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2006réf. 537743New York: Little Simon Simon & Schuster 2006. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Paper engineering by Matthew Reinhart. Octavo. Fine in illustrated boards issued without a dust jacket. A Classic Collectible Pop-up. Little Simon (Simon & Schuster) hardcover books
1898réf. 501512London: William Heinemann 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Woodblocks by William Nicholson. Words by Rudyard Kipling. Quarto. Quarter linen and tan pictorial paper-covered boards printed in black illustrated with twelve full-page color lithographs by Nicholson. Covers are moderately worn at corners with a small chip at the tips of two corners a very good or better copy. A pictorial Almanac representing twelve different sports one for each month each with a full-page color lithograph by Nicholson each monthly sport introduced by a whimsical poem by Rudyard Kipling. The twelve sports are Hunting Coursing Racing Boating Fishing Cricket Archery Coaching Shooting Golf Boxing and Skating. William Heinemann hardcover books
1900réf. 526952Cincinnati Ohio: No Publisher 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 547pp. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait of Grand Master E.L. Lyburger. Beveled blue cloth boards stamped in gilt. Covers have light wear at tips of spine and corners else a very good copy with gilt stamping bright; front and rear hinges are started due to quality of paper of endpapers text is fresh and clean. This publication also prints a poem by Rudyard Kipling The Mother Lodge on page 94-95 noting that Kipling was a Freemason. Most of the book pages 88 to 404 is devoted to 'Report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence' including detailed information about 'English-speaking Grand Lodges' in the United States listed by each state and including 'Indian Territory' Canada by province Great Britain New Zealand Australia etc. and a section devoted to thirteen 'None English-speaking Grand Bodies' including Cuba Mexico and Puerto Rico. This publication for the year 1900 as well as previous 'Proceedings' include discussions of African-American masons see page 119 179 206 etc which includes discussion of "Negro Lodges and Grand Lodges" and the difficulties with acceptance in Washington page 119 and "Clandestine Negro Masonry" page 178 referencing Washington in the section devoted to the Indian Territory and further reference to Washington and former "Prince Hall Lodge" members in the Louisiana section page 206. Previous Grand Lodge publications also discussed rejection of 'colored' Grand Lodges by some white Grand Lodges with particular reference to the failure of 'Ohio recognition' in a specific instance in 1877 which stated: "As predicted in our last annual address the proposed recognition of our grand lodge by the grand lodge of whites of this state has failed. While I anticipated the result I must confess that the manner in which it was brought about surprised and disappointed me. followed by a long discussion of the events." OCLC locates no copies of this October issue. No Publisher hardcover books
1995réf. 456785New York: Dover 1995. Softcover. Near Fine. Dover Thrift Edition. Reprint. Octavo. 102pp. Near fine with some creasing. Dover unknown books
1906réf. 461878New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Decorated green cloth printed in black and gilt. Substantial chip on front fly else a bright very good copy. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1985réf. 444004San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Oblong quarto. Fine in a very good dustwrapper with two large closed tears on top edges. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
1907réf. 392617New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1907. Hardcover. Very Good. Later printing. Illustrated cream cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated by F.H. Townsend. Detached frontispiece toning and bumped corners else very good minus with previous owner information on the front free endpaper. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1898réf. 387119New York: D. Appleton & Co 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Cover art by Evangeline Mary Daniell. Owner's neat name else very near fine without dustwrapper. D. Appleton & Co hardcover books
1919réf. 324354London: Methuen and Co 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. First trade edition. Very good top edge gilt with a faded spine light soiling lacking the dustwrapper. Methuen and Co hardcover books
1903réf. 324702London: Methuen and Company 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. First state with misprint 'David' for 'Saul' on page 56 line 9 ads dated July 1903. Very good with a faded spine and some fading at the bottom front corner light edgewear endpapers browned. Methuen and Company hardcover books
1899réf. 324709New York: Doubleday & McClure Company 1899. Hardcover. Near Fine. First trade edition. Two volumes. Both volumes bound in green cloth but volume two cloth is a lighter shade. Near fine with very light wear at the spine ends and corners an ink notation on the front endpaper of volume II. Doubleday & McClure Company hardcover books
1899réf. 41937New York: Alex Grosset and Co 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition thus. Offsetting to the endpapers boards soiled and lightly rubbed else very good. Alex Grosset and Co hardcover books
