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1929rif. 9027London: Macmillan and Co 1929. First English edition 8vo pp. xv 1 447 1; 17 plates; top of spine worn extremities rubbed lightly binding slightly askew short tear to front endpaper else a very good copy in original decorated maroon leather binding stamped in gilt a.e.g. Macmillan and Co 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
1909rif. 20212London: Macmillan and Co 1909. First English edition 8vo pp. 6 302 12 ads; light soiling to spine and light wear to extremities else a very good copy or better in original maroon cloth. Macmillan and Co unknown books
1903rif. 211194London: Methuen 1903. First. hardcover. fine. 12mo artfully bound in dark olive green morocco; gilt lettered spine with raised bands & floral devices stamped in gilt and red on the covers; inner dentelles. London: Methuen 1903. First English Edition. First issue with "David" on p.56. Methuen unknown books
1898rif. 12923London: Macmillan 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Pictorial cloth boards. Very slight soiling very near fine. An attractive volume. Macmillan hardcover books
1912rif. 23779Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Company 1912. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1912 1st edition preceding the British edition by 1 year. Tight and VG in its dark cloth with bright gilt-titling and blindstamping along the front panel. And in a perfectly serviceable price-intact VG dustjacket with light creasing and wear along the spine ends light soiling to the panels including spotting at the spine and several tiny closed tears to the edges. Still though a presentable copy. Livingston 358. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown books
1897rif. 20427London: Macmillan and Co 1897. Full leather. Very Good . I.W. Taber. The 1897 true 1st edition beautifully bound in full green morocco by Bayntun of Bath England. Bright and VG with very light fading --and a touch of light staining-- at the lower front panel and just a bit of very mild spotting to the rear panel. 5 raised bands lovely gilt-tooling within the compartments. 12mo all edges gilt nicely illustrated throughout by I.W. Taber. Macmillan and Co unknown books
1938rif. 18874Paris: Librairie Delagrave 1938. 3/4 leather. Near Fine. Georges Leroux. #90 of 100 copies within the larger limitation of 1210 copies of this handsome 1938 French edition of Kipling's "On the City Wall". Bound in 3/4 pebbled green morocco over marbled boards. 3 raised bands bright gilt-tilting and lovely Art Deco gilt-tooling along the spine. Matching marbled endsheets and pastedowns the original wrappers bound-in. As part of the limitation of 100 copies includes the 12 extra plates-in-color by Georges Leroux and "une suite speciale des gravures en bistro". Clean very attractive and Near Fine translated from its original Englsh by Louis Fabulet. Librairie Delagrave unknown books
1938rif. 18875Paris: Librairie Delagrave 1938. 3/4 leather. Near Fine. E. Carlegle. #90 of 100 copies within the larger limitation of 1210 copies of this handsome 1938 French edition of Kipling's "Stalky & Co.". Bound in 3/4 pebbled green morocco over marbled boards. 3 raised bands bright gilt-tilting and lovely Art Deco gilt-tooling along the spine. Matching marbled endsheets and pastedowns the original wrappers bound-in. As part of the limitation of 100 copies includes the 12 extra plates-in-color by E. Carlegle and "une suite speciale des gravures en bistro". Clean very attractive and Near Fine translated from its original Englsh by Paul Bettelheim and Rodolphe Thomas. Librairie Delagrave unknown books
1932rif. 7414Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Co 1932. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1932 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine in a crisp price-intact Near Fine dustjacket with very very lighty staining along the spine. Thick octavo 371 pgs. Housed in a custom-made quarter-morocco biox. Doubleday, Doran & Co unknown books
1891rif. 7030New York: Lovell Coryell & Company 1891. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1891 1st American edition. VG- with light soiling at the panels and spine. Neat former owner name at front pastedown first blank and title page. 12mo 268 pgs. Housed in a handsome custom-made box with folding chemise. Lovell, Coryell & Company unknown books
1898rif. 7142London: Macmillan & Co 1898. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1898 1st edition in its original pictorial wrappers. VG- with pronounced staining at the spine and one 1 1/2" chip at the rear panel. Still though a presentable copy of a fragile book. 12mo 84 pgs. Housed in a custom-made cloth chemise and quarter-morocco box. Macmillan & Co unknown books
