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1930ref. 194312New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1930. The finest collected edition of Kipling's poetry First American signed limited edition number 11 of 537 sets signed and numbered by the author in the first volume 525 of which were for sale. It was preceded by the British signed limited edition published the previous year in which Richards notes that according to the Kipling Journal for January 1930 the text was revised throughout by the author "with numerous emendations and explanatory subheadings". The edition includes some previously unpublished material six additional poems in the "The Muse Among the Motors" together with a new act and additional notes for "The Marrèd Drives of Windsor". 3 vols quarto 260 x 190 mm. Facsimile manuscript with tissue guard in vol. I title pages printed in red and black. Contemporary red three-quarter morocco by the French Binders New York spines lettered in gilt compartments bordered in gilt red marbled sides brown marbled endpapers top edges gilt others untrimmed. A few small marks to bindings. A bright set. Richards A396; Stewart 575. unknown
1910ref. 196041London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1910. Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it First edition in the rare jacket of the book which collects Kipling's poem "If" for the first time. Kipling composed the poem in 1895 as a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson following his failed raid against the Boers. It was published here on 4 October shortly after its first appearance in the October 1910 issue of the American Magazine. It was immediately popular and remains Kipling's most enduring poem. This collection of verses and stories is a continuation of Puck of Pook's Hill 1906. Octavo. With 4 plates by Frank Craig. Title page printed in red and black. Publisher's 2 pp. of advertisements at rear. Original red cloth spine lettered in gilt embossed central roundel of Ganesha to front cover in gilt top edge gilt. With dust jacket. Cloth sharp a couple of bumps to foot of spine foxing to endpapers and edges; jacket lightly chipped at extremities short split to rear fold spine a little toned flaps unpriced as issued: a very good copy in very good jacket. Martindell 125; Richards A242; Stewart 329. hardcover
ref. REDELM7L3K22Charles Scribner. paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Charles Scribner paperback
1924ref. 86525Macmillan and co. 1924. Hardcover. 299 pages. Text in English. Clean copy with light signs of use. Macmillan and co. hardcover
2005ref. 93010Folio Society 2005. Folio Poets. Hardcover. Fine. George Tute engravings. Small quarto 27.5 cm x 18 cm 405 pp. This is part of the Folio Society and is in Folio Poets series. It is quarter bound leather with the slip case as well. The slip case has a small chip on the bottom but is still in tact. Folio Society hardcover
ref. 479745Macmillan & Co. Limited. Hardcover. Good. Red/black pictorial boards with gilt titles no jacket. Spine is worn top and bottom and is faded. Some fading front and back and scratches to back board. Spine cracked with webbing visible inside front cover. Moderate spotting to endpapers. Tablature is clean and unmarked throughout. Contents - music and lyrics for 12 songs. Macmillan & Co., Limited hardcover
1990ref. H-716-619Delagrave 1990. Hardcover. Good. Former library book. Different cover. Volume 8. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Delagrave hardcover
1905ref. 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
ref. 74728London: Macmillan and Co. 1908. Children's classic FIRST DETMOLD COLOUR ILLUSTRATED EDITION first impression. Octavo 22 x 14.5 cm; pp.xii 314 2 advertisements. With 16 full-page colour plates. Publisher's red cloth pictorially blocked in gilt top edge gilt. Contents clean a little toning to edges and endpapers binding carefully handled small pull at crown. Charles Maurice Detmold and Edward Julius Detmold were English graphic artists twins born on 21 November 1883. Due to the illness of their father they grew up in the care of their uncle Dr E B Shuldham who had acquired a notable collection of Japanese woodprints of plants and animals. This encouraged the twins to commence drawing animals and plants at a very early age and resulted in a debut aged 13 at the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters with nature studies in the Japanese style. The Detmolds subsequently learned techniques of watercolour etching and of colour printing with copper plates. London: Macmillan and Co., 1908 unknown
