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1904rif. TB33464New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1904. First Edition. Very near fine in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and the front board. The top edge of the text block is gilt. A small octavo measuring 7 7/8 by 5 1/4 inches with the cloth worn through at the rear corner of the heel of the spine and at the lower tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket. 363 pages of text. A collection of 23 short stories. Overall an attractive first American edition copy of one of Kipling's lesser known works. It was published at the same time as the first British edition. Richards Rudyard Kipling A Bibliography A199 Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
rif. 160148New York: Manhattan Press. Fair. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in fair condition. The spine is becoming loose and the volume bears general shelfwear. There is an ink signature of a previous owner on the front flyleaf; Kipling's Wee Willie Winkie is a story of a mischievous little boy who gets into all sorts of mischief. It is a delightful read that is sure to keep children entertained.; 32mo; 177 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
1892rif. 2222012First edition. Octavo. Half title. Original gilt and blind stamped salmon cloth. 8 page publisher's ads at end. No dust jacket. Good inner joints starting; slight lean. 276 pages. Printed by Ballantyne and Hanson & Co. Stewart 105. William Heinemann hardcover books
1915rif. 526316Cincinnati: The John Church Company 1915. Softcover. Very Good. Sheet music. Folio. Three nested bifolia with a single-sheet-insert making 14 pages. Ex-library with a label and perforated stamp on the front cover and a date stamp 1916 on page three minor edgewear and light soiling to the exterior very good. For voice and piano. Plate number 17434 - 11. The front cover states "Written for and sung by David Bispham." Bispham was born in Philadelphia to a Quaker family and was barred from studying dramatic singing by his mother so he did not take it up until he was an adult. Starting out he faced a lot of discouragement but he went on to become one of America's leading baritones. His New York Times obituary describes him as "one of the foremost figures in the American concert opera and concert field. The John Church Company unknown books
1971rif. 583361New York: Boosey & Hawkes 1971. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 18pp. Stapled wrappers. Light shelfwear else near fine. For voice and piano with pedal marks. Plate imprint "S. 2668." Rudyard Kipling won the 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature. Boosey & Hawkes unknown books
1923rif. 590477Boston Mass: The Boston Music Company 1923. Softcover. Near Fine. Presumably the first and possibly only edition. Quarto. Two nested bifolia making eight pages. Light toning and bumping to the corners else near fine. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "B.M.Co. 6689." The back cover features a sample of "The Nightingale Has a Lyre of Gold" by Wm. E. Henley and Benjamin Whelpley. Unrecorded by OCLC and appears to be equally scarce in the trade and we could not find any information about the the composer Thomasa Hunt. The Boston Music Company unknown books
1973rif. RKIPTAL00JKNLimited Editions Club 1973. Very Good. Kipling Rudyard. Tales of East and West. Raymond illustrator Charles. Avon CT: Limited Editions Club 1973. #1904 of 2000. 376pp. Illustrated. 4to. Half blue and half green cloth. Signed by author. Book condition: Very good. Book is immaculate having been protected by its slipcase which show slight surface wear and sunning. Signed by Raymond on colophon. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1942rif. 1605Garden City N.Y.: Garden City Publishing Company Inc 1942. First edition thus. Boards. Near fine/very good . F. ROJANKOVSKY illustrator. First edition thus. 8vo; 26pp; color pictorial boards; pictorial endpapers in black and yellow; color pictorial title page; illustrations throughout both in b&w and color; light edge scuffing of boards; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket edge creasing and small closed tears; near fine in very good plus dj. The classic Kipling story of the curious elephant the crocodile and how he got a long trunk. Lively illustrations by Russian immigrant and Caldecott Award winner and illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky 1891-1970. Garden City Publishing Company, Inc unknown books
1901rif. 73381London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1901. First English edition 8vo pp. 4 413 3; frontispiece and 9 plates; original full red cloth t.e.g.; light edgewear to boards and ends of spine owner's note in pencil on free endpaper upper hinge starting text clean good and sound. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books
1920rif. 28357London: Macmillan 1920. First edition 8vo pp. vi 284 4 ads; title within red ruled border; very good sound copy in orig. red cloth gilt stamp on upper cover title in gilt on spine. Missives from Monadnock to Yokohama. Livingston 454; Stewart 478. Macmillan unknown books
1932rif. 32584London: Macmillan 1932. First Edition. 8vo pp. 400. Red cloth stamped in gilt. A fine copy. Stewart 588. Short stories and poems most published here for the first time. Macmillan unknown books
