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1897Best.-Nr. 19785First Edition. Book is in Good condition with minimal edgewear to cover some spots of discoloration especially on spine one fleck of white possibly paint. Front hinge showing some weakness. Prior owner personal library embossing stamp present on bottom corner of front endpapers. Bit of spotting on the front endpapers and a dime sized grease mark in rear endpapers. Text pages are clean and secure. The Century Co. hardcover
18933 works in 1 vol., 8vo., Mixed Editions, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; red cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, decorative endpapers, backstrip mildly sunned, very neatly recased,a very good, clean copy.
1891Best.-Nr. RO60068800Heinemann and Balestier. 1891. In-16. Relié plein cuir. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 309 pages. Couverture muette. Annotations en page de garde. Quelques annotations au crayon dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1895Best.-Nr. KIPLINGR001375W. Thacker Calcutta. 1895. Eighth edition. Octavo. pp viii 125 3. Illustrated by Dudley Cleaver. 24-page publisher's catalogue at rear dated May 1895. Original burgundy buckram covers with large gilt device of manuscript papers to front bevelled edges there was also an issue in blue cloth. Patterned endpapers.Contemporary 1895 ownership signature on verso of front free endpaper. Edges slightly spotted. Very good indeed. A very bright copy. W. Thacker, Calcutta. hardcover
1892Best.-Nr. Q424Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co 1892. Seventh Edition . Hardback. Vg. small 8vo. 125 24 pp. pub. cat. No 51 dated July 1892. Blue buckram gilt embossed picture on front cover and small black crest on back cover. Floral end-paperscracked but sound and neat owners name to f.f.e.p. 7th Indian Edition of Kipling's first book. A lovely copy with no fading and internally very clean. Printed by William Clowes and Sons Limited London. Please Email for photos Thacker, Spink and Co hardcover
1890Best.-Nr. 1300079New York: United States Book Company successors to John W. Lovell 1890. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This has the first issue binding with Lovell shown on spine. Internally fine owners signature in an early neat hand on inside front cover slight markings on endpapers look to be from a protective wrapper hinges professionally repaired. The cover first issue with Lovell shown on spine is bright ; teg . A nice copy. United States Book Company successors to John W. Lovell Hardcover
1892Best.-Nr. 948F39London: William Heinemann 1892 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". None. An excellent example of the first edition of Rudyard Kipling and Wolcott Balestier's novel set in the fictional 'Rahore' a location inspired by Rajputana. The first edition of this work.Kipling collaborated on this work with his future brother-in-law Charles Wolcott Balestier whose sister was Caroline Starr Balestier Kipling's wife.The novel follows a young American woman who moves to India to help the condition of the women that live there.Kipling and Balestier's novel was originally serialised in The Century Magazine from November 1891 to July 1892. It was not well-received. With eight pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Back strip age toned with shelf wear to back strip tail. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed William Heinemann hardcover
1897Best.-Nr. 500028195New York: Scribner's 1897. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Ex-Library part set as folows I Plain tales from the hills.top spine pulled dent to side of board & text II Soldiers three and military tales. I III Soldiers three and military tales. II hinge weak VI. Under the deodars. The story of the Gadsbys. Wee Willie Winkie. IX. The light that failed. -- X. The naulahka : a story of West and East hinge weak XI Verses 1889-1896. top spine pulled hinge weak XII. "Captains courageous" top spine pulled XIII The day's work.Part I XIV. The day's work.Part II.top spine pulled XV. From sea to sea Part I XVI. From sea to sea Part II XVII. Early verse.hinge weakXVIII Stalky & co. top spine pulled XIX 19. Kim. XX. Just so stories for little children.hinge weak XXV. Rewards and fairies. hinge weak XXVI. A diversity of creatures. hinge weak XXVII. The years between hinge weak XXVIII . Letters of travel 1892-1913. XXIX The Irish Guards in the Great War I XXX The Irish Guards in the Great War II 22 volumes of 36 in uniform brown cloth perhaps faded maroon with gilt & elephants head Scribner's hardcover
1891Best.-Nr. 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
1899Best.-Nr. 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 books
1897Best.-Nr. 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 books
1899Best.-Nr. 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
1897Best.-Nr. 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
1897Best.-Nr. 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
1899Best.-Nr. 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
1899Best.-Nr. 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
1896Best.-Nr. 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
