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1909Best.-Nr. 182188New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1909. A gorgeous gift First American edition with Robinson's illustrations trade issue in a luxurious contemporary binding. First published in London this handsome work was specifically produced for the the Christmas illustrated book market. This publication collects the titular poem alongside "The Coastwise Lights" "The Song of the Dead" "The Deep-sea Cables" and "The Song of the Sons". Quarto 280 x 215 mm. Illustrations throughout by Heath Robinson plates 5 and 23 bound as doublures. Finely bound in green morocco spine lettered and decorated in compartments in gilt boards elaborately ruled and decorated in gilt gilt doublures with an illustration mounted to board verso cream moire silk endpapers. Spine slightly darkened a little professional colour to extremities silk lifting light foxing to contents: a fresh copy in a handsome binding very good. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 74458New York Double Day Page and Co. 1910. Children's classic First HEATH ROBINSON illustrated Edition US. Large octavo 25 x 19cm pp.xx 392; 2 blank. Illustrated with 9 mounted colour plates and 8 black and white line-drawings. Elegantly hand-bound in red half morocco gilt raised bands over original gilt decorated boards top edge gilt. Contents clean edges gently toned exterior very lightly marked. A striking copy in an attractive recent leather binding. New York, Double Day, Page and Co., 1910 unknown
1896Best.-Nr. mon0001609874Macmillan 1896T. hardcover. Acceptable. . Foxing and tanning to pages. Front board coming away from text block. Marks on boards. Macmillan hardcover
1914Best.-Nr. 151124London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1914. The Bombay Edition of Kipling's collection of historical fantasy tales. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered boards by Morrell with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels top edge gilt marbled endpapers. In near fine 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. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
Best.-Nr. NEA1/1/1382026Heinemann and Balestie. English Library. Hardcover. Good . Cover contains moderate shelf wear. Pages in good shape front end page contains previous owner ex libris stamp. Title page contains previous owners name written in pen. Binding tight and firm. Title plate missing on spine. Heinemann and Balestie hardcover
1926Best.-Nr. 9033449London: Macmillan 1926. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Illustrated by Maxwell with an introductory poem by Kipling. Stunningly illustrated throughout by Maxwell in color. Bound in blue cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket has wear and sunning to spine. 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. 94 pages. Macmillan hardcover
2024Best.-Nr. x-9390697824Pharos Books Private Limited 2024. Hardcover. New. 342 pages. 5.50x0.88x8.50 inches. Pharos Books Private Limited hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 7926London: Macmillan and Co 1895. First editions. Very Good Near Fine. A handsome set. Publisher's blue cloth bindings stamped in gilt. All edges gilt. Dark green endpapers. Slight wear to the spine ends and corners of The Jungle Book a little foxing internally otherwise very clean and fresh throughout. A Very Good copy. The Second Jungle Book presenting very well indeed front hinge a little tender bookeller's ticket to foot of front free endpaper verso. A Near Fine copy overall. Both volumes illustrated throughout with contributions by J. L. Kipling W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny in The Jungle Book; the author's father Lockwood Kipling C.I.E. illustrated The Second Jungle Book. This set contained in a custom blue cloth slipcase. Few books have shaped the imagination of childhood quite like Kipling's Jungle Books. First published in 1894 and 1895 these two volumes introduced the world to Mowgli Baloo Bagheera Kaa and Shere Khan. The timeless stories blended fable folklore and imperial adventure into one of the most enduring classics of English literature. The Jungle Book 1894 includes the first appearance of "Mowgli's Brothers" "Kaa's Hunting" and "Tiger! Tiger!" alongside such favorites as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." The Second Jungle Book 1895 continued the talesdeepening the Mowgli cycle and adding enduring pieces like "The King's Ankus" and "Red Dog." Together the two books form the complete Mowgli canon. First edition sets in original cloth are increasingly scarce especially when both volumes present well. These are the foundational works of Kipling's career - the stories that earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature 1907 and secured his place in the canon of English storytelling. Based on folktales and legends that Kipling learned during his childhood in India the Jungle Books were met with huge success upon publication and continue to enthrall readers of all ages to this day. According to Professor Edwin L. Miller their publication "caused even severe critics of Kipling's previous work to admit that he is a writer of inspired genius." Largely focused on man's relationship to nature the Jungle Books in part narrate the tales of Mowgli a human "man-cub" raised by wolves as he tries to find his proper place in the world. As he struggles with his own identity he finds allies and adversaries among the animal communities through which he travels. They also include the story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the heroic mongoose who would later inspire an animated short voiced by Orson Welles. For contributions like these Kipling became the first English-language writer and the youngest ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Very Good Near Fine. Macmillan and Co unknown
