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1910réf. 956T8London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1910-1928. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Various. A smart collection of twenty volumes from Macmillan's Pocket Kipling with illustrations throughout. Twenty volumes of a thirty-five volume set. Macmillan's Pocket Kipling. Illustrated throughout. A collection of the works of Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was born in British India. Kipling is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story and in 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first English-language writer to receive the prize and at the age of forty-one its youngest recipient to date. With illustrations from a collection of British artists including John Lockwood Kipling an English art teacher illustrator and museum curator; William Henry Drake an American painter watercolorist illustrator; and Paul Frenzeny an American artist and illustrator. This set contains: The Jungle Book 1910. The Second Jungle Book 1910. The Nauklahka: A Story of West and East 1910. From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches 1910. Many Inventions 1910. The Five Nations 1910. Puck of Pook's Hill 1911. Departmental Ditties and Other Verses 1911. Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses 1911. Just So Stories for Little Children 1911. 'Captain Courageous' A Story of the Grand Banks 1911. Stalky & Co. 1911. Plain Tales from the Hills 1913. Kim 1918. The Light That Failed 1919. The Years Between 1919. Letters of Travel 1892-1913 1920. A Book of Words 1928. Limits and Renewals c1930. In the original full red calf binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with minor loss to the head and tail of the spine of the odd volume. The odd small mark to the boards with the odd small crack or tear to the spines. Front hinge failed to Just So Stories with the front endpaper loosening. Front hinge starting but firm to Captain Courageous. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of the odd volume. Creases to the front few pages of Limits and Renewals. Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1902réf. 959Y28Leipzig : Bernard Tauchnitz 1902-1903. Cloth. Very Good. 6" by 4.5". Rudyard Kipling . A smart set offering the Tauchnitz editions of two of Rudyard Kipling's classic work one short-story collection and one poetry collection. The Tauchnitz copyright editions of these works published the same year as the first UK and US editions for the publisher's 'Collection of British Authors' series. In the original red cloth bindings. This set offers one anthology of poems and one short-story collection from renowned English writer Rudyard Kipling most notable for 'The Jungle Book' and many short stories including 'The Man Who Would Be King'. 'Just So Stories for Little Children' 1902 is considered a classic amongst children's literature and is also among Kipling's best known works depicting fantastic accounts of how various features of animals came to be. With twenty full pages of illustrations and a folding illustrated plate by the author. 'The Five Nations' 1903 divides the poems into two groups with the first untitled and covering a wide range of subjects and the other titled "Service Songs" which relates mostly to the experiences of British soldiers of the time. In the original red cloth bindings. Externally 'Just So Stories' is very smart with minor shelf wear and fading to the spine. With more notable rubbing and bumping to the extremities of 'Five Nations' which is also marked to the boards. Contemporary bookplate of one Florence Kim Rolin to the front pastedown of 'Just So Stories'. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Bernard Tauchnitz hardcover
1637réf. 924Q31London: Macmillan and Co. 1916-37 . Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A collection of three well presented works from celebrated novelist Rudyard Kipling including a first edition of Kipling's autobiography completed by his wife and published posthumously after the author's death. A trio of works written by the celebrated English novelist journalist and poet Rudyard Kipling.Each bound in the publisher's original red cloth. Comprised of the following: 'Just So Stories' the Uniform Edition with the first edition published in 1902. Comprised of a series of short stories aimed at children including 'How the Whale got his Throat' and 'The Crab that Played with the Sea. Wonderfully illustrated by the author throughout. 'Puck of Pook's Hill' published in 1930 with the first edition published in 1906. This entertaining fantasy series is comprised of a collection of short stories each set during different periods of history. Illustrated with twenty plates. 'Something of Myself' the first edition. Kipling's autobiographical work written during the last year of his life and left unfinished after his death. Posthumously published this insightful work was finished by the author's wife. Illustrated with three plates. Collated complete. With an image of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night tipped-in to the front endpaper of 'Puck of Pook's Hill' and a bookplate to 'Something of Myself'. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth. Externally very good with light bumping to the extremities and some rubbing to the joints heavier to 'Just so'. Slight fading and a little discolouration to cloth heavier to 'Puck' and 'Just so'. The odd mark to cloth and fore edge. Bookplate to front paste down 'Something of Myself' and pencil inscription to 'Just so'. Image tipped-in to front endpaper of 'Puck'. Lacking front endpaper to 'Just so'. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just the odd mark. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1903réf. 924T61London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1903-1913. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Three smart volumes of poetry and verse from English writer Rudyard Kipling. Three volumes. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer best known for The Jungle Book the Just So Stories and Kim. This set includes: The Five Nations 1903. First edition. A collection of poetry focused on the five nations which were suggested to be "five free nations of Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa and 'the islands of the sea'." The poems are divided into two with the first section covering a wide range of subjects and the second titled "Service Songs" relating to the common experiences of British soldiers around the turn of the century. Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses 1913. Thirty-fourth edition. A collection of poems and songs with a common theme of the late-Victorian British Army mostly written in a vernacular dialect. The series contains some of Kipling's best-known works including the poems "Gunga Din" "Tommy" and "Mandalay". The Seven Seas 1913. Twenty-third edition. A collection of verses on the theme of sailing and the sea with titles including "Hymn Before Action" "In the Neolithic Age" "The Lost Legion" "The Mary Gloster" and "McAndrew's Hymn". Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the foredge and the first and last few pages. Further spotting to Barrack-Room Ballads. Light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of Barrack-Room Ballads and The Seven Seas. Very Good Methuen & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1909réf. 927Z7London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". W. Heath Robinson. Rudyard Kipling's poetical anthology ruminating on the British Empire beautifully illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. An early edition reprinted from 'The Seven Seas' by Methuen then printed for the first time on its own as a limited signed edition. This edition features the monochrome title page rather than the alternative red accented title page with the red shield and the sixteen plates rather than the thirty found in the first trade edition. Beautifully illustrated by W. Heath Robinson with a colour frontispiece many monochrome vignettes and fifteen full colour tipped in plates. Collated complete. An anthology of poems by Rudyard Kipling in which he explores the question of British Imperialism towards the end of the Empire's life. Kipling uses the imagery of seafarers going to far-flung corners of the Earth in most of these poems in particular in the series 'The Song of the Cities' in which he discusses capitals such as Bombay Hong Kong and Sydney.In the publisher's original decorative cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with slight bumping and rubbing to the extremities and the odd very minimal mark to the boards. Offsetting to the endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound with minimal strain to pp. 53. Pages lightly age toned in places with the odd spot heavier to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
réf. A9781498083591Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1904réf. 934T25London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1904. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from English writer Rudyard Kipling. First edition. A collection of short stories and verses including titles such as: The Captive The Bonds of Discipline The Comprehension of a Private Copper Wireless and The Army of a Dream. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. In the original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1932réf. 934T26London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1932. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition of this entertaining anthology of short stories and verses by Rudyard Kipling. First edition. A collection of short stories and poems including: 'Dayspring Mishandled' 'The Church That Was at Antioch' 'Akbar's Bridge' 'Fairy-Kist' 'Dinah in Heaven' 'Naaman's Song' 'Azrael's Court' 'Song of Seventy Horses' and many more. Many of these stories had previously appeared in various periodicals however three of these stories are for the first time here published being 'The Tie' 'Aunt Ellen' and 'Uncovenanted Mercies'. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. In the original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor wear to the extremities and light fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1920réf. 934T23London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1920. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart copy of this first edition travel journal from Rudyard Kipling's experiences in America Canada and Egypt. First edition first impression. Containing a series of letters from the author's travels descriptive of American Canadian and Egyptian life. He shares observations and descriptions of the lands he visits including Monadnock Quebec the desert and more. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. With four leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor wear to the extremities and light fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1925réf. 934T28London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1925-1928. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart collection of three of the novels of English writer Rudyard Kipling. Three volumes. Later editions. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. This set contains: The Light That Failed 1925. The first novel from the author set mostly in London with many important events occurring in Sudan and Port Said. The story follows the life of Dick Heldar an artist and painter who goes blind and his unrequited love for his childhood playmate Maisie. Captain Courageous 1927. Illustrated with twenty-one plates. Collated complete. Following the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr. the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the North Atlantic. The Naulahka: A Story of West and East 1928. Originally serialized in The Century Magazine from November 1891 to July 1892 the book is set in the fictional state of "Rahore" believed to be based on Rajputana. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1958réf. 936Q18London: Macmillan and Co. 1958 . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". Rudyard Kipling. A superb copy of Rudyard Kipling's wonderfully illustrated collection of stories for children with an exceptionally bright unclipped dust wrapper. A 1958 edition of Rudyard Kipling's charming collection of short stories for children. First published in 1902. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. One of Rudyard Kipling's best known works this delightful collection started as bedtime stories he told to his daughter Josephine. The stories appear as origin stories of various animals presenting humorous accounts of how various features came into being such as how a leopard got its spots. Wonderfully illustrated by the author throughout. Bound in the publisher's red cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear and the odd mark. A few faint spots to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is also excellent with light edge wear and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1619réf. 933Y31London: Methuen and Co Ltd 1916-1927. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart five-volume set of poetry collections from Rudyard Kipling including a first edition copy of 'The Years Between'. A selection of five volumes containing the poetry of Rudyard Kipling.With the first edition first impression of 'The Years Between' and later editions of the remaining works. Each bound in the publisher's original maroon cloth. Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer poet and novelist best known for his works of fiction including 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Man Who Would be King'. He is considered a significant literary figure for his works' vivid portrayals of British India and its explorations of themes of imperialism and clash of cultures. This set demonstrates wonderful examples of Kipling's poetry including 'The Barrack-Room Ballads' which contains some of his best-known works including 'Gunga Din' 'Tommy' 'Mandalay' and 'Danny Deever'. The entirety of this set comprises the following volumes:'Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses' 1916 'The Years Between' 1919 'The Seven Seas' 1919'Departmental Ditties' 1922'The Five Nations' 1927With thirty-one pages of publisher's advertisements to 'Barrack' thirty-two pages to 'Years Between' and thirty-one to 'Departmental Duties'. In the original cloth bindings. Externally very smart with fading to the spines and light bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpapers of 'Barrack' 'Seven Seas' and 'Five Nations'. With offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot heaviest to the endpapers of 'Seven Seas'. Very Good Methuen and Co Ltd hardcover
