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1901Best.-Nr. 122738New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1901. First edition with the chapter-heading rhymes for only chapters VII and VIII as called of what many consider Kipling's masterpiece. Octavo original cloth embossed black and gilt to the front panel gilt titles to the spine illustrated. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. An exceptional example. Kim unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. The novel made the term "Great Game" popular and introduced the theme of great power rivalry and intrigue. It is set after the Second Afghan War which ended in 1881 but before the Third probably in the period 1893 to 1898. The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people culture and varied religions of India. "The book presents a vivid picture of India its teeming populations religions and superstitions and the life of the bazaars and the road." Considered by many to be Kipling's masterpiece opinion appears varied about its consideration as children's literature or not. Roger Sale in his history of children's literature concludes "Kim is the apotheosis of the Victorian cult of childhood but it shines now as bright as ever long after the Empire's collapse." Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1891Best.-Nr. 54124Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co. 1891. First edition. Nineteen newspaper articles describing Kipling's life in an area of India semi-independent from British rule. 1000 copies printed and bound with all but 100 reportedly destroyed when Kipling suppressed the book's release but bibliographer estimates there are more. Publisher's purple stamp with "27 Nov 91" dispatch date on endpaper and signature of A. R. Lawrence with short illegible notation and date "25/12/91" on pastedown. Good or better with first gathering literally holding by a thread and covers somewhat soiled and quite possibly touched up. Housed in custom top-loading two-piece sliding blue-and-red cloth slipcase backed in red leather with five raised bands and gilt-stamped lettering and design. Very attractive. A. H. Wheeler & Co. unknown
1941Best.-Nr. 012634Sydney: Australasian Medical Publishing Company 1941. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Fijian edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 128 pages. The title page has the date 1941 the front cover has the date 1942. This is the First Jungle Book ai matai. We have only located one copy of this ediiton. It is in the State Library of New South Wales. Australasian Medical Publishing Company Paperback
1889Best.-Nr. 62188Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. London: W. Thacker and Co 1889. Second edition with "Kidnapper" reading on contents page. 1 vols. 8vo. Original olive green cloth with ornamental bands at top and bottom of front cover spine lettered in gilt upper cover lettered in black rubbed some fraying and soiling squash endpapers some light spotting and browning generally marginal 32 pages publisher's advertisements at back dated December 1889. Second edition with "Kidnapper" reading on contents page. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards 22; Stewart 18; Livingston 24 Thacker, Spink and Co., London: W. Thacker and Co unknown
1914Best.-Nr. 151124London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1914. The Bombay Edition of Kipling's collection of historical fantasy tales. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered boards by Morrell with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels top edge gilt marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Set in multiple periods of English history Kipling's Puck stories are each narrated to two children living near Burwash in the High Weald of Sussex in the area of Kipling's own house Bateman's by people magically plucked out of history by the elf Puck or told by Puck himself. Puck who refers to himself as "the oldest Old Thing in England" is better known as a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. The genres of the stories range from authentic historical novella A Centurion of the Thirtieth On the Great Wall to children's fantasy Dymchurch Flit. Each story is bracketed by a poem which relates in some manner to the theme or subject of the story. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1926Best.-Nr. 002998New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1926. First Edition Thus Signed LImited Edition. Quarter Vellum. Near Fine. No. 141 of 150 copies signed by Kipling. 4to. 29 by 23 cm. 94 pp. 24 mounted color plates. A few soil marks on spine. Edges of paper on board sllightly faded in color. Otherwise tight and clean within. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown
1891Best.-Nr. 343404Allahabad / London: A.H. Wheeler & Co. / SampsonLow Marston 1891. Softcover. Good. First English edition. 12mo. Illustrated green wrappers. 96pp. Errata slip bound-in. Small owner's name and small chip on front wrap a couple of modest chips on rear wrap spine somewhat eroded another small embossed stamp of an American author on title-page a good copy in custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Scarce. A.H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson,Low, Marston unknown
