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1891ref. 152559London: Ward Lock and Co. 1891. The January 1891 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine containing the first appearance of Kipling's early novel The Light That Failed. Octavo original wrappers front wrapper detached. In good condition with chipping edge loss and fraying to the fragile printed wrappers. Written when Rudyard Kipling was 26 years old The Light That Failed is semi-autobiographical being based upon his own unrequited love for Florence Garrard. Most of the novel is set in London but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan and Port Said. It follows the life of Dick Heldar an artist and painter who goes blind and his unrequited love for his childhood playmate Maisie. Though it was poorly received by critics the novel has remained in print for over a century. It was also adapted into a play two silent films and a drama film. Ward, Lock, and Co. unknown
ref. 115644Macmillan and Co. Limited London. 1901. Macmillan and Co. Limited London. 1901. First edition. Hardback NO DW. Illustrated with b/w plates and with b/w frontis and foxed tissue guard. Maroon cloth gilt boards with gilt insignia to upper. Corners and edges are rubbed and spine sunned. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed and both hinges are split and fraying. Top page edges gilt and others are browned. Overall a lovely clean copy. hardcover
1894ref. 194336London: Macmillan and Co. 1894 & 1895. Thou art of the Jungle and not of the Jungle First editions in book form. Kipling's adventurous stories were based on folk tales learned during his childhood in India. The Jungle Book was serialized between 1893 and 1894 and became increasingly popular upon its publication as a book prompting calls for a second instalment. The Second Jungle Book completed the Mowgli saga with five stories that "are essential to its emotional rounding-out" Grolier. 2 works octavo. Halftone frontispiece with tissue guard in Jungle Book both works with illustrations by William Henry Drake Paul Frenzeny and John Lockwood Kipling. Original blue cloth spines lettered in gilt pictorial designs to spines and front covers in gilt green coated endpapers gilt edges. Contemporary gift inscriptions in each volume. Cloth rubbed with minor spots of wear to extremities Jungle Book with faint crease to lower outer corner of front cover hinges cracked but sound marginal chip to p. 13/14 in Jungle Book. A very good set. Grolier Children's 100 52; Martindell 61 & 63; Richards A76 & A85. hardcover
1888ref. 378679Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1888. First edition with the first state of the wrappers without the shading around the "No. 4" and "One Rupee. 8 106 vii ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green printed wrappers with illustration by John Lockwood Kipling. Fine copy. Bookplate of Everett. Green cloth slipcase and chemise. First edition with the first state of the wrappers without the shading around the "No. 4" and "One Rupee". 8 106 vii ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Superior copy of this early Kipling title Indian Railway Library No. 4. Stewart 46; Richards A17 A. H. Wheeler & Co unknown
1891ref. 378678Allahabad and London: A. H. Wheeler & Co. Sampson Low Marston & Company Ltd. London 1891. First English Edition. 96 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original grey-green printed illustration by Brownlow Fforde Indian Railway Library No. XIV advertisements on inside and back covers. Minor chipping. Very good. First English Edition. 96 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With the printed slip regarding the title tipped into the front. Stewart 94; Richards A60 A. H. Wheeler & Co., Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd., London unknown
1896ref. 195081London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1896. First edition. The tales were previously published in journals and comprise "With the Main Guard" "Drums of the Fore and Aft" "The Man Who Was" "The Courting of Dinah Shadd" "The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney" "The Taking of Lungtungpen" and "The Madness of Private Ortheris". Octavo. Tissue-guarded frontispiece 20 halftone plates head- and tailpieces by Archibald Standish Hartrick. Original blue cloth spine lettered in gilt with gilt drum illustration drummer and fife player design on front cover in gilt black endpapers edges gilt. Bookplate of the Australian broadcaster John Laws; old catalogue description and related note loosely inserted. Spine gently toned extremities slightly rubbed contents bright. A very good copy. Richards E1-12; Stewart 157. hardcover
ref. 1774261014-11-1East India Publishing Company. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. East India Publishing Company unknown
1977ref. 017276Published for the Sir Thomas Browne Institute. Leiden University Press 1977. Inscribed on free endpaper by Kipling also a typed letter signed by Kipling. Book measures 22x14.cm. xiv188pp. Bound in original publishers maroon cloth with gilt crest and lettering. Binding in near fine condition. Internally pages very clean. . Signed by Author. Cloth. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Published for the Sir Thomas Browne Institute. Leiden University Press Hardcover