ref. 74870London: Macmillan and Company 1902. Children's Illustrated FIRST EDITION first impression in first issue binding EX LIBRIS ELEANOR EDITH HELME. Large Octavo 24 x 19cm pp.6 249 3. Heavily illustrated with engravings by the author. Publisher's red cloth blocked in white and black to spine and boards. Black ink gift inscription to the fly-leaf: 'Eleanor E. Helme from her father Oct. 21. 1902.' Heavy spotting to endpapers with minor toning throughout and deep heavy tobacco scent. Rear hinge starting but remains firm. Light wear to cloth with some toning especially to spine. White titles to spine dulled but fully intact. Very good. The original collection of Kipling's popular animal stories including "How the Whale Got his Throat" "The Elephant's Child" and "The Butterfly That Stamped". This copy from the library of Eleanor Helme 1887-1967 early female Golfer author and Journalist who won the English Ladies Amateur Championship in 1923 served as President of the Surrey Ladies County Golf Association 1929-1946 and wrote numerous books on Golf and Nature for both adults and children. Stewart 260 Richards A181. London: Macmillan and Company, 1902 unknown
ref. 74253Allahabad: Messers. A. H. Wheeler and Co. and London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington Ltd. no date 1888-91. Strange Tales Octavos 21 x 14cm. 'Wheeler' pamphlets published in India at 1 Rupee or in the UK at 1 shilling. Mixed printings including TWO FIRST EDITIONS. Bound in the publisher's printed grey covers. Some dustiness and age-toning. Covers and spines rather chipped as usual some covers detached. 'Deodars' with ink ownership and cloth reinforced spine. Good only. Soldiers Three is 6th edition published by Sampson Low only remainder are English issues of the Indian edition; The Story of the Gadsbys no edition stated i.e. 1st; Under the Deodars 2nd edition; The Phantom 'Rickshaw no edition stated i.e. 1st; Wee Willie Winkie 10th edition. 'The Phantom Rickshaw' is a classic of 'the psychopathic state' and this tale along with 'The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes' originally titled 'The Village of the Dead' have been likened in manner to the weird tales of Edgar Allan Poe successfully re-created in a Simla rather than Gothic setting. This collection also includes the classic adventure 'The Man Who Would Be King' often cited as the best of the stories Kipling wrote in India or further as Kipling's masterpiece. 'In Black and White''s 'The Sending of Dana Da' is a 'miracle' tale being the first of Kipling's several short stories to use the elements of the supernatural and the psychic which was inspired by Madame Blavatsky and her 'occult phenomena'. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature 243. Allahabad: Messers. A. H. Wheeler and Co., [and] London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington Ltd., no date [1888-91] unknown
ref. 73381Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co. n.d. Short stories A 'Wheeler' pamphlet published in India at 1 Rupee. Octavo 21 x 14 pp.1-96. Bound in the publisher's printed grey covers. Internally clean publisher's blue-inked rubber stamp carefully excised covers a little brittle with chips to spine and extremities. A good-very good copy of a fragile and cheaply-produced paperback. No edition stated not dated. Does not correspond to Richards' first edition A19 which has text numbered 2-112. Assumed later printing. Stewart See also Wilson; The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling Amis; Kipling and his World. Richards A10. Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., [n.d.] unknown
2004ref. 1-0766612120Modern Pub 2004. Hardcover. New. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. Modern Pub hardcover
2024ref. x-1843847191Ds Brewer 2024. Paperback. New. 206 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.44 inches. Ds Brewer paperback
2025ref. x-1843847515Ds Brewer 2025. Paperback. New. 178 pages. 9.21x6.14x9.21 inches. Ds Brewer paperback
2008ref. 1-8496834387El Acantilado 2008. Paperback. New. 850 pages. Spanish language. 8.27x5.28x1.81 inches. El Acantilado paperback
ref. 73310London: C.A. Pearson January - June 1897. Science Fiction LEATHER-BOUND FIRST APPEARANCE of this title; this version has the bonus of illustrations none of which featured in the book-form edition. Two volumes. Octavo 25 x 18cm pp.712; pp.754. Consecutive half-yearly volumes uniformly bound in half deep red oasis morocco over matching cloth sides twin black leather title labels lettered in gilt to spine five raised bands sewn endbands edge speckled red. Edges a little dusty contents clean exterior as new. A near fine pair in attractive recent leather bindings. The book-form edition followed in 1898. The volumes contain the complete serial appearance of Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' with exclusive illustrations as well as pieces by Conan Doyle Tales of The High Seas Rudyard Kipling Captains Couageous Cutliffe Hyne The Adventures of Captain Kettle. Geoffrey H. Wells 14. Listed in BBC's Big Read 200 Best Novels 2003. London: C.A. Pearson, January - June 1897 unknown
2025ref. x-9371258101JollyJoy Books Pvt Ltd 2025. Hardcover. New. 252 pages. 5.00x0.69x8.00 inches. JollyJoy Books Pvt Ltd hardcover
ref. 11427455-6Used - Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