1920Best.-Nr. 374461Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Comapny 1920. Limited Edition. No. 117 of 377 copies numbered and signed by Kipling. Photographically Illustrated by Lewis R. Freeman. pp. xxiv 44 unnumberred leaves. 8vo. Vellum spine ansd boards. Very good. Limited Edition. No. 117 of 377 copies numbered and signed by Kipling. Photographically Illustrated by Lewis R. Freeman. pp. xxiv 44 unnumberred leaves. 8vo. Livingston 449; Richards A331 Doubleday, Page & Comapny unknown
1917Best.-Nr. 121059London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1917. First separate British edition of Kipling's homage to John Bunyan which first appeared in Land and Water Magazine December 1917 printed by Methuen and Co. to secure copyright protection. Small octavo original wrappers with elaborate woodcut borders to the front panel. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. A superior example. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. Methuen & Co. Ltd unknown
1909Best.-Nr. 157971909. One page on Kipling's "Bateman's Burwash Sussex" stationery. 14th Aug. 1909. This letter addressed to "Dear Sir" but with the recipient's name and address "9 King's Cross Road W.C." typed below reads: I have received your letter of the 12th together with the file of correspondence which I return herewith. I am only sorry that as I know nothing about the business side of inventions it is out of my power to assist you. Yours truly signed: Rudyard Kipling. We do not know who John Proctor was; nor did Kipling -- but Proctor had apparently sent a whole file regarding some invention he was working on. Perhaps he contacted Kipling because he knew the famous author had written an 1893 book titled MANY INVENTIONS The letter is in very good condition a couple of small holes and tape-marks not affecting print. Basic content but a fine example of Kipling's signature. unknown
1897Best.-Nr. 2358London and New York: Macmillan and Co. and The Macmillan Company 1897. I.W. TABER. FICTION. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited and New York: The Macmillan Company 1897. I.W. TABER illustrator. R. & R. Clark Limited Edinburgh printer. First British edition. 12mo 7 7/16" x 5"; viii 1-245pp; red goat over board double gilt fillet with corner flower ornaments 6 spine compartments with gilt ornaments and date "1897" onlaid gilt-lettered labels; all edges gilt; gilt dentelles with marbled boards owners bookplate "Josephine B. Crane / Sugar Hill / Dalton Mass." on front pastedown; binder's stamp on verso ffep "Bound by Zaehnsdorf"; engraved fp 20 plates and one illustration in text; light shelf wear to edges spine sunned a few spots; very good plus. A beautifully bound copy of Rudyard Kipling's 1865-1936 exciting tale about a 15-year-old boy Harvey Cheyne Jr. who is washed overboard from a trans-Atlantic steamship and picked up by a fishing schooner off the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. First published in McClure's magazine from November 1896 to May 1897 it was published as a book first in the U.S. by Doubleday and then by Macmillan in London. Bound by Joseph Zaehnsdorf 1816-1886 an Austrian Hungarian binder who moved to London by 1837. Macmillan and Co. and The Macmillan Company unknown books
1912Best.-Nr. 219685London: Hodder & Stoughton 1912. Limited edition Number 95 of 500 copies on handmade paper signed by Hodder & Stoughton. Title page printed in green and black. xix 476 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original limp vellum t.e.g. Ties perished else fine. Bookplate. Cloth slipcase. Limited edition Number 95 of 500 copies on handmade paper signed by Hodder & Stoughton. Title page printed in green and black. xix 476 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Finely printed compendium of Kipling's verse including many favorite poems. Richards A258 Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
1889Best.-Nr. 62188Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. London: W. Thacker and Co 1889. Second edition with "Kidnapper" reading on contents page. 1 vols. 8vo. Original olive green cloth with ornamental bands at top and bottom of front cover spine lettered in gilt upper cover lettered in black rubbed some fraying and soiling squash endpapers some light spotting and browning generally marginal 32 pages publisher's advertisements at back dated December 1889. Second edition with "Kidnapper" reading on contents page. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards 22; Stewart 18; Livingston 24 Thacker, Spink and Co., London: W. Thacker and Co unknown books
1891Best.-Nr. 343404Allahabad / London: A.H. Wheeler & Co. / SampsonLow Marston 1891. Softcover. Good. First English edition. 12mo. Illustrated green wrappers. 96pp. Errata slip bound-in. Small owner's name and small chip on front wrap a couple of modest chips on rear wrap spine somewhat eroded another small embossed stamp of an American author on title-page a good copy in custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Scarce. A.H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson,Low, Marston unknown books
