures mortes et des portraits de personnalités londoniennes. Esemplare ben conservato. William Heinemann, hardcover
1898In-4 p. (mm. 316x245), mz. tela edit., piatti in cartonato figurato con titolo in nero al piatto anter. e marca tipografica in verde e nero al piatto poster.; di pp.nn. 34, così composto: frontespizio con la stessa marca tipografica a colori, eseguita da Nicholson, che raffigura un mulino a vento di Rottingdean; 1 pag. con il verso di Kipling “Here is a horse to tame - Here is a gun to handle..”; un “calendario datato 1899” su 2 pagg., cui fanno seguito 12 pregevoli tavole litografate a colori realizzate da Nicholson, con a fronte un breve verso di Kipling; ogni tavola è dedicata a uno sport, uno per ogni mese dell’anno: “Hunting (January) - Coursing (February) - Racing (March) - Boating (April) - Fishing (May) - Cricket (June) - Archery (July) - Coaching (August) - Shooting (September) - Golf (October) - Boxing (November) - Skating (December)”. In fine due pagg. pubblicitarie di altre opere di Nicholson (An Alphabet - London Types), di cui l’ultima presente solo nel ns. esemplare. Cfr. Martindell “Bibl. of the works of R. Kipling”, n. 70 - “Dictionnaire des illustrateurs”, p. 759: “William Nicholson (1873-1949), peintre et dessinateur anglais. Associé à partir de 1894 à son beau-frère James Pryde, ils devinrent vite, sous le nom de Beggarstaff brothers (Mendiants associés), les meilleures affichistes de Grand-Bretagne. Nicholson fut aussi illustrateur et réalisa des décors de théatre. Comme peintre, il exposa des paysages, des natures mortes et des portraits de personnalités londoniennes”. Esemplare ben conservato.
ref. 5853Paris, Éditions Mornay - Les beaux livres, 1935. 20,5 x 15,5 cm, 259 pp., avec un frontispice et 51 vignettes et lettrines en noir dessinées par Deluermoz, dont 6 hors-textes. Relié plein chagrin brun, dos à faux nerfs se prolongeant sur les plats, titre doré, toutes tranches dorées, double garde de feuilles de bois, couvertures et dos conservés, sous étui (reliure signée Robert Vits). Reliure usée, mors sec et presque fendus, intérieur en parfait état. Un des 25 exemplaires numérotés sur Japon impérial (ex. num. 1) avec une aquarelle originale de Deluermoz.
ref. 5853Paris, Éditions Mornay - Les beaux livres, 1935. 20,5 x 15,5 cm, 259 pp., avec un frontispice et 51 vignettes et lettrines en noir dessinées par Deluermoz, dont 6 hors-textes. Relié plein chagrin brun, dos à faux nerfs se prolongeant sur les plats, titre doré, toutes tranches dorées, double garde de feuilles de bois, couvertures et dos conservés, sous étui (reliure signée Robert Vits). Reliure usée, mors sec et presque fendus, intérieur en parfait état. Un des 25 exemplaires numérotés sur Japon impérial (ex. num. 1) avec une aquarelle originale de Deluermoz.
1894ref. 2134New York: The Century Co. 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Good . William Henry Drake; J L Kipling. 8vo Original olive green cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration on covers and spine. The front cover has an elephant and the rear a tiger. Beautifully illustrated with frontis and plates drawings and chapter headings throughout the text. Illustrated by William Henry Drake and J L Kipling Kipling’s father. First American edition. Xvii 303pp. Upper edge gilt. Slightly cocked spine sunned occasional marks some age toning. A previous owner has tipped in a cutting of The Law for the Wolves opposite the list of illustrations. In good / very good condition. Kipling’s classic tales of jungle animals Mogwai Shere Khan and so on. The Century Co. hardcover
ref. 530761984. Image size 125 x 165 mm 4¾ x 6½ inches depicting the head of an elephant holding a little boy in the end of its trunk signed and dated 1984 at bottom right. This image appears as a half page illustration in the above story in the volume 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Other Animal Stories' by Rudyard Kipling page 124 published Macmillan 1984. Mounted and protected under clear removable plastic film Keeping's printed label on reverse with caption in his hand: "The brown baby was crowing". Image clean and bright. Offered with 2 brief handwritten letters to the recipient of the drawing who had asked Keeping to donate a signed book for a charity auction. Also included is a near Fine copy of the first edition of the book in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER. Price includes VAT. NB. photo taken through cellophane shows a shiny patch on the top right. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED. 1984.
ref. 10112Macmillan and Co Limited . London. 1951 - 52. Two volumes. Reprints; 1st book 1951; 2nd is 1950. 8vo. 7.8 x 5.5 inches. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake in The Jungle Book just Kipling in the second Jungle book. Fine clean copies. Fine leather bindings by Bumpus of mid twentieth century half dark red morocco. Spines with five raised bands compartments ruled in blind and lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Just a hint of darkening to the spines of both bindings but overall this is a near fine lovely set of these classic books. Macmillan and Co Limited . London. 1951 - 52 hardcover
