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ref. 123875New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1899 1900 1903 1904 1906 1909 1910 1917 1919 1920 1923 1926. . 31 vols 8vo 21.5 x 15 cm; engraved frontispiece portrait of the author to vol. I with red captioned tissue-guard various photogravures throughout remaining vols with red captioned tissue-guards black and white illustrations to some volumes sporadic light spotting to some tissue-guards minor tears to following leaves to corner of p.179 and p.340 of vol. VII to edge of p.13 of vol. VIII to lower edge of p.247 of vol. XIV to upper corner of p.83 of vol. XVI to top edges of pp277-88 of vol. XVII due to abrasion to page edges to edge of rear endpaper of vol. XXI to edge of p.207 of vol. XXVIII light purple pen mark to p.11 of vol. VIII slight foxing to p.123 likely from paper clipping once being kept there though not affecting legibility of text p.210 loose and newspaper clipping pasted to rear endpaper with pencil caption and corresponding offsetting of vol. XII inserted contemporary newspaper clipping to p.176 of vol. XIII mark to p.1 of vol. XIV light stain to pp314-17 of vol. XV pp55-58 loose and marks to p.330 of vol. XVIII tissue-guard opposite p.140 loose and inserted newspaper clippings to p.339 and p.347 with corresponding offsetting to vol. XXII pasted in newspaper clipping to rear endpaper with pen caption to vol. XXV otherwise occasional spot stain or mark throughout most volumes generally not affecting legibility of text overall very good condition with issues generally being minor; finely-bound by Stikeman & Co. near-contemporary half red morocco over red cloth boards lined in gilt spine in 6 compartments one-line gilt-panelled border with gilt lettering to second and fourth and ornate gilt decoration to others marble endpapers extreme edge offsetting of endpapers to all vols general signs of wear due to age including scuffs marks and scratches primarily to extremities though nothing drastically affecting integrity of the binding more noticeable scuffs to rear panel of vol. I liquid mark across upper board of vol. VII and vol. XIV black mark on rear board of vol. XII and upper board of vol. XX marks to upper board of vol. XIX vol. XXVIII and vol. XXXI overall very good with generally minor issues as a result of age a handsome set; xx 350pp x 307pp x 280pp xvi 386pp viii 387pp viii 368pp viii 341pp xiv 228PP x 329pp vi 377pp xx 359pp viii 242pp x 310 xii 303pp xiv 494pp xii 553pp xii 292pp xii 330pp vi 474pp vi 281pp xii 202pp vi 438pp viii 305pp viii 324pp viii 378pp x 515pp xii 189pp viii 328pp xxii 494pp x 449pp viii 452pp. This handsome thirty-one volume set was published across twenty-seven years and contains a large amount of the works of the writer Rudyard Kipling. The collection contains Kipling's most famous work The Jungle Book and its succeeding companion. Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 for his enigmatic witty prose and poetry and his legacy endured as one of Britain's most eminent writers. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1926. hardcover
1917ref. 022153Burwash Sussex 8 January 1917. Framed Letter. Not examined out of frame. Appears Fine. Handwritten two-page letter SIGNED "Rudyard Kipling" on his Bateman's Burwash Sussex stationery to Monsieur Paul Lambotte. In full: "I am of course honoured to be on the Committee of the Emile Verhaeren's memorial but it seems to me that if he is to be adequately honoured by England it should be officially and for that purpose you must have the Poet Laureate Robert Bridges to deliver the oration and I think you would find Mr. Edmund Gosse would agree with this. I hope before long that we may have the pleasure of meeting you again at -- our common London home." Attractively and professionally matted and framed to an overall size of 15" x 12-1/2." unknown