ref. 45143USA THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY 1978. LIMITED EDITION IN FULL LEATHER PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS AS THE GREATEST BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ILLUSTRATED ELABORATELY DECORATED IN 22 CARAT GOLD ALL EDGES GILT SILK ENDPAGES AND BOOKMARKER. A VERY FINE COPY. ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER RANE. USA, THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1978 hardcover
ref. 116468ABNew York: The Limited Editions Club; 1962. 26 cm. 283 S. Ill. Ohldr. - Schuber. Exlibris auf Vorsatz. Sehr guter Zustand. One of 1500 handnumbered copies signed by the illustrator. 1962 unknown
ref. 116459ABLunenburg Vermont: Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club; 1968. 27 cm. 383 Ohldr. - OSchuber. Exlibris im Einband. Sonst sehr gut. Limited copy 588/1500 signed by the artist David Gentleman. 1968 unknown
1897ref. 195084London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1897. First British edition of 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 work was originally serialized in Pearson's Magazine between 1896 and 1897 having been written while the newlywed Kipling was living in Vermont. The British edition was published one month after the American edition. Octavo. Tissue-guarded frontispiece 21 halftone plates by I. W. Taber. Publisher's 2 pp. advertisements at rear Original blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt fishermen designs on spine and front cover in gilt black endpapers edges gilt; original jacket spine and panels mounted to endpapers. Bookplate of the Australian broadcaster John Laws; old cataloguing slip loosely inserted. Binding bright gentle rubbing to edges minor foxing to initial leaves contents sharp: a near-fine copy. Richards A103. Jill B. Gidmark ed. Encyclopaedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes 2001. hardcover
ref. 0804900272-7-1-13Airmont Pub Co. Reissue. Acceptable. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting as well as stains bent corners or any other major defect but the text is not obscured in any way. Airmont Pub Co unknown
1894ref. 188654London: Macmillan and Co. 1894. Original Jean Jullien dust jacket First edition in book form the "First Editions: Re-covered" copy. This copy includes a unique dust jacket by Jean Jullien. The acrylic gouache painting on two sides of acetate shows Mowgli Baloo and Bagheera peering through an opening in the forest. The acetate allows their view to be the original pictorial design of elephants on the front cover of the binding. A charity auction to benefit the House of Illustration was held on 11 December 2017. Book illustrators fashion artists painters and artists were asked to choose a book which appealed to them. A first edition was then obtained and the artist provided a unique dust jacket. With reference to his choice of book Jullien stated that "I grew up watching and loving the Disney version and am always interested in revisiting popular culture landmarks. I find that their endurance to time and iteration is a tribute to their efficiency and quality". The charity's concept for artists to engage with a first edition is particularly effective here as the original binding plays a new illustrative role with Jullien's dust jacket. Jean Jullien b. 1983 is an acclaimed French graphic designer and illustrator whose work has been published by Phaidon Press. His "Peace for Paris" symbol went viral through news coverage and social media in the wake of 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. This copy includes a bookplate for Edward Lowrey together with an ownership signature on the preliminary blank "Lowrey Broomhaugh". Lowrey b. 1830 is listed in the 1881 census as a steam ship owner and manager living at Broomhaugh House in Northumberland. Octavo. Frontispiece with illustrations within the text by William Henry Drake Paul Frenzeny and the author's father John Lockwood Kipling. Original blue cloth spine lettered and illustrated in gilt front cover with pictorial design in gilt green coated endpapers edges gilt. With original dust jacket by Jean Jullien signed on front flap. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Binding worn lower joint split loss to head of skewed spine joints split some browning and foxing; some minor scratches and minor loss to gouache on jacket: a good copy in near-fine jacket. Grolier Children's 100 52; Martindell 54; Richards A76. hardcover
1897ref. 177128London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1897. First British edition of Kipling's only novel set entirely in America. Kipling wrote the novel while living in Vermont; it was serialized in Pearson's Magazine in 1896-97. The British edition was preceded by the American edition by one month. Octavo. Frontispiece with tissue guard illustrations to text by I. W. Taber 2 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Original blue boards spine and front cover lettered and with decorations in gilt black coated endpapers gilt edges. Spine cocked and toned foxing to contents. A very good copy. Richards A103; Stewart p. 152. hardcover
ref. RED2VJ3QXOJWDandelion Library Grolier Society 1967/67. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Dandelion Library (Grolier Society) 1967/67 hardcover