1897Best.-Nr. 10363The Century Co. New York 1897. First edition. HC VG. Green cloth with red gilt writing and beautiful ship. Inside cover has previous owner's name otherwise clean. See Photos. Cover excellent with small amount of gilt thinned on circle by boat. The Century Co. hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 009010New York: G. W. Dillingham Publisher Successor to G. W. Carleton & Co. 1895. First American edition unauthorized. Hardcover. This is the first and unauthorized American edition. The volume collects notably without Kiplings permission his newspaper travel sketches and letters originally published in 1891s Letters of Marque and The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places. This is an unequivocally handsome piracy bound in linen cloth strikingly illustrated on both the front cover and spine. The elaborate front cover illustration features a cartouche in gold with outlines of two pairs of birds within dark green capital above a column-like dark green rectangle with gold ray-like lines with reverse cut title lettering OUT OF INDIA amid swirls of smoke in dark yellowish brown rising from a gold censer and framed on left and right with profiles of tusked elephants in dark green on each side of gold lettering RUDYARD KIPLING. The no-less elaborate spine features the title and author in gilt print above a dark green shield faced with a gold tiger head before two crossed rifles in dark yellowish brown with dark yellowish brown smoke rising upward from a gold fire above dark green crossed logs. The book was issued in two distinctly different hues of linen cloth boards a light yellowish brown and a "grayish yellowish green - with no precedence assigned to either variant. This is the light yellowish brown binding in very good condition. The illustrated cloth binding is lovely - surprisingly clean and bright with no apparent color shift between the covers and spine sharp corners the spine ends almost unwrinkled and only a few trivial blemishes and a touch of shelf wear to the bottom edges. We would grade this book as near fine if not for a cosmetic split to the gutter at the front endpapers exposing the intact mull beneath and not affecting binding integrity. The sole previous ownership mark appears to be contemporary a name and city inked on the front free endpaper recto and dated "1895". The contents are bright and retain a crisp feel. We find no spotting. The text block edges are uniformly age toned and the endpapers show minor browning from the pastedown glue. The publication of this volume the first American edition of the newspaper travel sketches and letters which had originally been collected without Kiplings authority in the 1891 A. H. Wheeler & Co. Indian editions of Letters of Marque and The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places mightily irked Kipling who sent the same letter text on 3 November 1895 to The Nation The Critic and the New York Tribune denying his knowledge or sanction of the book. The contents are the same as Letters of Marque and The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places without those titles with the chapter headings of the former changed and given the master divisional title Part First while The City of Dreadful Night is headed Part Second' Among the Railway Folk is headed Part Third' and The Giridih Coal Fields and In an Opium Factory are joined together as Part Fourth. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 was an English poet short-story writer and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism stories and poems of British India and his tales for children. Despite this reputation Kiplings extraordinary body of work eludes all labels in its range and variety Kipling's work is not only of the highest artistic excellence it is deeply humane and fully expresses the sense of one of his favourite texts: Praised be Allah for the diversity of his creatures. Kipling was not yet quite thirty years old when this unauthorized first American edition was published testimony to his early popularity. By his twenties Kiplings stories of Anglo-Indian life made him a literary celebrity. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907; he was the first English language author awarded and remains the youngest person to receive the Prize. Reference: Richards A83; ODNB G. W. Dillingham, Publisher, Successor to G. W. Carleton & Co. hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 009011New York: G. W. Dillingham Publisher Successor to G. W. Carleton & Co. 1895. First American edition unauthorized. Hardcover. This is the first and unauthorized American edition. The volume collects notably without Kiplings permission his newspaper travel sketches and letters originally published in 1891s Letters of Marque and The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places. This is an unequivocally handsome piracy bound in linen cloth strikingly illustrated on both the front cover and spine. The elaborate front cover illustration features a cartouche in gold with outlines of two pairs of birds within dark green capital above a column-like dark green rectangle with gold ray-like lines with reverse cut title lettering OUT OF INDIA amid swirls of smoke in dark yellowish brown rising from a gold censer and framed by left and right with profiles of tusked elephants in dark green on each side of gold lettering RUDYARD KIPLING. The no-less elaborate spine features the title and author in gilt print above a dark green shield faced with a gold tiger head before two crossed rifles in dark yellowish brown with dark yellowish brown smoke rising upward from a gold fire above dark green crossed logs. The book was issued in two distinctly different hues of linen cloth boards a light yellowish brown and a "grayish yellowish green - with no precedence assigned to either variant. This