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1928ref. 119441New York: McCormick-Patterson 1928. Scarce collection of 1928 issues of Liberty Magazine containing early appearances of many of Kipling's rarest poems. Folio five issues original illustrated wrappers. The collection includes issues featuring the appearance of: Rio January 7 1928 Light and Power January 28 1928 A Drop in Traffic February 18 1928 A City and a Silence March 17 1928 and World By Itself March 31 1928. Founded in 1924 American weekly Liberty Magazine featured contributions from some of the biggest politicians celebrities authors and artists of the 20th-century. Kipling's brother-in-law was an associate editor from the magazine's founding through his death on October 17 1939. In fine condition. Each issue is housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase. 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. McCormick-Patterson unknown
1915ref. 121084London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1915. First collected edition first issue of this anthology which first appeared in 6 separate pamphlets in America of which only a few of each were printed. 16mo original wrappers. With The Service Kipling on the rear panel. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. 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. The New Army contains the short tales The Men at Work The Quality of the Machine Guns and Supply Canadians in Cap Indian Troops A Territorial Battalion and A Conclusion. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown
1897ref. 114945London: Macmillan & Company 1897-1919. The Bombay edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo 30 volumes bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe gilt titles to the spine gilt tooling and ruling to the spine front and rear panels raised bands inner dentelles top edge gilt marbled endpapers. One of 1050 sets with volume one signed by Rudyard Kipling. In very good condition. The works of Rudyard Kipling contains his poetry novels stories travel writings childrens tales military tales and essays. Kipling in 1907 became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize. Macmillan & Company hardcover
ref. 95780Lausanne Gonin et Cie 1930. . limited edtion number 17 of 20 hors commerce out of a total of 160 copies 4 vols; 4to 31.5 x 26.5 cm. 276 pp.; 272 pp. with 15 colour plates including frontispiece and 15 chapter heading vignette illustrations and initials all cut in wood and printed in colour by F. L. Schmied with 15 supplementary plates not called for in index and two extra suites of all the illustrations one in colour one in monochrome; original wrappers protected by chemises and slipcase; slipcase slightly rubbed with one joint starting to split. with 15 supplementary plates and two extra suites of all the illustrations. Set in the period between the second and third Afghan Wars therefore 1893-1898 Kim was first published in 1900-1901 with this French translation first appearing in 1902. Unfolding against the backdrop of the political conflict between Russia and Great Britain in Central Asia the novel popularised the term 'The Great Game'. The charming illustrations were engraved and printed by the painter and printer François-Louis Schmied 18731941 who was of Swiss origin. After attracting fame with his engravings for a 1919 edition of The Jungle Book Schmied turned his attention to producing expensive luxurious works in limited editions. Buyssens no 43. Lausanne, Gonin et Cie, 1930. unknown
1942ref. 149132Los Angeles: Walt Disney Productions 1942. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph on the set of the 1942 film. "Photograph by Coburn" stamp and "Bison Archives" stamp on verso. Based on the 1894 collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling. The stunning Technicolor live-action version of the classic Kipling stories made by the Hungarian born filmmaking team the Korda brothers director Zoltan Korda producer Alexander Korda and art director Vincent Korda which brilliantly utilized live exotic animals on huge lush sets and featured Indian born actor Sabu as Mowgli the boy raised by wolves who can communicate with the animals of the jungle. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Cinematography. Set in a village in India shot on location in Sherwood Forest California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection Eclipse Series 30. Walt Disney Productions unknown
1888ref. 54564Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co. 1888. First edition. "Indian Railway Library No. 2." Rebound in full leather by "C. Fox" with original first-issue front cover bound in 2 pages of ads as called for at front and first 6 pages of ads called for at rear lacking final leaf with ad page vii. Printed label affixed to 3rd page of ads above "Plain Tales from the Hills" reading "From/ A. H. Wheeler & Co. Allahabad/ and/ All Railway Bookstalls" not recorded in Richards A15 and with rear cover bound in with illustration usually seen on IN BLACK AND WHITE which was No. 3 in the series Richards A16. As this copy has been rebound we assume the rear cover from the later volume was bound in either by mistake or design versus it representing some sort of variant of the original binding. 8vo slender gilt-stamped full green leather with raised spine bands inner gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers. Armorial "Think and Thank" bookplate on front pastedown. Very good to near fine with spine toned to brown tiny chip to lower corner front wrapper archival tape repair to front ad leaf where starting to split along the hinge and few small edge tears to text block. A.H. Wheeler & Co. unknown