ref. 06200Burwash Sussex: 1920. I Like It Very Much" Rudyard Kipling Critiques a Poem by "The Bath Railway Poet" A Fine Two-Page Autograph Letter Signed to Henry Chappell With the Original Autograph Envelope and Portrait KIPLING Rudyard 1865-1936. Autograph letter signed "Rudyard Kipling" to Henry Chappell the celebrated "Bath Railway Poet" discussing Chappell's poem The Chaplet and suggesting a possible place of publication. Bateman's Burwash Sussex February 7 1920. Two octavo pages written in ink on a single folded sheet of Kipling's headed stationery printed "BURWASH / ETCHINGHAM" and "BATEMAN'S / BURWASH / SUSSEX." Dated in Kipling's hand "Feb. 7. 1920" and marked "Private" at the head. Signed at the conclusion "Rudyard Kipling." Together with the original autograph addressed envelope addressed by Kipling to: "Henry Chappell Esq. G.W. Ry. Station Bath Somerset" and initialed by him "RK" at lower left. Mounted framed and glazed double-sided together with a photographic portrait of Kipling and an engraved brass plaque "RUDYARD KIPLING 1865-1936 Author." Photograph approximately 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches 241 x 190 mm. Overall frame size 16 3/4 x 20 5/8 inches 425 x 524 mm. A particularly appealing literary letter from Rudyard Kipling to fellow poet Henry Chappell offering both praise and criticism of Chappell's verse and practical advice concerning its publication. Kipling writes thanking Chappell for sending him his poem The Chaplet. He tells him that he likes the poem "very much" though with the characteristically forthright reservation "barring 'hauteur' in the first verse." He then turns from literary criticism to the practical question of publication telling Chappell: "I don't know exactly what would be a good place to publish it in just now - unless perhaps you tried the Express." The recommendation was especially appropriate. Chappell had achieved national recognition through the publication in the Daily Express of his patriotic poem The Day shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Contemporary accounts identify Chappell as a railway porter at Bath and record that The Day appeared in the Daily Express on August 22 1914. The second page concludes with Kipling's warm good wishes and his full autograph signature "Rudyard Kipling." The letter is considerably more interesting than a routine Kipling note. It reveals Kipling acting as a fellow craftsman and informal literary adviser: reading Chappell's poem closely enough to object to a particular word in its opening verse nevertheless praising the work as a whole and suggesting where the younger poet might seek publication. Henry CHAPPELL 1874-1937 was a poet and railwayman who became widely known as "The Bath Railway Poet." Working as a railway porter at Bath he attracted widespread attention following the appearance of The Day in the Daily Express in August 1914. The poem was subsequently reproduced and circulated widely establishing Chappell's reputation well beyond the railway community. The present letter provides an appealing connection between two very different literary careers: Kipling Nobel laureate and one of the most famous English writers of his generation and Chappell the working railwayman whose wartime verse had unexpectedly brought him national attention. Joseph Rudyard KIPLING 1865-1936 was born in Bombay and became one of the most celebrated English writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His works include The Jungle Book 1894 The Second Jungle Book 1895 Kim 1901 and Just So Stories for Little Children 1902 as well as such celebrated poems as "Mandalay" "Gunga Din" "Recessional" and "If -." In 1907 he became the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Burwash, Sussex: , 1920 unknown
1924ref. 151070London: Hodder & Stoughton 1924. First edition this classic selection of Kipling's songs for children. Octavo original cloth illustrations by Leo Bates with 8 tipped-in color plates. Boldly signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page. Letter of provenance laid in which states that the book was signed for the then-owner's father who attended Caterham School in Surrey near Batermans. The book was signed by Kipling at an old boys day and then gifted as per the inscription to his future wife an admirer of Kipling's work. In good condition. Rare and desirable signed. 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. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1924ref. 123514At the Sign of the George 1924. First Separate edition of Kipling's "After" the first draft of the poem that would later become The Recessional being a facsimile of a hand-written note retrieved from Kipling's wastebasket which was later donated to the Harvard College Library. One page folded. In fine condition. Scarce. 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. At the Sign of the George unknown
ref. 51-3403London: Hutchinson 1896. Folio. 13 x 16 inches. Original gilt embossed white cloth rubbed with new eps. One of 300 copies on thick rag paper signed in ink by the publisher. Scattered stains. Original tissue guards intact.No deluxe copies in OCLC.Includes Kipling's poem "The Quest" on pp. 6 and 9. London: Hutchinson, 1896. hardcover