1910rif. 339470Garden City: Doubleday Page 1910. First. hardcover. near fine. 8 double leaves cut at bottom edge each leaf stamped with a red border. Oblong 16mo rebound in tan morocco preserving the front printed board cover. Garden City: Doubleday Page 1910. First Edition. First separate U.S. edition of Kipling's most enduring work of verse. Precedes the UK edition by four years. Small marginal tear in one blank leaf otherwise fine. Doubleday Page unknown books
rif. 06549London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1897. The Grand Banks - Where Boys Become Men" A Classic of the Sea KIPLING Rudyard. 'Captains Courageous' A Story of the Grand Banks. With illustrations by I. W. Taber. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1897. First edition. Small octavo 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 184 x 121 mm. viii 245 1 blank 2 advertisements pp. With twenty-two full-page illustrations by I. W. Taber. Publisher's blue cloth front cover and spine pictorially decorated in gilt dark gray coated endpapers all edges gilt. Minimal rubbing to extremities small bookseller's description neatly affixed to front paste-down. A touch of very light foxing otherwise a near fine copy the notoriously fragile endpapers remarkably fresh and intact. One of Kipling's most enduring and widely read novels Captains Courageous stands apart within his canon as a pure sea story drawn from his own experiences aboard fishing vessels off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. First published in 1897 it tells the story of Harvey Cheyne a spoiled American boy transformed by hardship discipline and camaraderie after being swept overboard and rescued by a Gloucester fishing schooner. The novel's vivid depiction of life at sea - its dangers routines and moral code - owes much to Kipling's gift for observation and his admiration for working seamen. The result is a narrative at once adventurous and deeply humane often compared to the great maritime traditions of Dana and Melville but with a distinctly Kiplingesque emphasis on character and duty. Isaiah West Taber 1830-1912 is a slightly deceptive figure in this context - he was not primarily a book illustrator but one of the leading American photographers of the late 19th century based in San Francisco. That explains why the plates in Captains Courageous feel unusually "real": they are derived from photographic studies not traditional drawn illustration. The publisher's pictorial gilt cloth binding with its bold maritime design is particularly attractive and increasingly difficult to find in such well-preserved condition especially with the delicate coated endpapers intact and the gilt still bright. A handsome and increasingly scarce first edition of one of the great literary evocations of the sea. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897 unknown books
rif. 06642London: The Folio Society 2012. The Leopard and the Imagination - Kipling Recast in Gold and Light" One of 1000 Copies with Original Signed Etching KIPLING Rudyard. Just So Stories for Little Children. Introduced by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat. London: The Folio Society 2012. Limited Edition. One of 1000 numbered copies each with an original signed copperplate etching of The Leopard by the artist; this copy no. 975. Folio 12 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches; 324 x 245 mm. 2 blank 4 limitation statement and original signed etching 2 blank 1-6 7-195 1 blank 1 3 blank pp. Fourteen tipped-in color plates including frontispiece by Niroot Puttapipat. Hand-bound by The Fine Book Bindery Wellingborough Northamptonshire in quarter white vellum over brown boards elaborately blocked in gold silver bronze and black smooth spine lettered in gilt tan pictorial endpapers top edge gilt. Housed in the original brown cloth clamshell case spine with black paper label lettered in gilt. A mint as new example. Niroot Puttapipat b. 1971 is among the most accomplished contemporary book artists renowned for his intricate highly decorative style that blends Eastern and Western influences. Working with techniques such as gold leaf embossing and finely layered color his illustrations evoke the richness of traditional manuscript illumination while retaining a distinctly modern sensibility. His limited-edition books have become increasingly sought after for their craftsmanship