is the grayish yellowish green binding in very good condition. The binding is square tight clean and sharp-cornered. Trivial shelf wear appears confined to the spine ends. The only reportable defect is spine toning despite which the gilt print and illustration remain clearly legible and shelf presentation remains respectable. The contents are crisp with no spotting and no previous ownership marks. The book feels unread. Age-toning is modest within more noticeable to the otherwise clean text block edges. The publication of this volume the first American edition of the newspaper travel sketches and letters which had originally been collected without Kiplings authority in the 1891 A. H. Wheeler & Co. Indian editions of Letters of Marque and The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places mightily irked Kipling who sent the same letter text on 3 November 1895 to The Nation The Critic and the New York Tribune denying his knowledge or sanction of the book. The contents are the same as Letters of Marque and The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places without those titles with the chapter headings of the former changed and given the master divisional title Part First while The City of Dreadful Night is headed Part Second' Among the Railway Folk is headed Part Third' and The Giridih Coal Fields and In an Opium Factory are joined together as Part Fourth. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 was an English poet short-story writer and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism stories and poems of British India and his tales for children. Despite this reputation Kiplings extraordinary body of work eludes all labels in its range and variety Kipling's work is not only of the highest artistic excellence it is deeply humane and fully expresses the sense of one of his favourite texts: Praised be Allah for the diversity of his creatures. Kipling was not yet quite thirty years old when this unauthorized first American edition was published testimony to his early popularity. By his twenties Kiplings stories of Anglo-Indian life made him a literary celebrity. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907; he was the first English language author awarded and remains the youngest person to receive the Prize. Reference: Richards A83; ODNB G. W. Dillingham, Publisher, Successor to G. W. Carleton & Co. hardcover
1900Best.-Nr. 003146New York: Street & Smith 1900. First edition. First printing. ca. 1900. In brown cloth covers and stamped gilt and black lettering. Pictorial front cover displays a gilt backed portarit of Kipling with several bats stamped in black. Frontispiece plate reproduces a painting by Philip Burne Jones. Gilt top edge. Square intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bumped and rubbed ends of spine. In plastic cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Street & Smith Hardcover
1897Best.-Nr. 882T14London: Methuen & Co. 1897-1903. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Two smartly bound volume of poetry from Rudyard Kipling the first edition of The Five Nations. Two volumes. Written by Rudyard Kipling an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist best known for his novel The Jungle Book. This set includes: The Seven Seas 1897. Third edition. Originally published in 1896. A collection of poetry with titles including "Hymn Before Action" "In the Neolithic Age" "The Lost Legion" "The Mary Gloster" and "McAndrew's Hymn". The Five Nations 1903. First edition. With the issue point of 'David' to page 56 line 9 that was later changed to 'Saul' but lacking the publisher's advertisements dated 'July 1903'. This work is split into two sections: the first covering a wide range of subjects and the second section entitled "Service Songs" containing poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. Bound in half red calf with patterned boards. Externally smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpapers dated 1904. Very Good Methuen & Co. hardcover
1899Best.-Nr. Biblio626Circa 1899 Street & Smith trade hardcover format. Decorative pictorial cloth with gold & black lettering on front board & spine; illustration of Kipling with 3 bats on front board in near fine condition. Brown cloth covered boards clean w/bumped corners gold gilt on top edge of textblock fine. Corner of last ffep missing else pages clean unmarked & not aged; frontspiece photograph is present. Binding firm & straight. Street & Smith hardcover
1898Best.-Nr. 28926New York: Doubleday & McClure Co. 1898. First Edition. With title-page within a red and black decorative frame and eight full page illustrations on coated paper. 8vo publisher’s original green cloth the spine and upper cover lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt and black with the design of the famous caravelle sailing ship. 6 431pp. A fine and bright copy with only very light evidence of shelving or age clean and fresh. FIRST EDITION and a collection of twelve good stories including “The Ship that Found Herself” “The Devil and the Deep Sea” “William the Conquerer” “.007” “Bread Upon the Waters” “An Error in the Fourth Dimension” “The Brushwood Boy” and others. Includes some of the author’s best. Doubleday & McClure Co. hardcover
1889Best.-Nr. 221125-MB68H.M. Caldwell Company 1889. Ornate cloth hardcover "Oriental edition" with original illustrations by L.J. Bridgman and others some wear to edges. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Bridgman L.J. illustrator. H.M. Caldwell Company Hardcover
