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1944réf. BK171Rare vintage 1944 USA Armed Services Edition ASE of "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling. These editions were specially printed for distribution to U.S. armed forces during World War II and were not available for sale to the public. The Armed Services Editions ASEs were a series of books printed during World War II and the first ASE of "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling was printed in 1944 during the final phase of World War 2. The ASE program ran from 1943 to 1947 and "Kim" was one of the titles distributed to U.S. military personnel. The title refers to this Armed Services first edition printed and distributed to Armed Services serving overseas at the height of WW2. The Armed Services paperbacks are considered collectible due to their rarity and historical significance. This book is intact and legible with no water damage or missing pages. That said both front and back cover show signs of wear there is uniform aging/browning observed throughout on all pages. A few pages are foxed or missing small edge pieces. The binding is functional however it is fragile and we are storing the book flat and with support. Condition is acceptable binding and some pages to good pages and cover care must be taken to preserve this incredible book and maintain it's complete and legible state. If you purchase this book we will offer/recommend free of charge because we want to preserve this historic item for you allowing us to add a removable mylar cover and removable archival-grade microchamber paper before we ship. We will pack this paperback with extra care to ensure it arrives in the condition you expect. USA Armed Services paperback
2000réf. 129088New York: Aeon 2000. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in boards.; 8.1 X 5.3 X 0.9 inches; 242 pages. Aeon hardcover
réf. 316518New York: International Fiction Company N.D. Vintage Copy. Hardcover. Fair in a Fair price clipped dust jacket. All four corners of front and rear flaps clipped. Front hinge starting. Foxing on text block edges panels and spine. Open tears on panel corners and spine crown and heel. Small closed tears on top and bottom rear panel and top rear flap. International Fiction Company hardcover
1914réf. 12834King Albert's Book: A tribute to the Belgian king and the people from representative men and women throughout the world The Daily Telegraph in conjunction with The Daily Sketch The Glasgow Herald and Hodder and Stoughton 1914 first edition some foxing to the page edges some minor stains to a small area of the front cover and the head of the spine off-setting to the end-papers no doubt due from the dust-wrapper flaps else just about fine in the publishers original scarce printed vg tissue dust-wrapper with some wear and tear and chipping. Contains poems and prose from Edith Wharton Jack London Winston Churchill Claude Debussy Rudyard Kipling H. Rider Haggard Thomas Hardy G. K. Chesterton et.al. as well as tipped in full color full page illustrations by Arthur Rackham Maxfield Parrish Edmund Dulac Kay Nielsen et.al. Uncommon in dust-wrapper to be sure. The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Sketch, The Glasgow Herald, and Hodder and Stoughton unknown
1914réf. 12834King Albert's Book: A tribute to the Belgian king and the people from representative men and women throughout the world The Daily Telegraph in conjunction with The Daily Sketch The Glasgow Herald and Hodder and Stoughton 1914 first edition some foxing to the page edges some minor stains to a small area of the front cover and the head of the spine off-setting to the end-papers no doubt due from the dust-wrapper flaps else just about fine in the publishers original scarce printed vg tissue dust-wrapper with some wear and tear and chipping. Contains poems and prose from Edith Wharton Jack London Winston Churchill Claude Debussy Rudyard Kipling H. Rider Haggard Thomas Hardy G. K. Chesterton et.al. as well as tipped in full color full page illustrations by Arthur Rackham Maxfield Parrish Edmund Dulac Kay Nielsen et.al. Uncommon in dust-wrapper to be sure. The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Sketch, The Glasgow Herald, and Hodder and Stoughton unknown books
1930réf. 59Traduction de Louis Fabulet & Ch. Fountaine-Walker. Illustrations de Ch. Fouqueray. Troisième édition. 279 pp. 28x23 pp. Librairie Delagrave Paris s.d. c.1930 --- Half-leather and marbled boards. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Wear to the edges and corners of the covers see photo. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. A dedication written on first blank page. All other pages are bright and clean. B&W full-page and in the text illustrations. Text in french. Librairie Delagrave hardcover
1923réf. 046121London: Doubleday. nice set; . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1923. Doubleday hardcover
1890réf. mon0000174227Macmillan 1890-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Clean copy in good condition. LIBRARY REBIND 1899 EDITION. Macmillan hardcover
réf. 94642London 1923. Stor 8vo. XVI 324; VI 310 s. Orig. svakt slitte røde helsjirtingb. med topp gullsnitt. Delvis utradert navn på forsats i første bind og flybl. i annet bind. Litt løse i indre falser. Annet binds øvre høyre hjørne gjennomgående svakt støtt. . unknown
réf. 3752378700.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1973réf. 65-167BFrederick Muller 1973 1973. Vol One. Up to the End of the Great War. 468p. Photos. Very Oversize. Price clipped. Bookplate. Jacket slightly sunned. Fine/Near Fine Copy. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Frederick Muller, 1973 Hardcover
1995réf. 216910London: Folio Society 1995. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Auguste Leroux. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Folio Society hardcover