and visual sophistication. Michael Morpurgo b. 1943 former Children's Laureate and author of War Horse is one of the most celebrated writers of modern children's literature. His introduction situates Kipling's tales within their enduring storytelling tradition emphasizing their rhythm wit and oral charm. A sumptuous modern interpretation of Kipling's timeless tales this edition unites fine press craftsmanship with one of the most distinctive illustrative voices working today. The inclusion of an original signed etching - depicting the iconic Leopard - further elevates the book into the realm of the collector. One of the more elegant and desirable Folio Society limited editions of recent years. London: The Folio Society, 2012 unknown books
rif. 06188London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1903. Beauty That Hath Terror in It" The Detmold Brothers' Sublime and Unsettling Vision of The Jungle Book The Magnificent Original 1903 Folio Portfolio with Sixteen Superb Color Plates KIPLING Rudyard. DETMOLD Maurice & Edward J. illustrators. Sixteen Illustrations of Subjects from Kipling's "Jungle Book" by Messrs. Maurice & Edward Detmold. London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1903. First edition. Reportedly limited to 500 copies for England and America. Folio 21 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches; 543 x 394 mm. Title-page contents leaf and sixteen magnificent color plates tipped onto white boards within gray window mounts each accompanied by a protective cover sheet bearing the title and a short extract from Kipling's text. Title-page and list of illustrations expertly repaired at folds; second plate description with short marginal tear; some light foxing to text leaves and mounts only. The plates themselves are remarkably clean fresh and beautifully preserved. Original publisher's green cloth portfolio front cover decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt retaining one of the two original green silk ties. An excellent example of one of the most magnificent and celebrated achievements of Edwardian book illustration exceptionally scarce complete with all sixteen plates. Published in 1903 when the extraordinary twin brothers Maurice and Edward Julius Detmold were just twenty years old this monumental portfolio represents the culmination of their artistic collaboration and one of the finest visual interpretations of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book ever produced. The sixteen superb compositions reveal an astonishing maturity of conception and execution. Combining meticulous natural history observation with an intensely personal decorative imagination the Detmolds created a world at once beautiful mysterious and faintly menacing in which the distinction between the natural and the supernatural seems perpetually uncertain. Animals are rendered with extraordinary anatomical precision their musculature fur scales and movement observed with almost scientific exactitude. Yet these are far more than zoological studies. Wolves possess an almost monumental dignity; panthers move with a sinister effortless grace; serpents coil with hypnotic inevitability; and the great tiger Shere Khan emerges as an embodiment of majestic and terrifying power. The brothers' remarkable understanding of animal character is matched by their sensitivity to atmosphere and composition. Their creatures appear not merely as participants in Kipling's narratives but as independent beings endowed with intelligence memory and an almost human consciousness. Particularly striking are the representations of Mowgli whose slender youthful figure is repeatedly contrasted with the formidable creatures surrounding him. His vulnerability is balanced by a quiet assurance suggesting his extraordinary position between the human and animal worlds. The Detmolds avoid the sentimentality often associated with illustrations of childhood instead emphasizing Mowgli's intimate identification with the jungle and its inhabitants. In the celebrated scenes depicting Bagheera Baloo Akela and the Monkey People the artists achieve an extraordinary balance between narrative drama and decorative design. The Monkey People particularly in their ruined architectural surroundings are among the most unsettling creations in the series their restless gestures and grotesque attitudes suggesting a strange parody of human society. Equally remarkable is the brothers' use of color. Their sumptuous yet carefully controlled palette of burnished browns smoky grays subdued greens and golden ochres lends the compositions