ref. 73310London: C.A. Pearson January - June 1897. Science Fiction LEATHER-BOUND FIRST APPEARANCE of this title; this version has the bonus of illustrations none of which featured in the book-form edition. Two volumes. Octavo 25 x 18cm pp.712; pp.754. Consecutive half-yearly volumes uniformly bound in half deep red oasis morocco over matching cloth sides twin black leather title labels lettered in gilt to spine five raised bands sewn endbands edge speckled red. Edges a little dusty contents clean exterior as new. A near fine pair in attractive recent leather bindings. The book-form edition followed in 1898. The volumes contain the complete serial appearance of Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' with exclusive illustrations as well as pieces by Conan Doyle Tales of The High Seas Rudyard Kipling Captains Couageous Cutliffe Hyne The Adventures of Captain Kettle. Geoffrey H. Wells 14. Listed in BBC's Big Read 200 Best Novels 2003. London: C.A. Pearson, January - June 1897 unknown
1930ref. 061388Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Co. 1930. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. Signed limited edition #35/525. Very good clean tight set. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged. Doubleday, Doran & Co. hardcover
1955ref. 123050London: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1955. First edition of Carrington's famed biography of Kipling. Octavo original cloth. With an autograph note signed by Lafcadio Hearn adhered to the front pastedown which reads "Kipling is priceless - his single story of Purima Bayal is worth a Kingdom; I & his suggestive moral of human life is such a miracle! I can't tell you what pleasure it gave me. - Lafcadio Hearn." Japanese writer of Greek-Irish descent Lafcadio Hearn is best remembered for his books about Japanese culture which offered the Western world a glimpse into a largely unknown but fascinating culture at the time. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription. An exceptional association. 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. Macmillan & Co Ltd hardcover books
1929ref. 67946One Of 525 Sets Signed By Kipling In Dust Jackets KIPLING Rudyard. Poems 1886-1929. London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1929. First edition. One of 525 numbered sets signed by the author this being number 282. Three quarto volumes 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches; 268 x 195 mm. With an engraved portrait of Kipling by Francis Dodd. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Publisherís full red crushed levant morocco. Spines lettered in gilt. Top edges gilt others uncut. Gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Each volume in original glassine and original drab printed dust jackets. A bit of very minor light foxing to fore-edges. Jacket spines a bit sunned. Jacket of volume I with tape repairs to top and bottom of the spine. Jacket to volume II with tape repair to top of spine. Some sunning to back panel. Jacket to volume III with a small tape repair to top of front flap. A beautiful practically unread about fine copy. Rudyard Kipling has been called "perhaps the most original genius among English-writing novelists of the latter 19th and early 20th centuries." Certainly no other has been so widely acclaimed so eagerly read so lastingly loved by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. The honors bestowed upon him all over the world were capped in 1907 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Stewart 575. HBS 67946. $2500 Macmillan & Co., Limited unknown books
1924ref. 123514At the Sign of the George 1924. First Separate edition of Kipling's "After" the first draft of the poem that would later become The Recessional being a facsimile of a hand-written note retrieved from Kipling's wastebasket which was later donated to the Harvard College Library. One page folded. In fine condition. Scarce. 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. At the Sign of the George unknown books
ref. 2846Bayreuth, Bear Press, 2020. 51. Druck der Bear Press Wolfram Benda. - Eines von 25 Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe (Nr. "20"; Gesamtauflage: 140), mit der zusätzlichen Radierung "Porträt von Rudyard Kipling". - Gedruckt von der Offizin Haag-Drugulin, Dresden, in der Goudy Bold auf VL-Bütten. - Vom Künstler im Druckvermerk signiert. - Bibliophile Ausgabe von drei Jugenderzählungen Rudyard Kiplings. - In tadelloser Gesamterhaltung.
