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Best.-Nr. 39425New York: B.W. Dodge and Company. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. New York: B.W. Dodge & Comany. 1st edition Pirated later issue wiht red rather than gold lettering. Livingston F.V. 328. Martindell 92. Clean bright tight copy in very nice dustwrapper. . B.W. Dodge and Company hardcover books
1899Best.-Nr. 68545New York: Doubleday & Mcclure Company. Good. 1899. Hardcover. Complete in two volumes green pictorial boards gilt printing to the spines. First Edition. Former owner signature on the front pastedown of each copy. Spines a bit darkened with rubbing to spine ends. The contents show soe light toning- otherwise complete bright Good. . Doubleday & Mcclure Company hardcover books
1899Best.-Nr. 9032199New York: Alex. Grosset & Co 1899. 1st. Hardcover. Good. First American edition. Bound in publisher's original yellow-orange cloth with spine stamped in red cover stamped in red and illustrated black. Top edge gilt. Illustrated frontispiece. Two illustrated plates in black and white. Several pages unopened. Mild rubbing to corners and head and heel of spine not through cloth. Darkening to cloth front back and spine. 5 x 7 1/4 inches. Alex. Grosset & Co hardcover books
1926Best.-Nr. 28292London: Macmillan & Co 1926. First edition 8vo pp. 2 vi 416; very good copy in original red cloth gilt medallion on upper cover gilt lettering on spine t.e.g. A collection of 14 stories and 21 poems. Livingstone 506; Stewart 519. Macmillan & Co unknown books
1927Best.-Nr. 20540San Francisco: The Windsor Press 1927. First edition number 288 of 500 copies 8vo pp. 2 18 1; full-page color woodcut illustration by Howard Simon half-title and headlines printed in purple; original blue paper covered boards cover printed in green and pink; a few tiny spots to upper cover foot of spine with a bit of wear hinge loose at first gathering else very good. Ransom Private Press p. 448. The Windsor Press unknown books
1993Best.-Nr. 00498STRANGE DREAMS Bantam 1993 first edition fine in wraps. Uncorrected proof. Contributions by Jorge Borges Orson Scott Card C. J. Cherryh Lucius Shepard Rudyard Kipling Jack Vance Theodore Sturgeon Greg Bear Robin McKinley Edgar Pangborn John Varley Harlan Ellison Nancy Kress et.al. Signed by author/editor Stephen Donaldson. Bantam Books paperback books
1933Best.-Nr. 00563THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK Hodder & Stoughton 1933 first edition some light soiling to the white cloth covers scattered foxing to the page edges else a tight vg copy in the publishers original binding. Contributions by Barrie Kipling Bowen Hilton Blackwood de la Mare and others as well as many full color illustrations including two vintage full color double-page spreads of the full Disney compliment Mickey Minnie Donald Goofy Pluto Clarabel et.al. Great stuff !!! Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
1942Best.-Nr. 582846Boston: E.C. Schirmer Music Co 1942. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 6 87pp. Illustrated wrappers. Rubbing to the wrappers else near fine. For multiple voices and piano. Plate imprint "E.C.S. No. 1320." Libretto adapted from the Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling who won the 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature. E.C. Schirmer Music Co unknown books
1907Best.-Nr. 453985New York: The John Church Company 1907. Unbound. Fine. Sheet music. Quarto. 11 1 pp. Words by Rudyard Kipling. Music by Oley Speaks. Self-wrappers not stapled. Owner name Thomas Curtiss on cover. Trifle wear and soil tiny abrasion on rear wrapper still fine. A lovely copy. The John Church Company unknown books
1917Best.-Nr. 607844London: Macmillan 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Red cloth gilt. Rear hinge neatly repaired corners a little bumped very good or better. Macmillan hardcover books
1978Best.-Nr. 104235Franklin Center:: Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1978. Hardcover. Limited edition "The Collector's Library of the World's Best-Loved Books". Octavo fully bound in red leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along the spine all edges gilt silk moire endpapers sewn-in ribbon bookmark. About fine.; 227 pages . Franklin Library, hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 3998LONDON MACMILLAN 1898. GOOD. LONDON, MACMILLAN, 1898 unknown books
Best.-Nr. 160155New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in good condition with general wear from life on a shelf and some discoloration. There is a previous owner's signature inked on the front flyleaf ; This book like many of Rudyard Kipling's is full of tales of adventure and heroism. Many of the tales are set in India a country that Kipling knew well. In Black and White Kipling tells the story of two men one white one black who go on a journey together. The white man is out to conquer the world while the black man is there to serve him. The journey is difficult but the two men overcome all obstacles together. Ultimately the black man proves himself to be a better man than the white man and the two men become friends.; 32mo; 118 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
1924Best.-Nr. 179886Garden City NY: Doubleday 1924. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American trade hardcover edition. Small octavo. 33pp. Green papercovered boards with green-lettered white label laid on front board. Swastika with "Rudyard Kipling" in circle on copyright. Owner's decorative bookplate laid on front pastedown small stamp on front fly still near fine in a very good dustwrapper with spine lightly tanned short tears along the edges. Doubleday hardcover books