an almost dreamlike quality. Subtle gradations of tone together with intricate patterns of foliage fur and stone produce a richness and unity of design seldom equaled in contemporary illustration. The original large-format plates possess a depth delicacy and painterly quality that cannot be fully appreciated in the considerably reduced reproductions of the later book edition of 1908. Presented individually within their original window mounts they have the presence and visual authority of original watercolors. Indeed so successful were these images as independent works of art that many portfolios were subsequently broken up their individual plates removed for framing. The survival of a complete portfolio particularly one retaining its original publisher's cloth case and with the plates in such fresh condition is consequently especially desirable. The contemporary critical reception was enthusiastic. Reviewing the London exhibition of the original paintings the Manchester Guardian of November 5 1903 declared that the brothers: "are able to prevent their work from ever sinking to the level of mere illustration". The reviewer particularly admired the depiction of the Monkey People in the Cold Lairs describing it as: "full of character subtle observation and invention". Of the representation of Bagheera in Mowgli and the Red Flower the reviewer memorably observed that it possessed: "something of that beauty which hath terror in it". The same review praised the convincing and engaging portrayals of Baloo Nag Kaa and Akela recognizing in the Detmolds' work an extraordinary fusion of imaginative invention and naturalistic observation. A report published in the New York Times on December 5 1903 stated that the edition was strictly limited to 500 copies for England and America emphasizing the exclusivity of this magnificent production from the outset. The portfolio is particularly significant in the history of the Detmold brothers' careers. Born in 1883 Maurice and Edward developed their exceptional artistic talents together displaying an early and remarkable aptitude for the representation of birds animals and the natural world. Their close collaboration produced some of the most distinctive illustrated publications of the opening years of the twentieth century. Tragically Maurice took his own life in 1908 bringing their artistic partnership to a premature end. Edward continued to enjoy a distinguished career as an illustrator but the works produced jointly by the brothers retain a unique place in the history of British illustration. As Richard Dalby observed the paintings were admired for their realistic detail and decorative arrangement while Diana Johnson identified the extraordinary tension between their scientific naturalism and ornamental imagination a combination capable of producing images both fanciful and profoundly disturbing. A masterpiece of the Golden Age of Illustration this spectacular portfolio stands among the finest achievements of the Detmold brothers and one of the most beautiful and psychologically compelling interpretations of Kipling's immortal jungle stories. Complete examples of the original 1903 folio portfolio are increasingly difficult to obtain and the present copy with all sixteen plates clean and fresh and preserved in its original gilt-decorated publisher's portfolio is an especially attractive survival. London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1903 unknown books
rif. 06180Lahore: The "Civil and Military Gazette Press 1885. One of Rudyard Kipling's Earliest Publications Containing the First Appearance of "The Phantom Rickshaw" KIPLING Rudyard. 1885 Quartette. The Christmas Annual of the Civil & Military Gazette by Four Anglo-Indian Writers. Lahore: The "Civil and Military Gazette Press 1885. First Edition. Tall octavo 9 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 245 x 146 mm. 2 blank 2 title printed in red and black verso blank 2 Contents verso blank 1-125 1 blank seven leaves of advertisements: 2 pink 2 gray 3 thinner cream-colored. Handsomely bound by C. Fox of London ca. 1885 with their stamp on verso of free endpaper. Full green morocco covers decoratively bordered in gilt. Spine with five shallow raised bands decoratively ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments gilt ruled board edges decorative gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate "Think and Thank" on front pastedown. Original front and rear printed wrappers bound in. Front wrapper with design by the Mayo School of Art Lahore with early ink signature "L.C. Ibbetson" on top blank