1903ref. 110468London: Methuen and Co 1903. First edition one of 30 copies printed on Japanese vellum. Octavo bound in full vellum gilt titles to the spine gilt topstain. In near fine condition. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard 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. Methuen and Co hardcover
1900ref. 54117Santiago De Chile: Hume & Co. 1900. First edition. An unauthorized collection of seven poems and two sketches previously printed in newspapers. First book appearances for the sketches and two of the poems Richards A166. Also includes journalists' articles. 12mo cream paperwraps lettered in black and red; 169 pages. Light stain on bottom page edge corner not extending to pages covers lightly rumpled and soiled otherwise near fine. Bookplate of Boston banker and bibliophile Frank Brewer Bemis inside front cover featuring an engraving by Sidney Lawton Smith of Bemis's library and the motto "three things to me god lends old place old books old friends." Housed in custom green cloth chemise and slipcase with gilt-stamped black leather spine label. Hume & Co. unknown
1919ref. 54121London: Methuen and Co. no-date 1919. First UK edition preceded by the 1918 U.S. copyright edition. Broadside poem in six stanzas with two on front and remaining four on back. 5.5 x 8" stiff cream paper printed in black on both sides with exterior double frame rule and interior single rule "between which the names of towns and villages laid waste by the Germans in World War I are printed in capitals" Richards A315. Good or better with creasing few tiny tears to edges slight overall tanning and two corners chipped off but still present. Methuen and Co.) unknown
1919ref. 54024London: Methuen and Co. no-date 1919. First UK edition preceded by the 1918 U.S. copyright edition. Broadside poem in six stanzas with two on front and remaining four on back. SIGNED BY KIPLING on back beneath the final stanza. 5.5 x 8" stiff cream paper printed in black on both sides with exterior double frame rule and interior single rule "between which the names of towns and villages laid waste by the Germans in World War I are printed in capitals" Richards A315. Near fine with rubbing to top of double rule on front and mild smudge towards end of Kipling's signature on back. Housed in green cloth chemise and gilt-stamped quarter leather green cloth slipcase leather toned from green to brown otherwise near fine. Scarce especially signed. Methuen and Co.) unknown
1905ref. 55777Boston: Alfred Bartlett / The Village Press No-date 1905. Second edition. But first edition to be printed by the Goudys at their Village Press. Corrects several mistakes in the printing done by Carl Rollins. Both editions and a third done by Cornhill Press in 1909 were unauthorized printings of Kipling's poem "The Gipsy Trail" which first appeared in Century Magazine in 1890. One of 1000 copies in the trade issue. Cary 27. Dark gray paper boards measuring approximately 4 x 4.75"; title page and front cover label printed in black and red; frontis woodcut by E. B. Bird. Small chips from head and tail of spine otherwise near fine with tattered and torn remnants of original glassine still present. STEVENSON POETRY CALLING CARD laid in. Approximately 4 x 2.75"; untitled; rubricated initial "G" in red with rest of poem as well as Stevenson's initials printed in black; "Alfred Bartlett in caps/ 69 Cornhill Boston Mass." in black on back. Would appear to have been printed by The Village Press though not marked as such on card. Alfred Bartlett / (The Village Press) unknown
1890ref. 41165A H Wheeler & Co. Allahabad 1890. 8vo. Third Edition thus; original illustrated wrappers sewed as issued wrappers with small losses at edges else a bright clean copy. In the pale green wrappers of Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington with Wheeler's Indian Railway logo on front. Collects seven tales: The God from the Machine Private Learoyd's Story The Big Drunk Draf The Solid Muldoon With the Main Guard In the Matter of a Private Black Jack. ALL EARLY ISSUES ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. A H Wheeler & Co., Allahabad, unknown
1896ref. cfe17645USA: Appletons 1896. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good copy in green cloth with gold gilt lettering and giltdecorations to the front board and spine--in addition there is gold gilt to the top edge. Very good condition--tight binding with moderate foxing throughout and some moderate edgewear to the exterior edges and tips. There is a gift inscription from 1897 to the front free endpaper and a previous owner name to the front pastedown. A nice copy of Kipling's verse from an early Appleton's edition. 209 pp with 6 pp of advertising at the verso. Appletons hardcover
1891ref. 54124Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co. 1891. First edition. Nineteen newspaper articles describing Kipling's life in an area of India semi-independent from British rule. 1000 copies printed and bound with all but 100 reportedly destroyed when Kipling suppressed the book's release but bibliographer estimates there are more. Publisher's purple stamp with "27 Nov 91" dispatch date on endpaper and signature of A. R. Lawrence with short illegible notation and date "25/12/91" on pastedown. Good or better with first gathering literally holding by a thread and covers somewhat soiled and quite possibly touched up. Housed in custom top-loading two-piece sliding blue-and-red cloth slipcase backed in red leather with five raised bands and gilt-stamped lettering and design. Very attractive. A. H. Wheeler & Co. unknown