Best.-Nr. 71565London: Macmillan and Co. 1894; 1895. Children's Illustrated FIRST EDITIONS first impressions. Two volumes. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.viii; 212; pp.6 238 2. With frequent in-text illustrations by the author's father John as well as a frontispiece and a number of full page plates to volume I. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to spine and upper boards. All edges gilt; blue-grey endpapers. Contents clean but for some light sporadic foxing; no ink inscriptions. Covers shows moderate use lightly rubbed to extremities gilt slightly dulled to both spines. Very good. The Jungle Book and its sequel comprise a selection of short stories-the best-known being the three tales centring on the adventures of the abandoned 'man cub' Mowgli. Other popular tales include 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' the story of a heroic mongoose and 'Toomai of the Elephants' the tale of a young elephant-handler. London: Macmillan and Co., 1894; 1895 unknown
1901Best.-Nr. 72582London 1901. 8vo. Originalt rødt helshirtingbind med vignett i gull på fordekkelen. Frontispiece. 4 413 1 blank 2 s. annonser s. Illustrert utenom pagineringen.8vo 20.3x13.5 cm. Original red cloth author's roundel in gilt on front cover gilt lettering on spine top edge gilt. Frontispiece 4 413 1 blank pp 2 pp adverticing. Illustrated apart from pagination. . Macmillan and Co. Limited Engelsk. To første sidene med små pletter. Lite navn i samtidig hånd på forsatsbladet. Illustratøren av de ti plansjene var John Lockwood Kipling. FØRSTE UTGAVE.First edition. Title page and frontispiece cover slightly foxed. Small name in hand writiing on flyleaf. hardcover
1917Best.-Nr. 71107London 1917. 8vo. Originalt rødt helshirtingbind med vignett i gull på fordekkelen. viii 441 s. Macmilland and Co. Limited Engelsk. Første utgave. Med navn i samtidig hånd på forsatsbladet. unknown
1908Best.-Nr. 68093Ldn. 1908. 8vo. Elegant privat skinnryggbind med opphøyde ryggbånd og ryggforgylling. Helt gullsnitt. xvi 407 s. Macmillan and Co. Limited Engelsk. Ex libris. unknown
1901Best.-Nr. 72628London 1901. 8vo. Originalt rødt helshirtingbind med vignett i gull på fordekkelen. Frontispiece. 4 413 1 blank 2 s. annonser s. Illustrert utenom pagineringen.8vo 20.3x13.5 cm. Original red cloth author's roundel in gilt on front cover gilt lettering on spine top edge gilt. Frontispiece 4 413 1 blank pp 2 pp adverticing. Illustrated apart from pagination. Macmillan and Co. Limited. Engelsk. Bindet er litt bleket med noe bruksspor. Navn og stempel på friblad. Avisutklipp fra 1901 innklebet på forsatsen. Cover somwhat faded and worn. Name and stamp on flyleaf. Newspaper clipings from 1901 glued to pastedown. hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. x-0321364678Longman Pub Group 2006. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 273 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.75 inches. Longman Pub Group paperback
1891Best.-Nr. ZB1329935Leipzig: Heinemann and Balestier 1891. 291 pp. original printed paper wrappers base and top corner of the spine are worn else very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Leipzig: Heinemann and Balestier unknown
1894Best.-Nr. 149681London: Macmillan 1894-95. First editions of both volumes of The Jungle Book. Octavo two volumes original blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt all edges gilt engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece illustrated by J. L. Kipling W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Near ownership inscriptions. An exceptional example. The Jungle Book is a collection of fables which provide moral instruction by using animals anthropomorphically. Each story begins and ends with a verse and the original publications contain some illustrations created by Rudyard's father John Lockwood Kipling. The inspiration for the book is evident. Kipling was born in India and he spent his childhood there. Interestingly Kipling wrote these stories when he lived in Vermont. The Jungle Book is used to develop the morale of the junior element of the Scouting movement "The Cub Scouts". The name of the head wolf "Akela" has been traditionally given to each Cub Scout pack leader. At least fifteen movies were released based on Kipling's stories beginning with Elephant Boy in 1937. A live-action anticipated version of Jungle Book will be released in October of 2018 by Warner Brothers. Macmillan hardcover
1903Best.-Nr. 148872London: Methuen and Co 1903. Finely bound edition of Kipling's notable poetry collection. Duodecimo bound in three-quarters morocco with gilt titles and pictorial tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands all edges gilt marbled endpapers title page vignette. In very good condition inscription to the second free endpaper. First published in 1903 Kipling's The Five Nations included a number of new poems as well as several that had been previously published notably Recessional of 1897. In 1903 the United Kingdom consisted of four nations: England Ireland Scotland and Wales. It was soon suggested that Kipling's "five nations" were the "five free nations of Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa i.e. Cape Colony and 'the islands of the sea' i.e. the British Isles" - all dominated by Britons; and except in the last case by recent settlers. That suggestion was endorsed some one hundred years later. Methuen and Co unknown