margin. This is a complete copy of the first edition first impression of a book authored by members of the Kipling family. Published in a limited run of 250 copies it was bound around the time of publication and it is particularly rare to have its original wrappers and advertisements at the end. The book marks the first appearance of The Phantom 'Rickshaw and The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes C.E. Rudyard Kipling later described the origins of this work in his 1937 autobiography Something of Myself recalling that "in the cold weather of 1885 we four made up a Christmas annual which pleased us a good deal and attracted a certain amount of attention. Later much later it became a 'collector's piece' in the US book-market and to that extent smudged the memories of its birth." The collection consists of 16 pieces-eight in prose and eight in verse-written by "four Anglo-Indian writers" as stated on the title page. The authors who remained anonymous throughout were Kipling himself his father mother and sister. Kipling took the initiative to publish the book through the Civil and Military Gazette selling it by subscription. At just 19 years old he contributed half of the content using this opportunity to bring his work into print. His ghost stories gained wider recognition when they were later reprinted in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales 1890. Kipling's father however was somewhat reluctant about the publication. He wrote to Margaret Burne-Jones expressing his hope that someone would "rap Rudyard's knuckles for the unwholesomeness of The Phantom 'Rickshaw and the coarseness of The Tragedy of Teeth." The book's binding process was notably chaotic. Kipling recalled that the work took place at night by candlelight with workers on overtime incentivized with brandy and free tobacco to keep production moving. Over forty men including binders were involved in assembling Quartette. The publication was officially announced on 19 December and its cover design is believed to have been created by Kipling's father John Lockwood Kipling who was then the first principal of the Mayo School of Art in Lahore. Livingston 5; Stewart 7. Lahore: The "Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1885 unknown books
rif. 06181Lahore: "The "Civil and Military Gazette" Press 1884. First Edition of Kipling's Very Rare Second Book "Echoes" KIPLING Rudyard and Alice. Echoes. By Two Writers. Lahore: "The "Civil and Military Gazette" Press 1884 First edition. Small square octavo 6 x 4 1/2 inches; 154 x 115 mm. 2 blank 2 title verso blank 2 index 1-72 2 blank pp. Some light foxing throughout first blank leaf with early ink signature. Publisher's light brown wrappers front wrapper with tile design printed in black. lower corner 1 1/8 x 3/4 inch; 28 x 19 mm. torn away spine expertly and invisibly restored still a near fine copy. Housed in a red cloth chemise within a full red morocco velvet lined 'jewel-case'. Spine with five raised bands lettered in gilt in compartments brass lock. First edition of Kipling's very rare second book; the "two writers" of the title were Kipling and his sister Alice "Trix". Of the 39 poems mostly "echoes" or imitations of well-known poets 32 are ascribed to Kipling and 7 to his sister. First published in Lahore in August 1884 the volume appeared when Kipling then 18 years old had been living in India for nearly two years. It was printed by the Civil and Military Gazette Press where Kipling served as sub-editor and he personally oversaw its production. In December 1883 Kipling's mother brought his 15-year-old sister Trix from England to join him. Together they engaged in a series of literary experiments and playful compositions producing a substantial collection of poems-primarily parodies of well-known poets-by the spring of 1884. Encouraged by their efforts Rudyard published a selection of these works in August of that year under the title Echoes by Two Writers. The Poems: Echoes: Introduction 1. A Vision of India Rudyard Kipling 2. The City of the Heart Rudyard Kipling 3. The Raiyat at Home Rudyard Kipling 4. Children of Nature Alice MacDonald Fleming 1884 5. The Bearing of the Vine Alice MacDonald Fleming 1884 6. Hope Deferred Alice MacDonald Fleming 1884 7. The Flight of the Bucket Rudyard Kipling 8. Laocoon Rudyard Kipling 9. Nursery Rhymes for Little Anglo-Indians Rudyard Kipling 10. Tobacco Rudyard Kipling 11. Appropriate Verses on an Elegant Landscape Rudyard Kipling 12. His Consolation Rudyard Kipling 13. Egoism Alice MacDonald Fleming 1884 14. The Cursing of Stephen