1920Best.-Nr. 374461Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Comapny 1920. Limited Edition. No. 117 of 377 copies numbered and signed by Kipling. Photographically Illustrated by Lewis R. Freeman. pp. xxiv 44 unnumberred leaves. 8vo. Vellum spine ansd boards. Very good. Limited Edition. No. 117 of 377 copies numbered and signed by Kipling. Photographically Illustrated by Lewis R. Freeman. pp. xxiv 44 unnumberred leaves. 8vo. Livingston 449; Richards A331 Doubleday, Page & Comapny unknown books
1909Best.-Nr. 157971909. One page on Kipling's "Bateman's Burwash Sussex" stationery. 14th Aug. 1909. This letter addressed to "Dear Sir" but with the recipient's name and address "9 King's Cross Road W.C." typed below reads: I have received your letter of the 12th together with the file of correspondence which I return herewith. I am only sorry that as I know nothing about the business side of inventions it is out of my power to assist you. Yours truly signed: Rudyard Kipling. We do not know who John Proctor was; nor did Kipling -- but Proctor had apparently sent a whole file regarding some invention he was working on. Perhaps he contacted Kipling because he knew the famous author had written an 1893 book titled MANY INVENTIONS The letter is in very good condition a couple of small holes and tape-marks not affecting print. Basic content but a fine example of Kipling's signature. unknown books
1926Best.-Nr. 002998New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1926. First Edition Thus Signed LImited Edition. Quarter Vellum. Near Fine. No. 141 of 150 copies signed by Kipling. 4to. 29 by 23 cm. 94 pp. 24 mounted color plates. A few soil marks on spine. Edges of paper on board sllightly faded in color. Otherwise tight and clean within. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown books
1898Best.-Nr. 201207London: William Heinemann 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Features words by Rudyard Kipling the author of "Captains Courageous" and "The Jungle Book." Includes 12 color lithographic plates by William Nicholson. A very good plus copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine but with some splitting to the front and rear internal hinges some other minor wear and with a vintage bookstore stocker to the rear pastedown. Plates in fine condition with some slight offsetting to the facing pages. No dust jacket. A very nice copy of this classic. William Heinemann unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 201207London: William Heinemann 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Features words by Rudyard Kipling the author of "Captains Courageous" and "The Jungle Book." Includes 12 color lithographic plates by William Nicholson. A very good plus copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine but with some splitting to the front and rear internal hinges some other minor wear and with a vintage bookstore stocker to the rear pastedown. Plates in fine condition with some slight offsetting to the facing pages. No dust jacket. A very nice copy of this classic. William Heinemann unknown books
Best.-Nr. RB-1hardcover. The Seven Seas The Seven Seas Rudyard Kipling — D. Appleton and Company New York 1898 Edition: First American Edition published the same year as the English first Binding: Original tan cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped Art Nouveau design Condition: Near Fine — bright gilt on spine and cover clean and tight binding minimal shelfwear previous owner's inscription dated December 1904 on front endpaper. Description: An exceptional early American edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Seven Seas the companion volume to Barrack-Room Ballads. This collection of sea poems captures the rhythm courage and global reach of the British Empire at its zenith earning critical and popular acclaim in both England and America. This copy is beautifully preserved with the gilt design on the spine and cover still luminous — a rarity for this title. The 1904 ownership inscription adds provenance and character. A strong collectible example suitable for exhibition or fine private libraries. The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling – rare vintage or collectible item from Deb's Book Paradise hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 151560Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1937. Vintage reference photograph of director Victor Fleming and script clerk Bill Lewis on the set of the 1937 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Rudyard Kipling's 1897 novel. The spoiled young son of a business tycoon falls overboard on a steamship trip to Europe and is picked up by a fishing schooner where he is made to earn his keep. Shot on location in Massachusetts and California in the US and Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Best.-Nr. 16375Paris, Imprimatur, 1955. In-4, 307 pp., simili-maroquin rouge de l'éditeur, dos lisse, auteur et titres dorés au dos, étui (petits frottements).