réf. 1404311939.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1414265476.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1986réf. Q-019812323XOxford University Press 1986-04-17. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press hardcover
1895réf. 007394New York NY: G. W. Gillingham Publisher 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 340 pp text in four parts / each part subdivided by titled chapters No Index. previous owner's name place and date inked on ffep binding tight text block with very slight protrusion down center foredge age-darkened top edge. 5.3" x 7.4 gray cloth boards with black and gilt fr cover and spine design. spine letters fading iwith glassine protector. G. W. Gillingham, Publisher Hardcover
1948réf. mon0000584583Random House 1948T. hardcover. Acceptable. 3.8071 in x 24.1117 in x 17.5127 in. NOT an ex-library book. Well read with some wear but still very useable. With Dust Cover. Random House hardcover
1930réf. 012963London: Macmillan & Co 1930. Book measures 21x16.cm. Bound in original publshers limp turquoise leather gilt image of dog gilt lettering full gilt edges marble endpapers. Small abrasion mark on top cover. Binding in very good clean condition. Internally abrasion wear patch on endpapers. Pages in very good clean condition. Original publishers box worn defective. A very nice copy. . Leather. Very Good. Illus. by G. L. Stampa . 8vo. Macmillan & Co
réf. 87979London: Frederick Muller Ltd 'Volume One: Up to the End of the Great War second revised edition reprint 1980' and 'Volume Two: From the end of the Great War to the Present Day 1979'. Both signed by Hugh L. King only. Pages clean and bright boards and bindings tidy light shelf wear to edges of dust jackets. Please note that due to the weight of these two volumes 3.2kg they will be classed as a UK medium parcel and will require extra shipping charges. Signed. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Frederick Muller Ltd Hardcover
1915réf. D261London: Hodder & Stoughton/Daily Telegraph 1915. Hardback. Vg./No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heath Robinson. ND c 1915. 91pp.16 full colour tipped in plates by W. Heath Robinson plus bl.white illus. Original dec. cloth blue decoration a trifle spotted condition clean and fresh with no loss of colour. End-papers browned. A very nice copy with sharp clean plates and text. The text of a speech delivered at The Mansion House on Jan 27th 1915 by the author is laid in. 4pp. Hodder & Stoughton/Daily Telegraph hardcover
réf. 121526London Macmillan and co. ltd 1926 . First edition; 8vo 200 x 140mm; contemporary inscription in pencil to ffep mild spotting to fore-edges publisher's red cloth with gilt-blocked elephant medallion to upper panel gilt titling gilt top-edge only mild shelf wear and some fading to medallion otherwise a brightly preserved copy in very good condition; vi 416pp. This collection includes fourteen short stories nineteen poems and two scenes from a play reflecting Kipling's exploration of themes such as duty honour and the human condition. London, Macmillan and co. ltd, 1926, hardcover
réf. 121374London Macmillan and Co. 1906. . First edition first printing; 8vo 200 x 140 mm; half title frontispiece title page nineteen illustrations in black & white discreet ownership signature and date to title page usual age-toning; publisher's red cloth gilt- blocked medallion to front board gilt lettering to spine minor shelf wear small bruise to lower spine otherwise very good condition; x 306pp 3 advertisements. A collection of ten short stories two young children encounter a mischievous sprite 'Puck'. He introduces them to historical and mythological figures which allow the author to explore themes of nationalism and identity. Set in the Sussex countryside it is worth noting that Kipling himself lived in Sussex for most of his adult life on returning to the motherland. It is more than apparent that he felt a deep connection to the landscape which clearly inspired his writing. Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1906. hardcover
1898réf. 52394London: Macmillan and Co. 1898. Six works bound in two. 8vo. viii 338; viii 358 pp. Contemporary red half calf over marbled boards by Matthews & Brooke of Bradford spines with raised bands gilt lettered direct to two panels and with a gilt flower device repeated to the others marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Some discolouration to the spines and a light general wear Originally published at the turn of the decade in Allahabad as nos. 1 to 6 of A.H. Wheeler & Co.'s Indian Railway Library. London: Macmillan and Co. unknown
1920réf. KIPLINGR004943Macmillan London. 1920. Reprint. Pocket edition series. Small octavo. pp viii 276. Illustrated by J.L. Kipling W.H. Drake and P. Frenezy. Blue decorated cloth gilt. Top edge gilt.Fine in very good slightly chipped dustwrapper with a couple of short closed tears. Macmillan, London. hardcover
1924réf. 10960London: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1924. Softcover. Very Good/Good. LOCKWOOD KIPLING J. Illus. DESCRIPTION: Original publishers white dust jacket with circular elephant illustration and titles to front. Limp maroon leather covers with identical circular device to front with gilt floral decorated spine. Decorated by J. Lockwood Kipling. Language: English. Book Condition: Very Good: Sharp corners edges and spine ends. Clean sharp leather. Tightly bound with minor gutter shadows to intact endpapers with strong hinges. Clean unmarked pages. Presentation plate to front paste down "St Annes School Buxton" dated 1926. DJ Condition: Good: Wear creasing and chipping to upper and lower edges. 1.5cm tear to upper rear spine edge. 1cm teat to upper front edge. Toned spine and fold over edges. Lightly toned front and rear covers Pages 299. Size: 17.5cm by 11cm. Macmillan & Co Ltd paperback