1924réf. 934T17London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1924-1927. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart complete two volume set of this collection of articles from Kipling's travels in 1889. Complete in two volumes. Later edition. A collection of articles on the author's own travels from India to Burma China Japan and the United States en route to England. With reference to the Dead City of Amber cotton presses the Temple of Mahadeo Udaipur the history of Chitor the House of Strange Stories railway journeys elephants Palmiste Island Japanese Theatre and much more. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with minor rubbing and light fading to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1919réf. 934T29London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1919-1927. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. Four smart later editions of these collections of short stories from English writer Rudyard Kipling. Four volumes. Later editions. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. This set contains: Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People 1919. With stories such as On Greenhow Hill Namgay Doola and Bertran and Bimi. Soldiers Three The Story of the Gadsbys In Black & White 1923. With stories such as The Main Guard Poor Dear Mamma and At Twenty-Two. The Day's Work 1927. With stories such as The Bridge-Builders A Walking Delegate and The Maltese Cat. Actions and Reactions 1927. With stories such as The Recall The Bees and the Flies and A Deal in Cotton. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Front hinge starting but firm to Soldiers Three. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1924réf. 934T30London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1924-1929. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart set of later editions of these short story collections from Rudyard Kipling for younger readers. Four volumes. Later editions. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. This set contains: Puck of Pook's Hill 1924. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen plates. Collated complete. A fantasy book containing a series of short stories and poems set in different periods of English history. With titles such as: Puck's Song Young Men at the Manor and Harp Song of the Dane Women. Land & Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides 1925. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated complete. A collection of short stories with titles such as: An Unqualified Pilot His Gift and The Parable of Boy Jones. Wee Willie Winkie and Other Child Stories 1926. A charming collection of short stories for children with titles such as: At the Pit's Mouth A Wayside Comedy and His Majesty the King. Stalky & Co. 1929. A collection of school stories whose three juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all cynical outlook on patriotism and authority as adolescent boys at a British boarding school. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spines with small splits in the cloth to the head of the spines resulting in light loss to Land & Sea Tales and Wee Willie Winkie. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1917réf. 934T24London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1917. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A first edition of this collection of tales by celebrated author Rudyard Kipling. First edition. A charming collection of short stories including: As Easy As A.B.C. Friendly Brook In the Same Boat The Honours of War The Village that Voted the Earth was Flat and many others. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with minor wear to the extremities and light fading to the spine. A small split in the cloth to the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the foredge. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1898réf. 921Y14London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A very smart first edition of this short story collection by Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling. The first edition of this work by short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original blue cloth with decorative gilt to the front board and spine. 'The Day's Work' comprises thirteen short stories which were mainly written between 1893 and 1896 while Kipling was living in Vermont. With four of the stories featuring anthropomorphic characters. With eighteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart. With moderate rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean save for the few spots to the endpapers. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1933réf. 101646Garden City: Doubleday and Company 1933 Reprint. Clean text and interior. Publisher's green cloth with decorative embossed front cover and gilt title on spine. Illustrated end papers. Publisher's yellow top stain to top edge of text block. Unclipped dust jacket with price intact half inch chip off of top edge of spine panel. Dust jacket cover art by Kurt Wiese. Illus. by dust jacket cover art by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Doubleday and Company hardcover
1897réf. 882T14London: Methuen & Co. 1897-1903. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Two smartly bound volume of poetry from Rudyard Kipling the first edition of The Five Nations. Two volumes. Written by Rudyard Kipling an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist best known for his novel The Jungle Book. This set includes: The Seven Seas 1897. Third edition. Originally published in 1896. A collection of poetry with titles including "Hymn Before Action" "In the Neolithic Age" "The Lost Legion" "The Mary Gloster" and "McAndrew's Hymn". The Five Nations 1903. First edition. With the issue point of 'David' to page 56 line 9 that was later changed to 'Saul' but lacking the publisher's advertisements dated 'July 1903'. This work is split into two sections: the first covering a wide range of subjects and the second section entitled "Service Songs" containing poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. Bound in half red calf with patterned boards. Externally smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpapers dated 1904. Very Good Methuen & Co. hardcover