Rudyard Kipling 15. On Sorrow Alice MacDonald Fleming 16. Jane Smith Rudyard Kipling/Alice MacDonald Fleming 1884 17. Nursery Idyls Rudyard Kipling 18. Sonnet On Being Rejected of One's Horse Rudyard Kipling 19. Kopra Brahm Rudyard Kipling 20. The Sudder Bazár Rudyard Kipling 21. Commonplaces Rudyard Kipling 22. To You Love Alice MacDonald Fleming 1884 23. On True Friendship Alice MacDonald Fleming 1884 24. Quæritur Rudyard Kipling 25. London Town Rudyard Kipling 26. Himalayan Rudyard Kipling 27. Our Lady of Many Dreams Rudyard Kipling 28. A Murder in the Compound Rudyard Kipling 29. " 'Way Down the Ravee River" Rudyard Kipling 30. Amour de Voyage Rudyard Kipling 31. Failure Rudyard Kipling 32. How the Day Broke The Drawing Room Song Rudyard Kipling 33. A Locked Way Rudyard Kipling 34. Land Bound Rudyard Kipling 35. The Ballad of the King's Daughter Old Ballad Rudyard Kipling 36. How the Goddess Awaketh Rudyard Kipling 37. The Maid of the Meerschaum Rudyard Kipling 38. Estunt the Griff Rudyard Kipling 39. Cavaliere Servente Rudyard Kipling Livingston 14; Stewart 5. Lahore: "The "Civil and Military Gazette" Press, 1884 unknown books
rif. 06177Lahore : The Civil and Military Gazette Press 1886. First Edition of Kipling's First Published Book - Departmental Ditties KIPLING Rudyard. Departmental Ditties and Other Verses. Lahore: The Civil and Military Gazette Press 1886. First edition of Kipling's first published book. Narrow octavo 10 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches; 273 x 107 mm. Twenty-nine unnumbered leaves. Publisher's tan printed wrappers stapled as issued and imitating the form of an Indian civil service envelope complete with overlapping flap. There is an ink inscription at the bottom of the front wrapper "E.R.P to M.C.P." Light soiling to wrappers edge of front wrapper and flap with some light wear. The pink ribbon that originally passed through the slit on the flap is now lacking the flap itself and its very vulnerable hinge to the overlapping flap is unrestored and intact. Bookplate of Roger H. West and old booksellers description pasted onto blank verso of penultimate verse Giffen's Debt. Over-opened between penultimate and last leaf. Contained in a red cloth chemise which in turn is housed in a full red morocco slipcase smooth spine lettered in gilt. Aside from the aforementioned minor flaws this is still an exceptionally good unrestored copy. First edition of Kipling's debut published work. His previous writings had either been privately printed issued as offprints or included in collaborative books. At the time Kipling was serving as sub-editor of the Civil and Military Gazette an English-language newspaper based in Lahore that covered the lives of the Civil Service and the Indian Army in Punjab. His position combined with his family's social standing afforded him numerous opportunities to observe and explore the full spectrum of life in India. From an early age Kipling had been captivated by the vibrant and diverse world of native India and his keen observational skills allowed him to vividly capture its essence. As his engagement with journalism deepened he frequently filled the newspaper's pages with prose sketches and light verse. Eventually he began inserting his own poems under the title Departmental Ditties into the newspaper culminating in the publication of this edition designed to resemble a bundle of civil service memoranda. Livingston 10; Richards A7; Stewart 8. Lahore : The Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1886 unknown books
rif. 00136London: Macmillan and Co. 1903. The Songs from Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" KIPLING Rudyard. The Just So Song Book. Being the Songs from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories. Set to Music by Edward German. London: Macmillan and Co. 1903. First edition. Large quarto 12 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches; 311 x246 mm. 2 62 pp. Music. Original dark red cloth pictorially stamped in black on front cover and lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Small area of slight discoloration on back cover. Front hinge hints at starting. Title tissue guard slightly browned and with a short tear at lower margin. Otherwise a fine copy. A charming and scarce musical companion to Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories issued at the height of his popularity and designed for domestic performance. Edward German's settings - by turns playful lyrical and theatrically assured -translate Kipling's rhythmic verse into songs intended for both children and adults