ref. 73536London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. Literature LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION first impression. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.ix 3 272 2. Recent red half-calf red cloth over sides. Gilt titles and raised bands to spine. Top edge gilt. Advertisements to rear. Light internal toning a few marks here and there. Gentle marking to top and fore edge. Binding crisp and fresh with a few faint scuffs. Near fine. Kipling's famous tales about adolescent boys at a British boarding school. These controversial short stories which feature elements of revenge the macabre dead cats bullying violence and hints on sex made them far from childish or idealised unlike the then typical school story. London: Macmillan and Co., 1899 unknown
1916ref. 187357New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1916. First standalone edition of Kipling's poem which was collected in Sea Warfare in Britain the same year. The poem is also known under the title "The Question". Octavo pp. 8. Original yellow wrappers front cover printed in green wire-stitched. Housed in custom green cloth chemise and slipcase. Bookplate of Henry C. Taylor 1873-1969 agricultural economist inside chemise. Creasing to wrappers and contents very good. Livingstone 407; Stewart 403. hardcover
ref. 73577London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1904. Short Stories / Strange Tales FIRST EDITION first impression. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.2 vi; 393 23. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt elephant motif stamped to upper. Top edge gilt. With the plain typographic dust-jacket various prices affixed to spine. Toning to edges with some spotting to endpapers otherwise internally clean. Jacket toned especially to spine with moderate general wear and chipping to edges and a large loss to front panel. Various publisher's price labels to jacket spine. Rarely seen with the jacket. Very good. A quality collection of short stories including the remarkable 'Mrs. Bathurst' with its theme of destructive power and obsessive love plus the strange tale 'Wireless' which concerns spirit possession as well as the classic ghost story 'They'; an unsettling tale about a lost motorist and his encounter with a blind woman at the isolated 'House Beautiful' being a companion rather than a sequel to the earlier 'Brushwood Boy' fantasy which sees the reappearance of the characters 'Them'. Adept at short fiction Kipling penned many 'uncanny tales' some being subtle fantasies They The Brushwood Boy The Eye of Allah whilst others were more overtly supernatural or scientific romances in the manner of Edgar Allan Poe The Phantom 'Rickshaw The Mark of the Beast The Night Mail. Kipling wrote of new inventions and future wars warned of the social consequences of technological change and exerted an the most lasting influence on modern science fiction and fantasy writing according to leading SF writer Poul Anderson; indeed his stories of India with notions of an earthly alien in a strange world are the most salient predecessors of golden age sci-fi. Kipling later stressed he was 'not diving after physical experiences' although he was exposed to and described uncanny events and was much aware of the irrational premises and feelings of others; his formative professional years were spent in India a country with a widespread belief in ghosts and spirit reincarnation and at a time when matters 'psychic' were fashionable throughout Europe. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1904 unknown
1913ref. 187925New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1913-1926. A stately array of bindings The Seven Seas Edition number 63 of 1050 sets printed on watermarked paper and signed by the author on the half-title of Volume I. Intended as the American counterpart to Macmillan's Bombay Edition this deluxe signed limited edition was issued in 27 volumes. This set has been finely bound likely by the publishers in 51 slimmer and more readable volumes. 27 vols expanded to 51 octavo. Title pages printed in red and black rubricated initials in some vols illustrations to text of children's works. Likely publisher's deluxe red crushed morocco spines lettered in gilt compartments and corners of boards richly gilt wide turn-ins with multiple gilt rolls dark blue crushed morocco doublures with richly gilt frames cream silk flyleaves top edges gilt fore and bottom edges uncut cream bookmarkers. Bookplate of John Francis Neylan 1885-1960 attorney to William Randolph Hearst to first blanks. Spots of rubbing hear hinge of From Sea to Sea volume I part II cracked. Overall a fine set. Richards D15; Stewart pp. 573-4. hardcover
ref. 73679Cleveland & New York: International Fiction Library no date 1920s/30s. Strange tales Omnibus. Octavo 22 x 14cm pp.iv; 168; 3-149; 'American Notes'; 5 blank. Publisher's red cloth hardcovers blocked in green illustrated dust-wrapper. Contents clean slightly toned no inscriptions inside paper joint cracked jacket with a few small chops to extremities. A very good copy. Kipling's chapters on his time in Calcutta originally serialised in the Allahabad 'Pioneer' in 1888 together with other tales including 'At Vulcan's Forge' The Perils of The Pits' and 'In an Opium Factory'. Cleveland & New York: International Fiction Library, no date [1920s/30s] unknown
ref. ANAIS-184169424XPsychology Press. hardcover. Good. 6.6x1x9.3. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Psychology Press hardcover