1933ref. 53959Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1933. First edition preceding the UK and French editions. Issued in two parts on March 1 and March 15 1933 respectively in an edition of only 75 copies each. Part 1 only. Richards A412. A childhood recollection of his trip with his father to the Paris Exhibition of 1878. Stapled cream paperwraps printed in green; 5 x 7.375"; 20 pages. Fine. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. unknown
1919ref. 53985London: Methuen and Co. 1919. First edition. Forty-five poems and a series of epitaphs. First appearance of 3 of the poems. 12mo gilt-lettered plum boards; 258 pages plus 32-page publisher's catalog; top edge gilt. Near fine in good dust jacket that is soiled and torn but free from any significant chipping. Methuen and Co. unknown
1922ref. 54538New York: American Art Association 1922. First edition. Illustrated catalog for auction held January 26th and 27th 1922 at the American Art Galleries in Madison Square. Of the nearly 800 items approximately 50 are by Kipling with many being described as "exceedingly" "extremely" or this cataloger's favorite "excessively rare." Items offered included original issues of the "Civil and Military Gazette" with Kipling contributions letters to his publishers galley proofs of various works etc. Hammer prices hand-recorded in margins throughout. 8vo wrappers softcover printed in black and red; unpaginated. Good to very good with few small holes at spine appears to be old insect damage though not affecting the text block few notations at head of front cover and a touch of foxing. American Art Association unknown
1897ref. 54572New York: R. H. Russell 1898 1897. First U.S. edition. Published in 1897 with title page dated 1898 per Richards A106. Two-page calendar for 1898 followed by twelve color woodblocks by Nicholson--one for each month of the year--with verses by Kipling on opposing pages. Each month illustrates a different sport: "Hunting" "Racing" "Boating" "Fishing" "Skating" "Boxing" "Golf" "Shooting" "Archery" etc. Quarto tan illustrated paper boards backed with plain brown cloth; unpaginated Overall rubbing and light soiling to binding with loss at spine ends and corners revealing boards. Still good or better with interior bright free from foxing and showing just a few small scattered stains. R. H. Russell unknown
1926ref. 53990London: Macmillan and Co. 1926. First edition. Collects 14 stories and 21 poems. 8vo gilt-stamped red cloth; top edge gilt. Near fine in dust jacket tanned at spine and with few shallow chips but otherwise near fine. Macmillan and Co. unknown
1932ref. 53939New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1932. First U.S. edition published a few weeks after the UK. Short stories and poems. First appearances for 3 of the stories and 19 of the poems. Near fine in about very good dust jacket with rear panel lightly soiled and pair of tears to uppper rear panel with creasing between. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. unknown
1890ref. 54081Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. 1890. Fourth edition but the first edition printed in the UK. The adverts at the end are dated February 1890. This edition includes ten poems in addition to those included in the 1888 3rd edition and features revisions to others. Deep blue cloth with elaborate gilt device on upper board replicating a note from Kipling. About good with rubbing on edges bumping to corners tears on spine edges and tiny open tears on bottom edges of boards spine is shaken textblock has age toned edges price stamp by previous bookstore and previous owner's name on half title page cracked gutter between p.80 and 81 cracking on inner hinges end papers are olive green colored patters of leaves and oranges. Lacking dust jacket. Thacker, Spink and Co. unknown
1926ref. 54567London: Macmillan and Co. 1926. First edition trade issue. First appearance of Kipling's introductory poem "The Downs The Weald and The Marshes" followed by 24 selections from Kipling's verses each accompanied by a full-page color Illustration by Maxwell. Small quarto gilt-stamped blue cloth; top edge gilt. Spine ends and corners bumped unavoidable darkening to endpapers otherwise very good to near fine in good to very good trimmed dust jacket that is slightly tanned at spine shows few faint tape shadows and 1/4" or so chipping at spine ends not affecting any lettering or design. Macmillan and Co. unknown
1917ref. 53934London: Macmillan and Co. 1917. First edition. First issue binding with publisher's name at foot of spine measuring over one inch; in second issue dust jacket. Fourteen stories and 14 poems. First appearances for two of the stories and most of the poems. Page fore edges lightly foxed otherwise near fine in near fine dust jacket a little tanned at spine but with otherwise only minor wear. Macmillan and Co. unknown
1909ref. 54088New York: B. W. Dodge 1909. First edition unauthorized. Third issue with red lettering printed vs stamped or gilt; in dust jacket--the only one of the three to be issued in one. Short stories and one poem. Very good in good dust jacket with old tape repair to chips and tears on verso one of which is visible at head of spine. B. W. Dodge unknown
1891ref. 54277London: Macmillan and Co. 1891. First U.S. edition with imprint of New York printer at base of copyright page. First issue sheets without "October" on copyright page; in second issue binding Richards A58. Short stories and a poem. 8vo half light-olive cloth stamped in gilt and black dark-olive cloth lettered in gilt on front; 351 pages plus 8-page publisher's catalog; top edge olive. Light soiling spine a little darkened spine ends rubbed otherwise very good. Macmillan and Co. unknown