ref. alb0d8e0d39f6d4eef4Kipling R. 40 Nord 50 West In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Kipling R. 40 nord 50 vest. Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).Engravings by D. Sterenberg. Translated by S. Marshak. Moscow-Leningrad Publishing House of the Young Guard. 1931. 22 p. 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. SKUalb0d8e0d39f6d4eef4
1906ref. 147583London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1906. First edition first impression of one of Kipling's major books very rare in the dust jacket. Puck of Pook's Hill brings together ten stories and 16 poems which had previously appeared in journals. Octavo. Frontispiece and 19 full-page monochrome illustrations by H. R. Millar 4 pp. of publisher's advertisements at end. Original red cloth spine lettered in gilt gilt Ganesha device to front cover top edge gilt. With dust jacket. Corners a touch bumped the binding otherwise bright and firm internally clean and fresh. A very good copy in good only jacket small tape repairs to verso slight wear to extremities spine panel toned. Richards A205; Stewart 306. hardcover
1894ref. KIPLINGR016335Macmillan London. 1894 & 1895. Two volumes both first editions. Octavo. pp viii 212; viii 238 2 adverts. Black and white illustrations in the first volume by J. L. Kipling W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny and in the second volume by J. Lockwood Kipling alone. Original blue pictorial buckram covers gilt. All edges gilt.Armorial bookplate on each front pastedown; ownership signature on the half-title of the first volume. Inner hinges cracking. Some light spotting to blanks of second volume. Scuffing to heads and tails of spine and corners of covers. As often the gilt on the second volume is brighter than on that on the first. A very good set. Macmillan, London. hardcover
ref. 417371847-1938 American Author and Illustrator sending "a thousand thanks gracious Lady for your letter. We cherish your kind words which reached us this morning after our first night of 'snuffles'. My mother was attempting to convince us it was not pneumonia and quite usual and harmless when your testimony arrived. You will agree they sound serious won't you Our little maiden sends you love asking your pardon if she makes too bold and hopes to welcome you one day to her very own home. Which we think of a Naulakha. 'Crows Nest' was invented by that all wise newspaper man who knows all one does not do or think or feel. Your interest in Benefits Forgot touches us nearly for my brother cared so much that you should feel it to be an honest-word about the West. We used to arrange to make a pilgrimage to have a talk with you about the great delightful dreadful West. We know Colorado best and it was once while we were spending a few months there that Benefits Forgot was planned but it was worked out in London. On the whole London is nearer the West than New York it has always seemed to me. If I had been feeling up to rough travelling we should have returned from Vancouver slowly through all that fascinating part of our land my husband is more anxious to know it well than any other part of America. The daughter - we call her Josephine - thrives is strong and sturdy and we mean to keep her in the country so she may continue so. She has an English nurse who promises well - she wrote to ask for the position. I don't expect you the credit the Statement for I well know its a fairy story in appearance. She can't have the baby nights though because of the cold - if only she could. I am learning to keep awake and my husband to sleep but it was not easy. We are very quiet here and go to bed at eight ourselves often." 4 sides 8vo. on black edged paper Brattleboro 19th February Foote is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the turn-of-the-century American West and for her illustrations of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Longfellow's poems. Benefits Forgot was a novel published in 1895 co-written by Rudyard Kipling and his brother-in-law Charles Wolcott BALESTIER 1861-1891. He was an American Author and Publisher who visited England in 1888 to secure English manuscripts for Lovell the publishing company which had published his novel A Fair Device 1886. He is remembered for his collaboration with Rudyard Kipling. He wrote the American chapters for The Naulahka 1892 and Kipling dedicated his Barrack-Room Ballads to him in the same year. Caroline met Kipling via her brother. She had come to London to keep house and serve as hostess for him. She taught Kipling how to use a typewriter. When Wolcott Balestier died suddenly of typhoid in 1891 Kipling was distraught and spent time with Miss Balestier proposing to her via telegram and marrying her a week later. The couple were married in London on January 18th 1892. The bride was given away by Henry James who exclaimed "It's a union of which I don't forecast the future." The first child Josephine was born on 29th December 1892 and died at the age of 6 on 6th March 1899 of pneumonia. Kipling's friends and family maintain that he was never the same after Josie's death. unknown
1927ref. 29708London: Macmillan & Co 1927. Edition de Luxe limited to 1050 sets volumes 22-26 were limited to 775 copies; volumes 27-33 were limited to 1000 copies 33 of 39 volumes 8vo etched frontispiece portrait in vol. I titles printed in red and black contemporary half blue crushed levant by Stikeman gilt-paneled spines in 6 compartments gilt lettered in 2 t.e.g.; some minor wear at the corners upper joint on vol. I a little rubbed else near fine throughout. The set extended to 39 volumes by 1937. See Livingston p. 447. Macmillan & Co unknown
1902ref. 39252London, MacMillan & Co. 1902. Original red cloth pictorially stamped in black and white (in a design by the author) on covers, lettered in white on front cover, and pictorially stamped and lettered in white on spine. White pigment flaking a little, mainly on the spine, but far less than usual. With slipcase. Minimal foxing to endpapers. [6], 249, [2] 22 plates by Kipling.