1897Best.-Nr. 183779London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1897. A beautifully bound copy First British edition smartly bound by Bayntun. 'Captains Courageous' is Kipling's only novel set entirely in America. "Kipling thought he'd written a great story. He wrote to Conland Dr. James Conland the dedicatee after the book had begun to appear serially 'I tell you that tale will be a snorter'" Gidmark p. 71. The British edition was preceded by the American edition by one month. The work was originally serialized in Pearson's Magazine between 1896 and 1897. It was written while the newlywed Kipling was living in Vermont. Octavo 177 x 117 mm. Frontispiece 21 full-page illustrations by I. W. Taber. Mid-20th-century blue morocco by Bayntun spine lettered in gilt compartments framed in gilt and decorated with gilt schooner device covers ruled in gilt roll to board edges gilt turn-ins ruled and with anchor device to corners in gilt marbled endpapers edges gilt original cloth spine and covers bound in at rear. Housed in custom blue cloth slipcase. Contemporary gift inscription to half-title partially faded. Spine sunned gilt remaining bright closed tear to later tissue guard following frontispiece foxing to a few pages. A near-fine copy. Richards A103; Stewart p. 152. Gidmark ed. Encyclopaedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes 2001. hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 149048New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1913. First edition of this selection of lines from Kipling's works for each day of the year. Duodecimo bound in full suede with gilt titles to the front panel pictorial endpapers frontispiece portrait of Kipling. In very good condition inscription to the second free endpaper. 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. Thomas Y. Crowell Company unknown
1899Best.-Nr. 149009England and The United States: The Daily Mail Publishing Co 1899. First illustrated facsimile edition of Kipling's poem The Absent-Minded Beggar a souvenir specially printed by The Daily Mail. Quarto silk moire wrappers six pages tissue-guarded frontispiece with tissue-guards between the two pages of facsimile stanzas cover portrait of Kipling by John Collier. Originally printed as a single folded sheet forming six printed pages in triptych format. The souvenir marked the 100th performance of Sydney Grundy's The Degenerates at the Garrick Theatre on Friday 24th October 1899 when Lillie Langtry who was playing Mrs. Trevelyan in the production recited Kipling's poem The Absent-Minded Beggar from the stage after the final curtain. The proceeds of the sale of the poem benefited the wives and children of the reservists. In good condition. Interior illustration of "A Gentleman in Kharki" by R. Caton Woodville. Rudyard Kipling’s The Absent-Minded Beggar first published at the outbreak of the Second Boer War 1899–1902 is a notable example of patriotic literature mobilized for imperial causes. Written to rally support for British troops and their families the poem was quickly transformed into a piece of popular ephemera with the first illustrated edition marketed through The Daily Mail as part of a charitable appeal. The publication’s sales generated significant funds for the reservists’ families illustrating how literature journalism and philanthropy intersected within the culture of British imperialism. The Daily Mail Publishing Co unknown
2012Best.-Nr. __145382748XCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2012. Paperback. New. 724 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.64 inches. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform paperback
Best.-Nr. 90674Lausanne Verlag Payot & Cie 1917 Auflage: 1. Halbleinen; fester schwarz/rot marmorierter Einband mit rotem schwarz bedrucktem Titelschild dunkelbordeauxfarbener Rücken / Anz. Seiten: 55 / 135 x 19 cm / Zustand: gut leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Einband etwas berieben und leicht fleckig Schnitt und Papier etwas gebräunt Lausanne, Verlag Payot & Cie, 1917, Auflage: 1. unknown
Best.-Nr. 70558New York NY: The Century Co. 1894; 1895. Children's Illustrated FIRST US EDITIONS first volume 18th thousand second volume first impression. Two volumes. Octavo 20 x 14cm pp.xiv; 303; 3. Pp.10; 324; 2. With 35 illustrations by Drake to volume I including a frontispiece and frequent in-text illustrations by the author's father John to volume II. Publisher's green and red cloth respectively with gilt titles and decoration to spines and boards. Top edges gilt. Bookplate of the Colonial Club to front pastedown of volume I with light spotting throughout. Light general wear to cloth. Second volume has a blue ink ownership stamp to fly-leaf otherwise internally clean. Moderate wear to cloth including some loss to headcap. Very good overall. The Jungle Book and its sequel comprise a selection of short stories-the best-known being the three tales centring on the adventures of the abandoned 'man cub' Mowgli. Other popular tales include 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' the story of a heroic mongoose and 'Toomai of the Elephants' the tale of a young elephant-handler. New York, NY: The Century Co., 1894; 1895 unknown
2025Best.-Nr. x-9355465661Pharos Books Private Limited 2025. Hardcover. New. 146 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.60 inches. Pharos Books Private Limited hardcover
Best.-Nr. 71360London: Macmillan and Company 1897. Classic seafaring adventure FIRST EDITION first impression. Crown octavo 20 x 14cm pp.viii; 245 3. With 22 engraved illustrations by Taber including a frontispiece. Publisher's blue cloth front board shows gilt titles and a scene in gilt of Harvey at hauling on a line in apparently rough seas gilt titles and a portrait of Manuel blowing a horn to spine; all edges gilt black endpapers. Blind W.H. Smith stamp to fly-leaf otherwise internally crisp and clean. Heavy rubbing and toning to spine and lower board; upper quite clean. Good. One of Kipling's more moralistic adventure tales which tells the story of Harvey Cheyne the spoiled and perennially annoying son of a railroad magnate. When he falls overboard and is picked up by fishermen who don't believe the story of his origins he is forced to work his way back to land. By the time he reaches he shore and his parents arrive to pick him up he has become a worthy and industrious young man meeting the whole checklist of virtues outlined by Kipling in "If London: Macmillan and Company, 1897 unknown
