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rif. 58316London: Methuen and Co. 1903. Poetry FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. Octavo 20 x 13cm pp.xvi; 215 41. Catalogue dated July 1903; with the misprint 'David' for 'Saul' on p.56. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt; others untrimmed. Illustrated bookplate of Wilfred H. Osmond to front pastedown. Endpapers browned with some spotting and toning to edges. Spine sunned with heavy rubbing to head. Very good. London: Methuen and Co., 1903 unknown
1892rif. AQ32268London: William Heinemann 1892. 4 276pp 8pp. With four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Rubbed marked and a trifle cocked spine dulled corners bumped. Hinges exposed later armorial bookplate of George de L'Isle Bush to FEP scattered spotting. The first edition of an early novel by Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 written in collaboration with his brother-in-law Wolcott Balestier 1861-1891. The novel is set in the fictional state of 'Rahore' believed to be based on Rajputana. . First edition. 8vo. William Heinemann hardcover
1895rif. 168247James Clarke & Co London 1895 . 1895. Soft cover. soft cover 8vo viii98pp slight foxing on advert endpapers edges browning text clean and complete internal binding shaken with old glued repairs pictorial cloth-covered card covers browned Good condition . James Clarke & Co, London, 1895, , paperback
1889rif. 62788Allahabad.: A. H. Wheeler & Co. 1889. 104pp. Indian Railway Library No. 6. Original printed pictorial pale green wrappers. Bound in modern plain grey boards. Wrappers are a lightly browned lacks the the rear cover. Internally the rear few pages a slightly foxed. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. H. Wheeler & Co.
1915rif. FB3015 /2BCream cloth binding with navy title and decoration on the front board and spine. British colonial propaganda. The illustrations by W. Heath Robinson are marvellous. But the poems are justifying genocide with religious slavery and colonisations with racial and justifying racism with lingual superiority. Rudyard is a white man's poet indeed. This book is like a nazi propaganda but for English people. I cringed so hard reading the poems. I wouldn't have completed reading if not for the gorgeous illustrations. This almost gave me Kipling depression Hodder & Stoughton. hardcover
1895rif. 811C27London: Thacker Spink And Co. 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A smart edition of the collection of poems from Rudyard Kipling first printed in 1886. A very smart eighth edition of Rudyard Kipling's 'Departmental Ditties and Other Verses' containing such poems as 'The Plea of the Simla Dancers' and 'To the Unknown Goddess'. Kipling is known for his works of fiction notably 'The Jungle Book' 1894 and 'The Man Who Would Be King' 1888. Twenty-four pages of adverts to the rear. In publisher's original pictorial binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally smart. Some very light rubbing to the extremities particularly head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is starting. Very light marking to the front pastedown and endpaper. Blind stamp to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some light spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Thacker, Spink And Co. hardcover
1917rif. 032148UK: Macmillan 1917. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good /Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rudyard Kipling. Reprint 1917. Includes the very rare wrapper. A lovely illustrated edition and very uncommon thus. Book is very good and bright. Nice clean contents. Small name to endpaper. The wrapper is good and quite bright. Small loss to edges. Light soiling and age toning to spine/covers. very bright. Edges lightly rubbed and nicked. Reprice label on spine. More images can be taken upon request.Ref17092 Macmillan hardcover
1896rif. 870M30London: Macmillan and Co. 1896-1898. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". A. S. Hartrick; I. W. Taber. Two smart early printings of the first editions of these works by the popular author Rudyard Kipling. The second printing first reprint of the first edition of Soldier Tales published November 1896 a month after the first edition and the third printing second reprint of the first edition of 'Captains Courageous' published January 1898 three months after the first edition. Both bound in the publisher's original cloth bindings with pictorial gilt to the front boards. All edges gilt. Illustrated to Soldier Tales with a frontispiece and twenty further plates. Illustrated to 'Captains Courageous' with a frontispiece and twenty-one plates. Collated complete. Two works from the popular author Rudyard Kipling a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book'. Soldier Tales consists of seven short stories including With the Main Guard The Drums of the Fore and Aft The Man Who Was The Courting of Dinah Shadd and The Madness of Private Ortheris. Illustrated throughout by the Scottish painter A. S. Hartrick 1864-1950. Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks is a novel which follows the adventures of Harvey Cheyne Jr. the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic. Illustrated throughout by I. W. Taber 1830-1912. This novel originally appeared as a serialisation in McClure's. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally fairly smart with some fading to the spines and light shelf wear to the extremities and head and tail of the spines. Spines are a little slanted. Front hinge to Soldier Tales is slightly strained but is held firmly. Internally firmly bound. To Soldier Tales pages are bright and clean apart from the odd spot to the first and last few pages. To 'Captains Courageous' pages are bright but spotted throughout. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1899rif. 939T59London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition of this charming novel following adolescent boys at boarding school from Rudyard Kipling. First edition. A novel following a group of adolescent boys at a British boarding school comprised of a collection of school stories whose three juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all cynical outlook on patriotism and authority. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Very small splits to the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1897rif. C203303Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1897. Paperback . Very Good. Slight wear and fading to cover faint damp-marking to top edge middle gathering slightly loose otherwise very good. Tauchnitz, paperback
1963rif. 025412UK: Macmillan 1963. Reprint . Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. J L Kipling W H Drake. Reprint 1963. Full leather and gilt bound. Part of the Uniform edition. Books are near fine and very bright. Includes the original slip case. More images can be taken upon request.Ref 6873##009404/17327 Macmillan hardcover
1916rif. 942Q5London: Macmillan and Co. 1916 . Leather. Very Good/Good Only. 7" by 4.5". None. A Macmillan Pocket edition of Rudyard Kipling's debut novel set in London Sudan and Port Said with the very scarce original dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's limp calf with the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Published as part of Macmillan's Pocket Kipling series. Written by celebrated prize-winning English novelist and short story writer Rudyard Kipling known for much of his work being inspired by his upbringing in India. Kipling is considered as an innovator of the art of the short story writing with luminosity and versatility. 'The Light that Failed' was Kipling's first novel first published in 1891. The story is largely set in London following the life of an artist who loses his sight. Pencil inscription of 'To Ide from Alfie' dated 1917. Bound in the publisher's limp calf with the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very good with light rubbing to the extremities heavier to the backstrip head and tail with the odd mark. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is sound with chipping causing some loss to the backstrip and extremities. Small chips to the backstrip. Sunning to the wrap heavier to the spine with a few light marks. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
rif. 63970London: The Daily Telegraph in conjunction with The Daily Sketch The Glasgow Herald and Hodder and Stoughton 1915. Wartime Illustrated Miscellany FIRST EDITION. Quarto 28 x 22cm pp.188. With 28 illustrations including a frontispiece portrait of King Albert and numerous colour plates by artists including Rackham Nielsen and Dulac. Contents also include musical notation. Publisher's cream cloth with dark green titles and decoration to spine and upper. With the matching typographic dust-jacket priced at 3s. Some toning and spotting to edges and endpapers otherwise a lovely near fine copy with a bright clean binding. Jacket is heavily browned with wear and chipping to all extremities as well as large losses to the spine and front cover. Rare in jacket. Featuring small morale-boosting contributions from a huge list of global statesmen artists novelists and other cultural figures including Kipling Haggard Churchill and Hardy. London: The Daily Telegraph, in conjunction with The Daily Sketch, The Glasgow Herald, and Hodder and Stoughton, 1915 unknown
rif. 0140185119.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1940rif. KNY322197Moscow, 1940. Softcover (paperback). Language: English. Condition: fair. Defects: cracks (cover), rubbing, stamps, ex-library, yellowing (pages). No illustrations. Print run: 5,000 copies. The photos show the actual copy offered. Ships from Ukraine by Nova Post with tracking after receipt of payment (bank transfer or PayPal); delivery time 12–28 business days including customs clearance. Shipping for this book (up to 1 kg): Netherlands €24.70, Belgium €29.60, Germany €19.90, France €29.10, Austria €29.10, Switzerland €46.00; other countries on request. The exact amount is confirmed when we accept your order. The parcel is sent from outside the EU/UK/Switzerland. Import VAT on books (e.g. Netherlands 9 %, Germany 7 %, Belgium 6 %, France 5.5 %, Switzerland 2.6 %, UK 0 %) and a customs handling fee of the carrier may be charged to the buyer on delivery; they are not included in the price. Antiquarian book (1940). Export from Ukraine of books older than 50 years may require a cultural-goods export certificate; we obtain it before shipping, which can add several weeks. Please ask before ordering if you need a firm delivery date. Consumers in the EU have the statutory 14-day right of withdrawal (see the seller terms). If the book does not match the description or is damaged in transit, please contact us right after receipt.