1894réf. 894T59New York: D. Appleton and Company 1894. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart sixth edition of this short story collection from Rudyard Kipling. Sixth edition. A collection of short stories many of which were originally published in magazines The Atlantic Monthly and the Strand Magazine. The stories include: The Disturber of Traffic My Lord the Elephant One View of the Question A Matter of Fact and 'Love-o"-Women'.Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with minor bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. Front hinge just starting but remains very firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with small marks to the pastedowns. Very Good D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1924réf. 895Z17New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1924. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The U.S edition of this transcript of a speech delivered by the noted Rudyard Kipling at the University of St Andrews in the original dust wrapper. Reprint of the U.S edition. First published in the U.S in 1923. In the publisher's original hardback with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work features an address delivered by Rudyard Kipling at the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he was the Lord Rector. This address discusses the importance of independence and the sacrifices that are made to obtain it. Kipling also refers to the work of Robert Burns in particular a stanza which comments on the privilege of being independent.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original hardback with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with only light shelf wear and the odd spot to the title label. The odd spot to the endpapers. The wrap is smart with sunning to the spine closed tears to the head heaviest to the rear edge wear a chip to the tail of the spine and the odd slight mark. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with light spotting to the extremities. Near Fine Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1909réf. 895Q14New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1909 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Various. The first edition of this collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling with charming illustrations to accompany the text. First edition. Bound in the publisher's pictorial green cloth. Written by English novelist poet and short story writer Rudyard Kipling who was born in India a country which inspired much of his work. This work is comprised of eight short stories and eight poems by Kipling including 'With the Night Mail' and 'The House Surgeon'. The majority of these were written between 1905 and 1909 appearing initially in newspapers individually. Kipling creates many characters who are there for the sole purpose to listen to a narrator telling his story. Illustrated with seven plates and a frontispiece collated complete. With a number of different artists including Clara Elsene Williams George Gibbs and C. B. Falls among others. Contemporary ink inscription to the front paste down dated 1909. With nine pages of advertisements between page 173 and 181.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's pictorial green cloth binding. Externally very good with light bumping and a little rubbing to the extremities. Small tears to cloth at the head and tail of the spine. The odd mark to cloth. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with a touch of age toning. Very Good Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1926réf. 895Z19New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1926. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. The first U.S edition of this collection of stories and poems by Rudyard KIpling. The first U.S edition. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by the popular English author and poet Rudyard Kipling and features a collection of stories poems and two scenes from a play. Two of the poems are written in the style of the Roman poet Horace with the poems being portrayed as if they are translations from Horace's 'Bk V of Odes'.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the original publisher's cloth. Externally smart with a lean fading to the spine with small closed tears to the head and the tail and minor damp stains to the boards. Offsetting and light spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with bright pages with the odd spot. Very Good Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1918réf. 895Q11New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1918 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart first edition of Rudyard Kipling's collection of letters home from soldiers stationed in India in 1915 and 1916. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Lacking the dust wrapper. Written by English novelist and short story writer Rudyard Kipling who was born in India with this country inspiring much of his work. This work was originally published in American Saturday Evening Post in six parts in 1917 and then published in book form as it is here in 1918. This collection is comprised of four stories reading as letters home from soldiers in India between 1915-16. The first two stories in the collection 'A Retired Gentleman' and 'Fumes of the Heart' are told from the view of injured soldiers on the North-West Frontier. 'The Private Account' depicts an Afghan family reading a letter from their soldier son while the final story 'A Trooper of Horse' presents a soldier's letter home to his mother in France. It is suggested that the idea behind these letters is to provide intelligence to those at home with the framework of the book coming from censored letters written by Indian soldiers.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Lacking the dust wrapper. Externally excellent with light shelf wear and a little darkening to the spine and spine label. The odd handling mark. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Near Fine Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1927réf. 898P19New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1927. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Donald Maxwell. The first edition of this collection of poems by Rudyard Kipling colourfully illustrated by Donald Maxwell. The first edition of this work. From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An anthology of twelve poems by Rudyard Kipling collected together him from a selection of his poetical collections.Including 'Harp Song of the Dane Women' From 'Puck of Pook's Hill' 'The Liner She's a Lady' from 'The Seven Seas' 'Song of the Red War-Boat' from 'Rewards and Fairies' and more.Illustrated with twelve colour plates and colour headpieces by Donald Maxwell.Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. Kipling became the Lord Rector of St Andrews University in 1922. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. A few light marks to the boards. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spots to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn with a few small closed tears and chips heavier to the head of the spine. Wraps are age-toned with some light handling marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Very Good Indeed Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