1899Best.-Nr. 37891New York: H. M. Caldwell 1899. Hardcover. Fair-Good. Octavo. 749 1pp. Original lavishly illustrated with Indian motifs on red cloth with gilt lettering on front and back covers and spine. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece portrait lithograph with tissue guard. The Nobel-Laureate Rudyard Kipling is regarded as a master of short-short stories. This collection of thirty-six short stories is illustrated with sixteen full-page reproductions of artwork by L. J. Bridgman and others. Binding with light wear along edges. Previous owner's name inked to free front endpaper. Starting after free front endpaper. Signature including free front endpapers frontispiece title page and table of content lose. Pages 23/24 lose. Pencil notations on three of the free front endpapers. Binding in overall good interior in fair to good condition. H. M. Caldwell hardcover books
1901Best.-Nr. TB30607New York: Doubleday Doran and Company Inc. c.1901. Reprint. Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and designs on the spine and the blind embossed facsimile of the author's signature on the front board. A small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 1/2 inches with a prior owner's name and date on the first free end page. The front and rear end sheets show foxing at the hinges where there was a reaction with the glues used in binding. In a very good unclipped dust jacket with the spine tanned and with numerous short closed tears around the edges of the panels and spine area. 376 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with ten plates of bas-relief sculptures from photographs by J. L. Kipling. Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc. hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 160146New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in good condition with some general wear from life on the shelf and discoloration. A prior owner's signature is inked on the front flyleaf; Introduction by Henry James. ; 32mo; 249 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 160147New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. A good edition with general shelfwear and slight discoloration. There is aprevious owner's ink signature on the front flyleaf; This book is a collection of short stories set in the fictional hill station of Simla. The stories are about Indian men and women who live in the station and their interactions with Europeans.; 32mo; 302 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
1940Best.-Nr. 11825London: Hodder & Stoughton 1940. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Reprint. Hardcover. Inscription on fep: "To Oliver on the occasion of his Barmitzvah from Mr. and Mrs. Lyons." From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelfwear shaken exposed gutter front/back but intact evenly toned else tight bright and unmarred. Red cloth. Lacking dj. 8vo xvi 844pp. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
1926Best.-Nr. 524London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1926. First Edition. Boards. Very good . Donald MAXWELL. First edition. 8vo; xiv i 94pp 2; gilt-stamped title author and illustrator to front board on royal blue buckram; 24 color half-tone illustrations tipped in; heavy cream-colored stock; bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown; scuffing to head & tail of spine with small tear to head glue burn to ffep; very good plus. Lacking dust jacket. Beautiful illustrations to accompany some of Kipling's most popular verse. Macmillan and Co. Limited unknown books
1895Best.-Nr. 330312London: Macmillan and Co 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Blue cloth with gilt decoration on top edges. Pages age-toned gutter before half-title page cracked rear hinge cracked spine faded and extremities worn else very good. Macmillan and Co hardcover books
1978Best.-Nr. 108303The Franklin Library; Franklin Center Pennsylvania 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine limited edition from The Franklin Library. Part of "The Collected Stories of The World's Greatest Writers" collection. Full leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin book marker. Negligible wear at the corners. The Franklin Library; Franklin Center Pennsylvania hardcover books
1976Best.-Nr. TB28072Avon Conn.: The Limited Editions Club 1976. Limited Edition. Fine in green and purple cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt decorations around the author's initials on the front board. A small quarto measuring 10 1/2" by 8". Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained within a fine paper covered slip case. One of only 2000 copies printed with this copy identified as number 435 and signed by the illustrator Charles Raymond. Selections by Bernard Bergonzi. 375 pages of text and illustrated with line drawings and color lithographs by Charles Raymond. A very tight clean and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 009889New York: Rand McNally & Company 1937 1935 1937. Black cloth titled in silver full color pastedown previous owner's name pages age-toned; illustrated dust jacket is worn with tears and small losses. Illustrated with a color frontis and 4 other color plates. Later Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Paul Strayer. Tall 8vo. Rand McNally & Company hardcover books
1905Best.-Nr. 339824London: Macmillan 1905. First. paperback. fine. 62p. 16mo tan wrappers printed in red. London: Macmillan 1905. First Edition. Fine. Fine copy in a 1/2 red morocco slipcase. Macmillan unknown books