rif. 1781393052.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 645358057Cambridge University Press CUP . Papeback. New. pp. 444 Cambridge University Press CUP unknown
1930rif. 339799Standard Book Company January 1930. Hardcover. Used - Good/No Jacket. Set of 10. No dust jackets on these editions printing is directly on boards. Aged with minor shelf wear on spines. Pictures available upon request. Standard Book Company hardcover
1926rif. 612352London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Octavo. xiii 169pp. Blue cloth with bright white printed spine label. Scattered foxing near fine in a very good dust jacket with spine ends and corners nicked light foxing housed in a green leather and cloth slipcase embellished in gilt. Containing "The Royal Society of Literature" by the Most Hon. The Marquess of Crewe K.G. President R.S.L.; Ballads by Mrs. Margaret L. Woods; "A Franciscan Poet - Jacopone da Todi" by Evelyn Underhill; "Christina Rossetti" by Walter De La Mare "Swinburne and Baudelaire" by the Hon. Harold Nicolson; "The Art of the Biographer" by A.C. Benson; and Address by Mr. Rudyard Kipling. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press hardcover
1926rif. 612352London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Octavo. xiii 169pp. Blue cloth with bright white printed spine label. Scattered foxing near fine in a very good dust jacket with spine ends and corners nicked light foxing housed in a green leather and cloth slipcase embellished in gilt. Containing "The Royal Society of Literature" by the Most Hon. The Marquess of Crewe K.G. President R.S.L.; Ballads by Mrs. Margaret L. Woods; "A Franciscan Poet - Jacopone da Todi" by Evelyn Underhill; "Christina Rossetti" by Walter De La Mare "Swinburne and Baudelaire" by the Hon. Harold Nicolson; "The Art of the Biographer" by A.C. Benson; and Address by Mr. Rudyard Kipling. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press hardcover books
1968rif. 6643NY: Burt Franklin 1968. 1968. Fine. - Octavo green cloth titled in gilt. xviii & 523 pp. Illustrated with facsimiles. Slightly bumped else near fine. Together with: SUPPLEMENT TO BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF RUDYARD KIPLING. NY: Burt Franklin 1968. Octavo red cloth titled in gilt. xv & 333 pp. Near fine. Both volumes were originally published NY: 1927. NY: Burt Franklin, (1968). hardcover
1936rif. 550866New York 1936. Unbound. Near Fine. Gelatin silver photograph. 4.75" x 6.5". Near fine. Printed captioned reports Kipling's then recent medical emergency. The author pictured from the chest up smoking a pipe. unknown
1936rif. 550866New York 1936. Unbound. Near Fine. Gelatin silver photograph. 4.75" x 6.5". Near fine. Printed captioned reports Kipling's then recent medical emergency. The author pictured from the chest up smoking a pipe. unknown books
1948rif. 94154Garden City:: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. Volume One only. This copy is from the personal library of the late Madeleine L'Engle 1963 Newbery Award winner for her now classic young adult fantasy novel A WRINKLE IN TIME and bears her handwritten name and her family's on the front paste-down. Book club edition. Very good in a very good minor edge wear and age toning dust jacket.; 253 pages . Doubleday & Company, hardcover
1948rif. 94154Garden City:: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. Volume One only. This copy is from the personal library of the late Madeleine L'Engle 1963 Newbery Award winner for her now classic young adult fantasy novel A WRINKLE IN TIME and bears her handwritten name and her family's on the front paste-down. Book club edition. Very good in a very good minor edge wear and age toning dust jacket.; 253 pages . Doubleday & Company, hardcover books
