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1951ref. 123411Brattleboro: The Book Cellar 1951. Revised edition of Howard Rice's Rudyard Kipling in New England. Octavo original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. In his review in the Boston Herald Carl Van Doren recommended ". this indispensable Kipling item with its pleasant informing story of the four years 1892-96 Kipling lived in Vermont near Brattleboro where he had his first house where his first child was born and where he wrote 'The Jungle Books." The Book Cellar hardcover books
1897ref. 123492Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz 1897. First Tauchnitz edition of Kipling's collection of songs and poems dedicated to voyages on the high seas which includes A Song of the English and Hymn Before Action. Octavo original wrappers. In very good condition. Ownership inscriptions. In the short span of four years English author Rudyard Kipling produced in addition to the Jungle Books a collection of short stories The Day's Work a novel Captains Courageous and a profusion of poetry including The Seven Seas a collection which includes two of his better-known poems: A Song of the English and Hymn Before Action. Bernhard Tauchnitz unknown books
1931ref. 123167London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1931. First edition of this collection of Kipling's poems which includes A Departure The Last Lap The Oldest Song Dane-Geld and The End. Octavo original wrappers. In near fine condition. 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 books
1915ref. 122463London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1915. First edition of this collection of nautical essays and poems. 12mo original illustrated wrappers. In near fine condition. A very sharp 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. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books
1924ref. 123514At the Sign of the George 1924. First Separate edition of Kipling's "After" the first draft of the poem that would later become The Recessional being a facsimile of a hand-written note retrieved from Kipling's wastebasket which was later donated to the Harvard College Library. One page folded. In fine condition. Scarce. 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. At the Sign of the George unknown books
1898ref. 122064New York: M. F. Mansfield and Company 1898. First separate edition of Rudyard Kipling's Mandalay which was first collected in Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses in 1892. Octavo original publisher's decorated burlap. In near fine condition. M. F. Mansfield and Company unknown books
1908ref. 122384Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited 1908. First edition in book form of this collection of Kipling's letters which first appeared in Newspapers during the spring of 1908 after a trip to Canada undertaken in the autumn of 1907. 12 mo original wrappers. In very good condition. Rare. 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. The Macmillan Company of Canada, Limited unknown books
1968ref. 191405Lunenburg Vermont: The Limited Editions Club 1968. The Limited Editions Club edition of Kipling's Jungle Books. Quarto original half cloth over marbled boards all edges speckled green. Illustrated by David Gentleman. Introduction by Bonamy Dobree. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by David Gentleman this is number 134. Fine in the original green slipcase which is in near fine condition. Kipling's Jungle Books center on the story of Mowgli an orphaned 'man-cub' who is raised in the jungle of India by wolves where he comes to learn the Laws of the Jungle. A major theme throughout the books is abandonment followed by fostering as in the life of Mowgli echoing Kipling's own childhood. Another is law vs. freedom; the stories are not about animal behavior but about human archetypes in animal form. The books remain popular to this day and have been adapted several times for film and other media including the classic Walt Disney 1967 animation and its 2016 remake. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1897ref. 123008New York: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1897. Early American printing of Kipling's richly detailed tale of American deep-sea fishing. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Like his two Jungle Books Kipling wrote this morality tale of life aboard a New England fishing boat while living near Brattleboro Vermont his wife's hometown. The book thus contains "something of his feelings about America--both his affection and his irritation" Carpenter & Prichard 296. "This is the only book of Kipling's which is set entirely in America. All the characters are American. Not only that but the heart of the book--its moral in a single sentence--is one of Kipling's main beliefs of this period expressed in terms essentially American or perhaps more particularly New England. He put it later in verse: 'And the Gods of the Copy-book Maxims said: 'If you don't work you will die!' It is a saga of hard physical work in conflict with natural forces. It is a book which could hardly have been written by anyone who did not admire Huckleberry Finn; it is a book whose claim to survival rests mainly on detail and it is all American detail" Mason 119. Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover books
1923ref. 121933Garden City: Doubleday Page & Company 1923. Later printing of the Inclusive Edition of Kipling's Verse. Octavo original cloth with gilt elephant vignette to the front panel. Very good in the original slipcase which is in good condition. 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. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1943ref. 122437Cambridge Massachusetts: Houghton Library 1943. First edition in book form of this previously unpublished letter written by Kipling to William Joshua Harding seeking an army commission for his son John. Octavo original wrappers as issued. One of only seventy-five numbered copies this is number 32. In fine condition. Rare. Kipling's son John was about three years old when this letter was written. Despite his son's short-sightedness Kipling sought to get him an army commission when the First World War broke out in August 1914. John was killed in the Battle of Loos causing his family immense grief and placing a great strain on the marriage as Kipling's wife had strongly opposed his enlisting. Later Kipling wrote of him "I had a boy who came near writing stories about Kangaroos and Queensland pearl-fishers. But another call came and Johnny went to France where the stars are still shining although Johnny's drum has ceased to beat." Houghton Library unknown books
1907ref. 122830London: Privately Printed 1907. First edition of this scarce privately printed pamphlet documenting Kipling's Speech at the Annual Dinner of the Artists' General Benevolent Institution on May the Ninth 1907. Octavo original wrappers. One of only 25 copies printed with Kipling's permission. With the printer's circular signed in facsimile laid in. Scarce only five copies have appeared at auction in the past 85 years. 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. Privately Printed unknown books
