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1897ref. 193165London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1897. First British edition of Kipling's only novel set entirely in America. The work was originally serialized in Pearson's Magazine between 1896 and 1897. It was written while the newlywed Kipling was living in Vermont. The American edition preceded the British publication by a month. Octavo. Frontispiece with tissue guard 21 plates by I. W. Taber. With 2 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Original blue cloth spine and front cover lettered and with decorations in gilt black endpapers gilt edges. Armorial bookplate of Hugh Erat Harrison 1859-1909 designed by his brother Thomas Erat Harrison and dated 1892. Spine skewed cloth and gilt bright occasional foxing. A very good copy. Richards A103; Stewart p. 152. hardcover
1897ref. 195084London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1897. First British edition of Kipling's only novel set entirely in America. "Kipling thought he'd written a great story. He wrote to Conland Dr. James Conland the dedicatee after the book had begun to appear serially 'I tell you that tale will be a snorter'" Gidmark p. 71. The work was originally serialized in Pearson's Magazine between 1896 and 1897 having been written while the newlywed Kipling was living in Vermont. The British edition was published one month after the American edition. Octavo. Tissue-guarded frontispiece 21 halftone plates by I. W. Taber. Publisher's 2 pp. advertisements at rear Original blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt fishermen designs on spine and front cover in gilt black endpapers edges gilt; original jacket spine and panels mounted to endpapers. Bookplate of the Australian broadcaster John Laws; old cataloguing slip loosely inserted. Binding bright gentle rubbing to edges minor foxing to initial leaves contents sharp: a near-fine copy. Richards A103. Jill B. Gidmark ed. Encyclopaedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes 2001. hardcover
ref. 121373London Macmillan and Co. 1895. . First edition; 8vo 195 x135 mm; 39 text illustrations including head and tail-piece vignettes and historiated initials contemporary gift inscription to ffep usual age-toning and spotting to prelims blemish to pp 176-177; publisher's blue cloth decoratively ruled and pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover spine lettered in gilt all edges gilt embossed front cover unusually bright despite minor shelf wear and small stain to front cover in very good condition; 2 blank 6 238pp 2 advertisements. The Jungle Book is a 'collection of stories published in 1894; it's sequel The Second Jungle Book published in 1895 contains stories linked by poems. The stories tell mostly of Mowgli an Indian boy who is raised by wolves from infancy and who learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals. The book describes the social life of the wolf pack and more fancifully the justice and natural order of life in the jungle. Among the animals whose tales are related in the work are Akela the wolf; Baloo the brown bear; Shere Khan the boastful Bengal tiger who is Mowgli's enemy; Kaa the python; Bagheera the panther; and Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose.' Merriam-Webster's Encyclopaedia of Literature. Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1895. hardcover
ref. 58165London: William Heinemann 1898. FIRST EDITION. 4to. 31 x 25 cm. Original pictorial boards printed in black advertisement for "An Alphabet" at rear. 12 full page lithographed illustrations each with accompanying leaf of verse by Kipling. Light soiling to binding f.f.e.p. browned inner hinge partially cracked but holding strong contents clean and fresh. William Nicholson 1872 – 1949 was a British painter of still-life landscape and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver as an illustrator as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre. London: William Heinemann, 1898. hardcover
1919ref. 028549UK: Methuen 1919. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 1919. Signed by the author to the title page. Signed trade editions are very uncommon. Forty-five poems and a series of epitaphs. First appearance of 3 of the poems. Book is very good and bright. Spine a little lightened. Contents good. The wrapper is very good and very bright. Repriced on spine. Excellent provenance. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18468/18472 Methuen hardcover
1900ref. 894Q25Santiago de Chile: Hume & Co. 1900 . First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". None. A scarce first edition of this unauthorised collection of poetry and articles by Rudyard Kipling published in Chile and largely written during the Boer War. First edition in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. Written by celebrated English novelist poet and short-story writer Rudyard Kipling known for his popular work 'The Jungle Book'. This collection of poetry was published in Chile with many of the poems written during Kipling's time working for the British War effort in the Boer War. Comprised of seven poems and two articles with two of the poems and both articles appearing here in book-form for the first time. This collection also includes letters from author Julian Ralph reporter Charles E. Hands and Douglas Story. This collection is suggested to be the only known case of a book being published in a country that was never visited by the author. The publisher Hume & Co. was said to be an huge admirer of Kipling's although overestimated the public demand meaning his print-run of 400 copies were largely left unsold or burnt. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally very smart with light offsetting and a little sunning. Small mark to the head of the rear wrap with slight markings from the staples externally and to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean with slight age toning. Many pages have been left unopened. Very Good Indeed Hume & Co. paperback
