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1978ref. 47503Frederick Muller 1978-1979. 2 vols. roy. 8vo. Mixed Impressions with very numerous plates several full-page depicting hundreds of badges neat inscription on front paste-down of first volume; blue cloth gilt backs a very good bright clean set in very lightly age-soiled dustwrapper the wrapper to first volume with small loss at bottom edge of front panel. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. 'Kip & King' is the standard reference; this is a bright clean set comprising: Volume One: 1978 second and heavily revised version of the first edition of 1973; Volume Two: 1979 first edition. COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE ESPECIALLY WHEN SIGNED. Frederick Muller, hardcover
1909ref. 895Q14New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1909 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Various. The first edition of this collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling with charming illustrations to accompany the text. First edition. Bound in the publisher's pictorial green cloth. Written by English novelist poet and short story writer Rudyard Kipling who was born in India a country which inspired much of his work. This work is comprised of eight short stories and eight poems by Kipling including 'With the Night Mail' and 'The House Surgeon'. The majority of these were written between 1905 and 1909 appearing initially in newspapers individually. Kipling creates many characters who are there for the sole purpose to listen to a narrator telling his story. Illustrated with seven plates and a frontispiece collated complete. With a number of different artists including Clara Elsene Williams George Gibbs and C. B. Falls among others. Contemporary ink inscription to the front paste down dated 1909. With nine pages of advertisements between page 173 and 181.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's pictorial green cloth binding. Externally very good with light bumping and a little rubbing to the extremities. Small tears to cloth at the head and tail of the spine. The odd mark to cloth. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with a touch of age toning. Very Good Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1926ref. 894F36New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1926 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. An attractive example of a later printing of the first US edition of Rudyard Kipling's collection of short stories and poems in a dust wrapper and wraparound band. The first US edition of this work with '25th Thousand' to the dust wrapper back strip.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper with wraparound band.A collection of fourteen short stories nineteen poems and two scenes from an unfinished play.Billed as 'Rudyard Kipling's first book of new fiction in 10 years' many of these works follow Kipling's familiar themes of British colonialism in India and Burma. From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper and wraparound band. Light shelf wear to back strip tail with bump to back strip head. Boards in excellent condition. Losses of paper to dust wrapper back strip head and tail with significant chip to head of front wrap. Offsetting to centre of back strip due to wraparound band. Wraparound band back strip age toned with significant closed tear to back strip head. Further closed tear and small loss to rear wrap of band. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1930ref. FGN21-B-3Paris: Librairie Delagrave 1930. Leather. Very Good. 10.5" by 8.5". Roger Reboussin. An illustrated French translation of the children's classic The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. An illustrated French translation of the children's classic The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated throughout by Roger Reboussin. Seventh edition. Translated by Louis Fabulet and Robert d'Humieres. In a half-morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally sound though with some rubbing wear to the extremites and light fading to spine. Front hinge tender with rear hinge strained. Internally generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are marginally browned with just a few instances of foxing. Very Good Librairie Delagrave hardcover
1906ref. 996H32New York : Doubleday Page & Company 1906. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Arthur Rackham. A first American edition of Kipling"s "Puck of Pook"s Hill" illustrated with colour plates by Arthur Rackham. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.First published in Britain in 1906 this is the first American edition published in the same year. With four colour plates by illustrator Arthur Rackham including a frontispiece. Collated complete.A collection of interlinked historical fantasy stories in which the mischievous spirit Puck introduces two children to episodes from England"s past ranging from Roman Britain to the Norman Conquest.Arthur Rackham 1867-1939 was one of the leading illustrators of the Golden Age of book illustration renowned for his distinctive line work and imaginative fantasy scenes. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Spine slightly faded. Hinge slightly cracked at frontispiece with frontispiece partially disbound but holding at lower gutter somewhat fragile. One or two vanishingly slight handling marks to boards. Bookplate of Theodore Zarifi to front paste down. Small ink annotation to rear paste down. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
ref. Z1-Q-007-02933BookSurge Publishing. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. BookSurge Publishing unknown
ref. Z1-C-044-01135Kessinger Publishing. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
ref. Z1-C-082-00588Macmillan. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Macmillan unknown
ref. Z1-C-014-01280BiblioBazaar. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. BiblioBazaar unknown
ref. Z1-G-037-01676W F Howes Ltd. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. W F Howes Ltd unknown
ref. Z1-C-082-00327Macmillan. Used - Good. Hardcover edition. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Macmillan hardcover
2003ref. DBS-9780521822480Cambridge University Press 2003. 1st. Hardcover. New. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2003ref. DBS-9780521822480Cambridge University Press 2003. 1st. Hardcover. New. Cambridge University Press hardcover