1915Best.-Nr. 31898Un livre décisif pour Genevoix : son exemplaire Paris, Mercure de France, [(30 août) 1907] 1915. 1 vol. (120 x 185 mm) de 282 p., [2] f. et 8 p. de catalogue. Broché. Edition originale de la traduction par Louis Fabulet et Robert d'Humières. Exemplaire de remise en vente de 1915 (couverture et page de titre), mais avec le bon feuillet de l'achever d'imprimer de l'édition originale (1907). L'exemplaire de Maurice Genevoix avec son ex-libris manuscrit - acheté à Orléans à la librairie R. Houzé (étiquette en 2e de couv.)
Best.-Nr. cROU-1704Paris,La Maison du Bibliophile,sans date (vers 1950) ; in-4°,broché,couverture rempliée blanche illustrée d’une pointe sèche en noir au 1er plat,étui cartonné;172pp.,1p.nch.,3ff.Exemplaire en très bon état.
Best.-Nr. 31898Paris Mercure de France 30 août 1907 1915. 1 vol. 120 x 185 mm de 282 p. 2 f. et 8 p. de catalogue. Broché. Edition originale de la traduction par Louis Fabulet et Robert d'Humières. Exemplaire de remise en vente de 1915 couverture et page de titre mais avec le bon feuillet de l'achever d'imprimer de l'édition originale 1907. L'exemplaire de Maurice Genevoix avec son ex-libris manuscrit - acheté à Orléans à la librairie R. Houzé étiquette en 2e de couv. Plus encore que Jack London deux livres sont fondamentaux dans la formation du jeune Maurice Genevoix : L'Enfant des bois d'Élie Berthet qui l'invitera à de premières rêveries puis Le Livre de la jungle de Kipling. Il en donnera dans Trente mille jours p. 161-163 deux remarquables pages. Dans les quelques livres qu'il emporte pieusement à l'Ecole Normale Supérieure figure cet exemplaire après l'avoir déjà lu dans ses années de lycée interne à Orléans. « Pour la première fois je me voyais matriculé : numéro 4. On penserait à la vie militaire si l'on n'avait pas connu aussi aux premières années de ce siècle la vie d'un élève interne dans un lycée de préfecture française. Tout ce qu'évoque le mot « caserne » c'est là que je l'ai connu à 10 ans au lycée Pothier rue Jeanne d'Arc : un juriste une rue noble et froide droite et raide comme la justice tirée d'un rigoureux cordeau entre la rue Royale et la cathédrale Sainte-Croix. J'y ai pour consolation le goût très vif de la camaraderie et le prodigieux trésor qu'est la lecture » qui lui ouvre un autre univers. Jules Verne l'ennuie il s'enthousiasme pour Sans famille d'Hector Malot avant de se plonger dans London ou Kipling. in Maurice Genevoix Chemins de mémoire. Il l'aura pieusement conservé par la suite l'exemplaire dans sa bibliothèque d'adulte et y reviendra souvent dans son oeuvre ; il en donnera des années plus tard une longue causerie dans l'émission « Les Grandes conférences » de la RTF en septembre 1953. De la bibliothèque Maurice Genevoix ex-libris. Paris, Mercure de France, [(30 août) 1907] 1915. 1 vol. (120 x 185 mm) de 282 p., [2] f. et 8 p. de catalogue. Broché. unknown