1925ref. 55068Mercure de France | Paris 1925 | 12.50 x 19 cm | broché
1901ref. 72582London 1901. 8vo. Originalt rødt helshirtingbind med vignett i gull på fordekkelen. Frontispiece. 4 413 1 blank 2 s. annonser s. Illustrert utenom pagineringen.8vo 20.3x13.5 cm. Original red cloth author's roundel in gilt on front cover gilt lettering on spine top edge gilt. Frontispiece 4 413 1 blank pp 2 pp adverticing. Illustrated apart from pagination. . Macmillan and Co. Limited Engelsk. To første sidene med små pletter. Lite navn i samtidig hånd på forsatsbladet. Illustratøren av de ti plansjene var John Lockwood Kipling. FØRSTE UTGAVE.First edition. Title page and frontispiece cover slightly foxed. Small name in hand writiing on flyleaf. hardcover
1897ref. 3108London: Macmillan 1897. 8vo Rebound by Bayntun-Riviere. First English Edition illustrations by I.W. Taber. Gilt page block. Clean throughout. Rebound with original covers inserted in back. Macmillan hardcover
1910ref. 50820Macmillan 1910. 8vo. First Edition with title in red and black and 4 plates; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco sides with gilt frame border back with raised bands second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt gilt top hand-made endpapers ribbon marker custom-made slip-case with patterned lining fore-edge lightly dust-soiled else a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 10pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Kipling's collection of historical fantasy and short stories includes the first appearance of the well-known poem 'If'. Bleiler 344. Macmillan, hardcover
1929ref. 58599Paris: Henri Jonquières 1929. Fine. Henri Jonquières Paris 1929 12 x 19 cm broché First edition of the French translation one of 10 numbered copies on Madagascar the deluxe issue. A very handsome copy. Henri Jonquières unknown
1909ref. 700632London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909 London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909 First English separate edition. First autograph edition. Number 167 of edition of 500. Signed and numbered by the artist W. Heath Robinson on the verso of an additional leaf placed before the fore-title bound in white vellum lettered in gold and illustrated on the front in dark green and gold. Boards are somewhat strung original case is missing. Printed on heavy untrimmed cream stock thirty tipped-in color illustrations with paper not tissue guards plus B&W drawings on every page. "The Song of the English" was first published in the English Illustrated Magazine May 1893. It was then presented as a collection by The Seven Seas. This edition published by Hodder & Stoughton was produced for the Christmas season in 1909. The poetry collection which includes six subsidiary poems with illustrations in colour and black and white by W Heath Robinson. These are some of Kipling's earliest verses setting out his version of the British Empire and the duties that it imposes on the English people. His definition of 'the English' is wide embracing all of the Anglo-Saxon dominions and probably the United States. The theme underlying this collection is that the English are the Chosen under the Lord as long as they obey the Higher Law a theme he again returned to in "Recessional "1897 and "White Man's Burden" 1898. The illustrator William Heath Robinson 1872 -1944 was born and educated in London. His early career involved illustrating books - among others: Hans Christian Andersen's Danish Fairy Tales and Legends 1897; The Arabian Nights 1899; Tales From Shakespeare 1902 and Twelfth Night 1908 Andersen's Fairy Tales 1913 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1914 Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies 1915 and Walter de la Mare's Peacock Pie 1916. In the course of his work Heath Robinson also wrote and illustrated three children's books The Adventures of Uncle Lubin 1902 Bill the Minder 1912 and Peter Quip in Search of a Friend 1922. Uncle Lubin is regarded as the start of Heath Robinson's career in the depiction of unlikely machines. During the First World War he drew large numbers of cartoons depicting ever-more-unlikely secret weapons being used by the combatants. In England his name became a byword for unlikely contraptions very like Rube Goldberg's name became in the US. By Heath Robinson Illustrator. Edition of 500. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published. Illus. by W. Heath Robinson. Thick Crown Quarto. Signed by Illustrator. Edition of 500. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published. Illus. by W. Heath Robinson. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
ref. 000242Sampson Low Marston Searle London 1890. First English. edition. Pictorial. Good. Some minor chipping binding rubbed and soiled. 8vo. Bound with "In Black and White" "The City of Dreadful Night" all First English editions in original wraps. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle London, 1890. paperback
1914ref. feb125091914: First Norwegian Edition of Jungle Book Jungelboken Helge Erichsen & Co.'s Forlag
1900ref. feb067741900: First Polish Edition of Jungle Book Księga puszczy nakład tłumacza
1900ref. feb692441900: First Estonian Edition of Jungle Book Dshungli raamat. 1 Mowgli J. Palmgreni rmtkpl.