1902ref. 39252London MacMillan & Co. 1902. Original red cloth pictorially stamped in black and white in a design by the author on covers lettered in white on front cover and pictorially stamped and lettered in white on spine. White pigment flaking a little mainly on the spine but far less than usual. With slipcase. Minimal foxing to endpapers. 6 249 2; 22 plates by Kipling. First edition of one of Kipling's best known and most beloved works. hardcover
1955ref. 123050London: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1955. First edition of Carrington's famed biography of Kipling. Octavo original cloth. With an autograph note signed by Lafcadio Hearn adhered to the front pastedown which reads "Kipling is priceless - his single story of Purima Bayal is worth a Kingdom; I & his suggestive moral of human life is such a miracle! I can't tell you what pleasure it gave me. - Lafcadio Hearn." Japanese writer of Greek-Irish descent Lafcadio Hearn is best remembered for his books about Japanese culture which offered the Western world a glimpse into a largely unknown but fascinating culture at the time. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription. An exceptional association. 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. Macmillan & Co Ltd hardcover
1910ref. 141581New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1910. Signed limited edition of the collected verse of Rudyard Kipling beautifully illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Quarto bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco over marbled boards gilt titles and tooling to the spine top edge gilt with others untrimmed illustrated by W. Heath Robinson with nine mounted color plates. One of one hundred and twenty five numbered copies signed by Rudyard Kipling this is number 108. 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. Doubleday, Page & Co hardcover
1893ref. 002103London: Macmillan & Co. 1893 1893. FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol. signed by Kipling on the title-page under his name bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth engraved bookplate of A. P. Watt to front pastedown additionally signed by Watt on the front blank endleaf inner and outer hinges fine head and foot of spine fine internally clean and bright A VERY GOOD COPY. From the library of A. P. Watt literary agent to Rudyard Kipling. London: Macmillan & Co., 1893 hardcover
1890ref. 002102London: Macmillan & Co. 1890 1890. THIRD EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol. inscribed on the title-page "A. P. Watt from Rudyard Kipling June : 90" bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth engraved bookplate of A. P. Watt to front pastedown inner and outer hinges fine head and foot of spine fine internally clean and bright A VERY GOOD COPY. From the library of A. P. Watt literary agent to Rudyard Kipling. London: Macmillan & Co., 1890 hardcover
1929ref. 249261929. KIPLING Rudyard. Poems 1886-1929. 4tos. Three vols. Orig. full crushed morocco printed paper dust jackets. Frontis. portrait. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. 1929. First edition. Limited to 525 copies signed by Kipling. Printed on hand-made paper at the Chiswick Press. A very good set. unknown
1914ref. 224416New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1914. Seven Seas Edition. Number 57 of 1000 sets signed by Kipling on the half-title of vol. I. 27 vols. 8vo. Quarter beige cloth and boards. Bookplate of Micah Pratt Clough. Spines are toned label rubbed on spine of volume XXVII. Seven Seas Edition. Number 57 of 1000 sets signed by Kipling on the half-title of vol. I. 27 vols. 8vo. The last Volume is " Debits and Credits." Stewart pp. 573-574Mill/32/2/Front & Back Doubleday, Page & Co unknown