1902ref. 190118London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1902. His sole self-illustrated book First edition of Kipling's famous collection of 12 stories and 12 poems including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots". "The stories told with Kipling's oratorical diction and whimsical humour clearly increase in complexity as the book progresses" Grolier. Octavo. With 12 black and white illustrations by the author. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco spine lettered and decorated gilt raised bands single rule to boards gilt onlay of elephant and snake to front board twin rule to turn-ins blue endpapers gilt edges. A fine copy. Grolier Children's 100 57; Martindell 99; Richards A181; Stewart 260. hardcover
ref. 76040Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1980. Children's Literature COLLECTOR'S DELUXE EDITION with publisher's preface and introduction by Bonomy Dobree. Octavo 27 x 19cm pp.6; xviii; 383; 1 blank. With full-page colour plates by Gentleman. Bound in full green leather gilt with moire silk endpapers ribbon marker all edges gilt. Clean throughout. 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. Part of The Easton Press series "One Hundred Greatest Books Ever Written Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1980 unknown
1919ref. 195218London: Hodder & Stoughton 1919. Collecting Kipling's poetry for the first time First British edition signed limited issue number 90 of 100 sets numbered and signed by Kipling in each volume. The publisher Frank N. Doubleday famously dubbed this the "Whole Damn Thing" edition bringing together as it did the full breadth of Kipling's poetry up to the point of publication. This was the first "Inclusive Edition" an idea established between Kipling and Doubleday at Brown's Hotel in February 1919. The "Inclusive Edition" was republished in expanded forms in 1926 and 1932 followed by the "Definitive Edition" 1940 after Kipling's death. The present edition was published in America one month earlier but without the additional poem "Mowgli's Song". 3 vols octavo. Title pages printed in red and black. Original vellum spines lettered in gilt gilt framing on spines and covers Kipling's initials inside gilt floriate oval on front covers top edges gilt others uncut. With custom blue cloth dust jackets. Vellum lightly spotted and bowed couple of bumps to edges inner hinges of vol. I cracked but sound couple of other shorter splits to hinges foxing to endpapers otherwise clean. A very good set. Richards A326; Stewart 466; Martindell 170. hardcover
1897ref. 153245London: Macmillan and Co. 1897. First edition of Kipling’s classic tale of the Grand Banks cod fishery a coming-of-age story long regarded as one of the great novels of the nineteenth century. Octavo original blue cloth elegantly stamped and lettered in gilt all edges gilt with a frontispiece and 21 illustrations. In very good condition with rubbing inscription to the half-title page. Illustrated by I.W. Taber. Like his two Jungle Books Kipling wrote this morality tale of life aboard a New England fishing boat while living near Brattleboro Vermont his wife’s hometown. The book thus contains “something of his feelings about America—both his affection and his irritation” Carpenter & Prichard 296. “This is the only book of Kipling’s which is set entirely in America. All the characters are American. Not only that but the heart of the book—its moral in a single sentence—is one of Kipling’s main beliefs of this period expressed in terms essentially American or perhaps more particularly New England. He put it later in verse: ‘And the Gods of the Copy-book Maxims said: ‘If you don’t work you will die!’ It is a saga of hard physical work in conflict with natural forces. It is a book which could hardly have been written by anyone who did not admire Huckleberry Finn; it is a book whose claim to survival rests mainly on detail and it is all American detail” Mason 119. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
ref. 121531London Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1897 . First edition; 8vo 185 x 121 mm; half-title frontispiece tissue-guard title 21 engraved plates by I. W. Taber all edges gilt occasional light mostly marginal spotting otherwise very good; publisher's pictorial cloth with gilt-blocked decoration gilt titles shelf worn to extremities of spine rubbed corners otherwise very good condition; viii 245pp 1 2 ads 1. In Captains Courageous Kipling tells the story of the spoiled fifteen-year-old son of a millionaire who is lost at sea and finds himself rescued by the crew of a fishing schooner which proves to be a redemption of both character and body. London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1897, hardcover
ref. 112653London Macmillan and Co. 1901. . First edition; 8vo 250 x 145 mm; 10 monotone illustrations after bas-reliefs by John Lockwood Kipling the author's father near-contemporary ink ownership name dated 1903 to verso of half-title offsetting from frontispiece tissue guard to title-page else near-fine; mid-twentieth century half morocco over cloth top edge gilt gilt roundel to upper cover containing an elephant's head the Hindu Ganesha one of their favourite gods generally rubbed with minor soiling from handling but otherwise very good. London, Macmillan and Co., 1901. hardcover
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
1924ref. 86525Macmillan and co. 1924. Hardcover. 299 pages. Text in English. Clean copy with light signs of use. Macmillan and co. hardcover
2007ref. G1406528986I3N10Dodo Press 2007. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Dodo Press paperback