reflecting the Edwardian taste for cultivated family entertainment. Books combining Kipling's texts with original musical settings were produced in relatively small numbers and were often heavily used making clean copies increasingly difficult to find. This first edition of The Just So Song Book survives as an appealing example of early twentieth-century literary music publishing and an important adjunct to Kipling's most beloved work. "The texts of the twelve poems contained in the Just So Stories 1902 are here set to music by Edward German. The last song 'Rolling down to Rio' is substituted for 'I've never sailed the Amazon' which is here omitted" Stewart. Livingston 270 describing the first American edition. Stewart 269-A. London: Macmillan and Co., 1903 unknown 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
1902rif. 40117London: Macmillan and Co 1902. Very good plus. First edition of this children's classic with twelve myths about the origins of the animals illustrated by the author himself. Kipling wrote JUST SO STORIES for his own children particularly his first child Josephine "Effie" to help her fall asleep. Kipling was the son of an artist and the nephew of Edward Burne-Jones; his accomplished illustrations for these stories draw on influences as wide as Navajo art Japanese prints and the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley. While Kipling's own reputation would rise and fall alongside the culture of British imperialism these stories do not borrow from the folklore of other cultures: they constitute their own form of legend which English-speaking children of the next hundred years would experience through the sound of their parents' voices before bed. Large octavo. 9.25'' x 7''. Original full pictorial red cloth stamped in black and white spine lettered and ornamented in white. Illustrated by Kipling with 22 full-page black-and-white plates and vignettes throughout text. First impression in the second issue binding with higher quality white coloring used for stamping the first issue binding flaked severely and required change. 6 249 3 pages. Bookplate on front pastedown ink gift inscription on front free endpaper. Touch of toning to spine rubbing at spine ends and corners some foxing to first and last few leaves. Macmillan and Co unknown books
1899rif. 1215New York: D. Appleton and Company 1899. Cloth. Very good. 12mo; 209 1 6pp publisher's ads; gilt-stamped green-grey metallic thread cloth; upper edge gilt fore-edge and bottom deckle; gift inscription to ffep; sunning to rear board age-toning to paper; very good. Collection of Kipling's poetry including 18 Barrack-Room Ballads. D. Appleton and Company unknown books
1935rif. 23093London: Hodder & Stoughton 1935. Good in good jacket. Royal charitable gift book an anthology sold to raise money for the Princess Elizabeth Hospital for Children - probable publisher's file copy with multiple editorial annotations to the text. Includes a Rupert Story by Mary Tourtel "Rupert the Little Bear goes Adventuring in the Robbers Den and with the Giants" an intro by J.M. Barrie a "Just-So" story from Kipling poems by G.K. Chesterton and Walter de la Mare and two color spreads from Walt Disney Studios. 9.75'' x 7.25''. Original white cloth stamped in blue and silver. In original unclipped 5- net color pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers by Rex Whistler. Illustrated with two color spreads from Walt Disney Studios as well as color plates by A.H. Watson and others. 224 pages. Effaced annotation to half title with ink number left intact. Pencil annotations to about half a dozen pages all editorial heaviest at acknowledgments page. Jacket with chipping to spine ends burn mark carried to front board and 1.5'' loss to front flap tape repairs to verso. Boards rather soiled at margins with spotting to text block edges. Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
1909rif. 16891London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Very good plus. Signed limited edition one of only 500 copies signed by Robinson. 12'' x 9.5''. Original full vellum stamped in gilt red and green. New ties. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Printed on handmade paper. Illustrated by Robinson with 30 magnificent tipped-in color plates with illustrated / lettered guards and 59 line illustrations throughout; the illustrations reproduce in excellent detail due to the high quality of the handmade paper. Ink gift inscription on front free endpaper. Light soiling to boards moreso at edges. Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