1920ref. 75775New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Bookplates on the front endpapers spines toned light foxing overall one or two Good condition. Includes all but one dated 1920: Vols. 1-11 14 21-24 27 1926. Works: Plain Tales from the Hills 1; Soldiers Three and Military Tales 2; In Black and White 3; The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Stories 4; Under the Deodars / The Story of the Gadsbys / Wee Willie Winkie 5; The Jungle Book 6; The Second Jungle Book 7; The Light that Failed 8; The Naulahka 9; Early Verse / Verses 1889-1896 10; Captains Courageous 11; From Sea to Sea Part 2 14; Rewards and Fairies 21; The Diversity of Creatures 22; The Five Nations / The Years Between and Poems from History 23; Letters of Travel 24; Debits and Credits 27. International shipping billed at cost. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request. Please note that the buyer is responsible for any customs duties tariffs or import fees levied by the destination country.; Ex-Libris; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . 1920. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
2007ref. 1-0192720023Oxford Univ Pr 2007. Hardcover. New. 320 pages. 7.50x5.25x0.75 inches. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
1909ref. 330765New York: Dodge 1909. hardcover. fine. 8vo light blue cloth stamped in red. N.Y.: B.W. Dodge 1909. First Edition. Fine. First unauthorised edition appearing two months before the Doubleday Page edition. No dust jacket as issued. Preserved in a 1/2 blue morocco slipcase. Dodge unknown
1931ref. 3963JGarden City: Doubleday 1931. First Edition - American Copyright Issue. Published 29 December 1931 distributed privately; 75 copies printed. No separate English printing. Richards A400 locates 11 copies. A short story. Paperbound. Fine in printed wrappers. Doubleday unknown
1915ref. 006880Garden City New York: Doubleday Page and Company 1915. FIRST AMER. EDITION. Pink paper over boards with printed labels on the front and spine. General light self wear with slight soiling to the front pastedown. Front free endsheet creased and a little age-toned. 130pp. Overall in VERY GOOD PLUS condition. A good gift. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 30 December 1865 -- 18 January 1936 was a British author and poet born in India and best known today for his children's books including The Jungle Book 1894 The Second Jungle Book 1895 Just So Stories 1902 and Puck of Pook's Hill 1906; his novel Kim 1901; his poems including Mandalay 1890 Gunga Din 1890 and "If" 1895; and his many short stories including "The Man Who Would Be King" 1888 and the collections Life's Handicap 1891 The Day's Work 1898 and Plain Tales from the Hills 1888. He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Doubleday, Page, and Company Hardcover
1909ref. 330765New York: Dodge 1909. hardcover. fine. 8vo light blue cloth stamped in red. N.Y.: B.W. Dodge 1909. First Edition. Fine. First unauthorised edition appearing two months before the Doubleday Page edition. No dust jacket as issued. Preserved in a 1/2 blue morocco slipcase. Dodge unknown books
1935ref. 054713London: Macmillan and Co. Limited St. Martin's Street 1935. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Colour frontispiece and BW illustrated. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1935. Rare publisher's leather binding. Soft-bound in full dark-red leather. Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Gilt Puck to front-cover. Colour frontispiece; illustrated throughout. All edges gilt. Bright tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only; rear hinge worn and nicked - unfaded and strong. Internally near fine. VERY GOOD. x 670 pages. 8vo. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . SCARCE. Macmillan and Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, paperback
ref. 87985The Daily Mail Ca. 1899. Held in gilded wooded frame behind glass Framed size 47cm x 59cm. Embroidered Surface approx 47cm x 47cm. In good condition. Some foxing & a few small marks. Portraits of Lord Roberts commander of the British troops and Queen Victoria frame the text and a detailed map of the region being fought over: Natal Cape Colony Orange Free State and South African Republic. Authentic Boer War item. Part of an appeal by The Daily Mail this item was one of a large quantity of merchandise sold to raise money for soldiers fighting in the South African War and their families. The fund was the first charitable effort in Britain for a war. The Daily Mail Ca. 1899 unknown
1978ref. mon0000043146Frederick Muller 1978-06-26. Hardcover. Like New. 3.5973 cent in x 26.1801 cent in x 21.7834 cent in. Hand signed by both authors. Frederick Muller hardcover
1932ref. 47593New York: Doubleday Doran 1932. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Owner inscription. Chipping to spine crown; two tears to rear panel.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Doubleday, Doran hardcover
1930ref. CLA212500102Textured burgundy boards have the authors initials blind-stamped to the front board. All the volumes have slight blemishes to front and rear boards the top and bottom of the back strip is worn and all volumes have some amount of wear and bumping to the corners. The previous owners name is written on the front free endpaper of each volume. The gold gilt titles and decorations to the spine are all readable but have some sun fading. The spines are firm with no slanting and no cracking to the end papers. Text blocks are solid with all pages firmly attached but the gold gilt on the top edge is now faded. Age tanning throughout with more darkening to the endpapers. Interior pages are in excellent condition with no creases tears or previous owner marks except as noted individually. Each volume with a frontispiece in black & white. Each volume dimensions: H – 7-1/2" W – 5". List of books included per the order they are photographed: Plain Tales from the Hills 242 pages Soldiers Three and Other Stories 244 pages The Light That Failed 241 pages Barack Room Ballads Departments Ditties and Ballads 239 pages Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories 244 pages The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories 240 pages American Notes 239 pages The Courting of Dinah Shadd and other Stories and Poems 230 pages The Story of the Gadsby's and Other Stories 241 pages name on top of text block In Black and White and Under the Deodars 244 pages Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865 – 1936 was an English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist. He was born in India which inspired much of his work. He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story and his children's books are classics. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries he was among the United Kingdom's most popular writers and in 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was the first English-language writer to receive the prize and at age 41 and was the youngest recipient to date. Later Kipling's reputation has changed with the political and social climate of the times. Orsamus Turner Harris 1870 – 1936 after working as an Encyclopaedia Britannica agent in 1902 he began to publish the works of well-known authors and became a leader in the field of publishing premium sets of books. Heavy set will require additional shipping charges for international shipments. Orsamus Turner Harris hardcover
2005ref. GB001VYK2KWI3N01Folio Society 2005. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Folio Society hardcover