1934ref. 1459721934: First Dutch Edition of Jungle Book Het Djungelboek Boekengilde Die Poorte hardcover
1954ref. feb599671954: First Thai Edition of Jungle Book ป่าดงพงพี ตอน โมวà¸à¸¥à¸µ Ministry of Education
1898ref. feb538161898: First German Edition of Jungle Book Im Dschungel Freiburg hardcover
1899ref. feb1260001899: First French Edition of Jungle Book in 2 Volumes Le Livre de la jungle Société du Mercure de France hardcover
1967ref. 52315DISNEYLAND 1967. 1. LP. Dschungelbücher Die Sonderauflage für den Deutschen Schallplattenclub! DISNEYLAND unknown
1914ref. 001227London: The Times / J.P. Bland 1915 1914. Book. Good. Hardcover. Collection of The Times Monthly Reviews of the War with the following dates: October 1 1914 Campaign in France; November 3 1914 Campaign in France and Belgium; December 1 1914 The Campaign in Poland; January 5 1915 The Advance of the Allies in the West; March 1 1915 The War in the West week by week; April 1 1915 The British Victories in Flanders. Plan of the Battlefields of Neuve Chapelle and St. Eloi.; May 1 1915 The Critical Battlefield in Flanders; June 1 1915 The Battlefields of French Artois; July 1 1915 In the District of the Somme; August 1 1915 Review of the First Year of the War; September 1 1915 The New Landing in Gallipoli Peninsula; October 1 1915 The German Advance into West Russia; October 6 1915 The War Clouds of the Balkans' map war reports; November 1 1915 The Invasion of Serbia; December 1 1915 Greece and the Balkan Campaign; January 4 1916 The Threatened Invasion of Egypt; February 1 1916 The Approaches to Salonika; March 1 1916 Diary of the war war reports. The Maps double page: 1. The Main Fortress of the Western Campaign 2. Map of the Frontier of France 3. Map of the Western Campaign 4. Map of Paris Environs 5. Map of the North-Eastern Theatre of War 6. Map of the Balkans 7. Map of the World 8. Map of the North Sea 9. The Times War Maps showing 4 small maps - The Partitions of Poland 2 maps Austro-Montenegrau Frontier Austro-Italian Frontier 10. Map of the are of the European War in 2 sheets. During the course of 1914 and 1915 some of the most celebrated poets of the day published their work The Times. These included Kipling Laurence Binyon 1869-1943 de La Mare Noyes et al. This special supplement collected these poems illustrated with evocative line drawings. This issue preceded the election of the Lloyd George cabinet of 1916 and Northcliffe's appointment as Director of Propaganda. Although undoubtedly patriotic in its inspiration this supplement is less shrill in tone than its contemporary Northcliffe's Overseas Daily Mail which expressed in no uncertain terms its mission to recruit young men from the Dominions into the sorry ranks of those bogged down on the Western Front. In good condition edges tanned with tears wet stain on some pages on the bend. . The Times / J.P. Bland [1915] Hardcover
ref. 15451Allahabad: A H Wheeler & co 1888. True first Indian edition. 8vo vii 104pp vii. Original green-grey paper wrappers. The wrappers are detached but present the backstrip is lightly chipped there is a tear to the first page of advertisements and there are small chips to the leading edge of pp 19-24. Nonetheless the contents are in good to very good condition and this is a good copy overall of a fragile book. The book is now housed in a red cloth and morocco case with a red cloth chemise wear to the top edge of the case. The true first edition first issue with "Mufid I am Press Lahore" on the front wrapper Martindell pp27/28. Allahabad: A H Wheeler & co, [1888]. hardcover
2004ref. SONG0809595583Wildside Press 2004-01-01. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.25x1.00x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Wildside Press hardcover
1902ref. 24541London: Macmillan and Co 1902. First edition large 8vo pp. 6 249 2; 22 plates by Kipling; full red niger morocco t.e.g. gilt lettered direct on gilt paneled spine original pictorial red cloth front cover bound in at the back. "Just So Stories has achieved nursery immortality because a genius has married two of the most tried and trusted media - the fable and the fairy-story" Muir 107. Livingston 267. Macmillan and Co unknown