1893réf. 41940New York: D. Appleton 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition with changes from the British edition. Scattered foxing spine tanned and a stain to the rear board else very good. D. Appleton hardcover books
1992réf. 1394303Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1992. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. In Very Good condition. Sealed in original plastic shrink wrap. Bound in publisher's decorated green leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Edges of textblock gilt. Shelved in Easton Press. 1394303. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Easton Press hardcover books
1895réf. 1397515New York: The Century Co 1895. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 324 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spine and extremities faded to black. Fraying with some material loss to cloth at head and tail of spine. General shelf wear to edges and corners of boards. Top edge of textblock gilt. Previous bookseller's sticker adhered to front pastedown. Minor staining to front free endpaper and pastedown. Shelved in Case 14. 1397515. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Century Co hardcover books
1897réf. 1397627New York: The Century Co 1897. Early Edition. Hardcover. Octavo viii 323 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Sunning to spine. Spine cocked. General shelf wear primarily to head and tail of spine and to corners of boards. Mild soiling to rear board. Top edge of textblock gilt. Previous bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Age toning throughout. Shelved in Case 14. 1397627. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Century Co hardcover books
1896réf. 1397631New York: D. Appleton and Company 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vii 209 pages. In Very Good condition Spine grey cloth with gilt lettering and inlay. Spine darkened by UV damage head of spine worn. Minor shelfwear and soiling board corners bumped. Top of textblock gilt moderatly worn. Textblock exterior agetoned interior clean. Former owner's inscription on front endpaper. Shelved case 0. 1397631. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1899réf. TB33378New York: The Century Co. 1899. Reprint of 1899. Very near fine in decorated green cloth covered boards with red black and gilt decorations on the front board and with the top edge of the text block gilt. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with the spine very slighlty tanned and with minor rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the lower tips of the boards. The blank first free end page is missing. Originally printed in the United States in 1897. Without a dust jacket. 323 pages of text with all 21 of the illustrated black and white plates present as called for in the table of contents. A very presentable collectible copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. The Century Co. hardcover books
1892réf. 2222012First edition. Octavo. Half title. Original gilt and blind stamped salmon cloth. 8 page publisher's ads at end. No dust jacket. Good inner joints starting; slight lean. 276 pages. Printed by Ballantyne and Hanson & Co. Stewart 105. William Heinemann hardcover books
1992réf. 113610New York: TOR 1992. Softcover. Fine. First paperback. Fine in wrappers. TOR unknown books
1936réf. 550866New York 1936. Unbound. Near Fine. Gelatin silver photograph. 4.75" x 6.5". Near fine. Printed captioned reports Kipling's then recent medical emergency. The author pictured from the chest up smoking a pipe. unknown books
1898réf. 14142761898. Group of 11 woodcut lithographs from "An Almanac of Twelve Sports". Prints measure 9.25 x 11.8 in. Sealed in shrink wrap with reproductions of Kipling's accompanying text on versos. All prints in Very Good condition with mild age toning. Old price stickers affixed to wrap. Shelved at Rockville PS1101. 1414276. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown books
1940réf. 11825London: Hodder & Stoughton 1940. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Reprint. Hardcover. Inscription on fep: "To Oliver on the occasion of his Barmitzvah from Mr. and Mrs. Lyons." From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelfwear shaken exposed gutter front/back but intact evenly toned else tight bright and unmarred. Red cloth. Lacking dj. 8vo xvi 844pp. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
1993réf. 7040Mankato MN: Creative Editions 1993. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Winner of the Graphics Prize at the Bologna Book Fair in 1991. A very handsome copy of this wonderful edition. Tight bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Black cloth boards silver gilt lettering in blind decorative elements pictorial endpages. 4to. 63pp. Illus. b/w plates. Creative Editions hardcover books
1899réf. 013511Boston: Desmond Publishing Co 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Salesman's dummy for the six volume set sold by subscription. With frontispiece portrait title page 5 photogravure plates w/tissue guards and about 10 pages of text with some duotones. Though title page is for Soldiers Three the elements in the book appear to be from it and the other five books in this Desmond edition of Selected Works: Mine Own People Phantom Rickshaw Plain Tales from the Hill The Light that Failed and Back Room Ballads as listed in the prospectus printed on the front pastdown. Some foxing solid binding. Desmond Publishing Co hardcover books