1895ref. 123443London: James Clarke & Co. 1895. First edition of this humorous collection of poems for recitation including Rudyard Kipling's Tommy and Lewis Carroll's The Walrus and the Carpenter. Octavo original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition. Scarce. 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. Kipling's 1890 poem Tommy addresses the ordinary British soldier of Kipling's time in a sympathetic manner written from the point of view of such a soldier and contrasting the treatment he receives from the general public during peace and during war. James Clarke & Co. unknown books
1909ref. 124551London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1909. First British edition of Kipling's Actions and Reactions. Octavo original cloth with gilt elephant emblem to the front panel. In good condition. Ownership inscription. 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. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover books
1982ref. 124503New York: The Viking Press 1982. Rare unrevised proof of The Portable Kipling. Octavo original wrappers with the publisher's date and price inscribed on the front panel. In fine condition. Rare. 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. The Viking Press unknown books
1978ref. 124334New York: Random House 1978. First American edition of Birkenhead's authoritative work on Kipling. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. "This is a personal and lively biography with a new and fresh approach. It supplements and enlarges our knowledge and is certainly different from any biography previously published" Philip Woodruff. Random House hardcover books
1891ref. 124119Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1891. Rare first edition of this collection of letters published without Kipling's permission and so quickly suppressed. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth. One of one thousand copies many of which were destroyed at Kipling's behest. In near fine condition. Ownership stamp. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. 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. A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover books
1990ref. 125897Iowa City: University of Iowa Press 1990-96. First editions of the letter of Rudyard Kipling. Octavo 3 volumes. Fine in a fine dust jackets. Edited by Thomas Pinney. University of Iowa Press unknown books
1922ref. 122861Garden City: Doubleday Page & Company 1922. First editions of Kipling's collected prose and verse. 12mo two volumes original blue cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition. A charming set. 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. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1922ref. 125630Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Company 1922. First edition of what many consider Kipling's masterpiece. Octavo original cloth original publisher's decorated dark green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel top edge gilt illustrated. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. 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 books
1943ref. 125198Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers Inc. 1943. First edition second issue of this classic World War II-era short story collection containing J.D. Salinger's third published short story and first appearance in book form. 12mo original illustrated boards illustrated. Complied by R.M. Barrows edited by E. X. Pastor and with contributions from J.D. Salinger Richard Armour Hurd Barrett Pat Frank O. Henry Rudyard Kipling Jack Leonard and Damon Runyan among others. In very good condition. Best-known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye American author J.D. Salinger published several short stories and five books throughout his lifetime. In a contributor's note Salinger gave to Harper's Magazine in 1946 he wrote: "I almost always write about very young people" a statement that has been referred to as his credo. Adolescents are featured or appear in all of Salinger's work from his first published short story "The Young Folks" 1940 to The Catcher in the Rye and his Glass family stories. In 1961 the critic Alfred Kazin explained that Salinger's choice of teenagers as a subject matter was one reason for his appeal to young readers but another was "a consciousness among youths that he speaks for them and virtually to them in a language that is peculiarly honest and their own with a vision of things that capture their most secret judgments of the world." For this reason Norman Mailer once remarked that Salinger was "the greatest mind ever to stay in prep school." Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc. hardcover books
1906ref. 125313Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz 1906. First Tauchnitz edition of Kipling's collection of historical fantasy tales. Octavo original wrappers. In good 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. Bernhard Tauchnitz unknown books
1918ref. 125277Berkeley: University of California Press 1918. First edition of Walter Morris Hart's survey of the Kipling's short stories. Octavo original cloth. In near fine condition. 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. University of California Press hardcover books
1930ref. 125970New York: Garden City Publishing Co. n.d. ca. 1930. Later printing of Kipling's classic collection of stories. Octavo original cloth with pictorial onlay with Kipling's original illustrations and coloured plates by Joseph M. Gleeson and Paul Bransom. In near fine condition. Ownership name. Just So Stories has "achieved nursery immortality because a genius has married two of the most tried and trusted favorite media--the fable and the fairy-story" Muir 107. "Kipling's own witty black-and-white drawings. together with their extensive and ridiculous captions are one of the chief delights of the book" Carpenter & Prichard 285. Garden City Publishing Co. hardcover books
1911ref. 123044Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1911. First edition of Kipling and Fletcher's history of Great Britain for boys and girls. Quarto original cloth illustrated with colored plates and maps by Henry Ford. In very good condition. Kipling and Fletcher's A History of England covers the history of Great Britain and the British Empire from the departure of the Romans through Saxon England and the Middle Ages the eras of the Tudors and Stuarts the American Rebellion and Great French War up until the Kingdom and Dominion of the Georges. Fletcher contributed most of the historical text with Kipling's assistance and contribution of 23 poems. Illustrator Henry Ford was best known for his work in Andrew Lang's colored Fairy books. The Clarendon Press hardcover books