1898rif. 43477London: Macmillan and Co 1898. First English edition 8vo pp. 6 381 1 2 ads; original blue decorative boards blind- and gilt-stamped t.e.g.; spine darkened edges moderately shelf worn minor soiling to textblock fore-edge else a very good sound copy. Richards A116. Macmillan and Co unknown books
1899rif. 62817Chicago: George M. Hill. Good. 1899. Hardcover. First Edition. Front hinge repaired rear hinge cracked. Red cloth with gilt stamping. Spine ends and edges rubbed and chipped some light soiling to covers. Contents show some light toning otherwise bright and complete. A Good copy. . George M. Hill hardcover books
1912rif. 606447Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne 1912. Softcover. Very Good. First edition complimentary copy not intended for sale. Folio. 2 19pp 3 ads. Stapled wrappers. "Complimentary Copy" stamp on the front cover soiling and rubbing to the wrappers and light edgewear very good. Five instrumental songs for piano: "The Jungle" "Dawn." "rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the Snake" "Morning Song in the Jungle" and "Dance of the Elephants. B. Schott's Söhne unknown books
1996rif. 601051Upper Saddle River New Jersey: Prentice Hall 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine. Fourth edition. 804pp. Illustrated in color. Sunned spine near fine. A collection of short stories by Charlotte Zolotow Isaac Bashevis Singer Jack London Isaac Asimov Rudyard Kipling Ray Bradbury Beverly Cleary F. Scott Fitzgerald C. S. Lewis and more. Prentice Hall hardcover books
1994rif. 601046Englewood Cliffs New Jersey: Prentice Hall 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine. Third edition. 804pp. Illustrated in color. Tiny bump on front board sunned spine near fine. Although not marked in any way this copy is from the library of contributor Charlotte Zolotow with a publisher's complimentary letter laid in. Zolotow was an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department and the acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. A collection of short stories by Charlotte Zolotow Isaac Bashevis Singer Jack London Isaac Asimov Rudyard Kipling Ray Bradbury Beverly Cleary F. Scott Fitzgerald C. S. Lewis and more. Prentice Hall hardcover books
1937rif. 596820London: Elkin & Co 1937. Softcover. Very Good. Sheet music. Quarto. Two nested bifolia making eight pages. A price stamp with some sticker shadow at the top of the front cover light age toning rubbing to the exterior and light bumping to the corners still a very good and complete copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "E. & Co. 1960." OCLC locates only seven physical holdings of this piece and it appears to be equally uncommon in the trade. Elkin & Co unknown books
1928rif. 567166Garden City: Doubleday 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. About fine in price-clipped near very good dust jacket with a chip on front panel and some modest stains on the spine. Doubleday hardcover books
1898rif. 016678London: Macmillan 1898. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Slim 12mo.84pp. Solid First hardcover edition there was also an edition published in wraps of Kipling's account of ".Two trips with the channel squadron". This was a series of articles originally appearing in The Morning Post. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with lettering in black on spine and front board with illustration of ship in black Square tight and clean throughout with no toning or foxing. Wear to edges and tips. Boards lightly soiled. Spine mildly toned. A very respectable collectable copy at a great price. Macmillan hardcover books
1909rif. 611026London: Macmillan and Company 1909. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Decorative red cloth stamped in gilt. Neat penciled gift inscription spine a touch toned a nice near fine copy. Macmillan and Company hardcover books
1946rif. 455668Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. Later printing. Illustrated. Blue cloth gilt. Illustrated. One leaf very slightly oversized very good or better. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1902rif. 1374433Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz 1902. Hardcover. 10mo 254 pages. In Very Good condition. Quarter bound brown spine with gilt lettering. Marbled boards show slight wear to the edges including sunning to the spine and mild age toning the head/fore edges. Text block has age toning to the edges. Marbled end papers. Previous owner's information to the title page. Illustrated. Ribbon marker. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #3. 1374433. FP New Rockville Stock. Bernhard Tauchnitz hardcover books
1932rif. 612265Garden City: Doubleday Doran 1932. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. First American edition. Stain on the jacket resulting on a small paper remnant adhering to the front board and the rear panel of the jacket attached to the rear board thus only fair in an about fair dust jacket. Doubleday Doran hardcover books
1911rif. 609102New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1911. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later printing. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Decorated green cloth printed in black and gilt. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and bumped else fine. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1995rif. 102539London:: Folio Society. Fine. 1995. Hardcover. First edition thus. Fine in a fine slipcase. . Folio Society, hardcover books