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1957Best.-Nr. ABE-1713467336672The Marchbanks Press 1957. The Marchbanks Press 1957. 16mo 5 p. original stapled wraps. A Joseph Francis Weiler designed gift booklet printed at the Marchbanks Press especially for the friends of Eddie and Betty Meyers. One of 100 copies this copy unnumbered. Spotting to half title wraps lightly faded else VG. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The Marchbanks Press Paperback
Best.-Nr. 100151618Librairie DELAGRAVE. Bon état cuirs frottés intérieurs propres circa 1940. in4. Sans date. Relié. 2 volumes. Librairie DELAGRAVE unknown
1920Best.-Nr. 1519001920. Rare typed letter signed by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. Dated July 20th 1920 on Kipling's Bateman's Burwash Sussex letterhead the letter reads: Dear Sir I am in receipt of you letter of July 13th. asking me to give you a date to speak at Christ's Hospital some time during the term from Sept 14th. to December 17th. I very much regret that it is not possible for me to give you a date. My plans are very uncertain for the time covering this period and I do not find it possible to make any appointments so far ahead. With many regrets Believe me Yours faithfully "Rudyard Kipling." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed with a portrait of Kipling. The entire piece measures 20.5 inches by 16 inches. Rare and desirable. 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. unknown
Best.-Nr. 56736996-6Used - Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
1891Best.-Nr. 53658Philadelphia Pa: J B Lippincott 1891. First Edition. Original wraps. Very good. 97p octavo. Complete in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine January 1891 issue. Copyrighted in 1890 by Lippincott but first printed here. Front cover just hanging on. 32p ads plus 168p text plus 31p ads. Poet Eugene Field's copy with his small engraved bookplate. On the copyright page of "The Light that Failed" is inscribed "This copy of "The Light that Failed" came from the library of my father Eugene Field. Eugene Field II Sept 10 1923" Unique thus. Enclosed in a very good blue cloth and blue morocco slipcase gilt titled. Author's First Novel. J B Lippincott paperback
Best.-Nr. 57087093-6EDC Publishing. Used - Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. EDC Publishing unknown
1919Best.-Nr. 149313London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1919. Exceptionally rare first edition of this pamphlet honoring every British soldier who died in World War I. Oblong octavo original publisher's pictorial wrappers illustrated with black and white drawings of the cemeteries and memorials as they will appear completed throughout. In near fine condition. Illustrated by Mr. Douglas Macpherson. Housed in a custom red portfolio with gilt titles to the front panel and string ties. Rudyard Kipling’s The Graves of the Fallen 1919 written for the Imperial War Graves Commission articulates the moral and aesthetic vision behind the design and commemoration of British and Commonwealth soldiers’ graves after World War I. Serving as the Commission’s literary adviser Kipling helped shape its guiding principles of equality in death—ensuring that all soldiers regardless of rank or class were memorialized with identical headstones and inscriptions. The text blends solemn prose with restrained idealism reflecting both personal grief—Kipling’s son was killed in the war—and a collective commitment to remembrance. His Majesty's Stationery Office unknown
1919Best.-Nr. 150552London: Methuen & Co 1919. First British edition of this broadside poem in six stanzas with two on front and remaining four on back. Octavo 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. In very good condition. Methuen & Co unknown
1904Best.-Nr. 150551Boston: Alfred Bartlett 1904. Second edition but the first edition to be printed by the Goudys at their Village Press. Duodecimo original boards frontispiece drawing by E. B. Bird. In fine condition. Alfred Bartlett hardcover
1931Best.-Nr. 982Y31London: James Tregaskis & Son 1931. Leather. Near Fine. 10" by 7". None. A pleasing limited edition of Thomas Tusser's 16th-century instructional poem in the original full crushed morocco. One of a limited edition of five hundred copies printed on handmade Batchelor paper. In the original full crushed morocco by Bain and Company. Preserved in a cloth-backed slipcase. This long poem from Thomas Tusser which stood as one of the best-selling poetry books of the Elizabethan age uses rhyming couplets to instruct the reader on various farming and country customs offering fascinating insight into life in Tudor England. Scholars also consider it an interesting text for its defence of enclosures.First published as 'A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie' in 1557 and later enlarged into five hundred points in 1573. This edition is complete with an introduction by Sir Walter Scott a benediction by Rudyard Kipling and a foreword by E. V. Lucas. In the original full crushed morocco. Externally excellent with a couple minor marks to the front board and minimal signs of shelf wear. Slipcase is rubbed with a few pieces of tape to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot. Near Fine James Tregaskis & Son hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 9032828New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine. Bound in publisher's original burgundy cloth with spines and covers stamped in illustrated gilt covers pressed with embossed medallions. Frontispiece illustrations with tissue guards. Several volumes feature illustrations maps and photographic reproductions in black white and red. All text blocks are in fine condition. Set is near uniformly fine except for minor wear to cloth at head of four spines. A handsome set. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1899Best.-Nr. 981H39London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 18991937. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". H. R. Millar; Frank Craig; Various. A substantial sixteen-volume collection of Rudyard Kipling"s works including several first editions and illustrated volumes charting his literary career. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original red cloth binding with Kipling's signature elephant head stamped in gilt to the front boards. A smart collection of sixteen volumes of Rudyard Kipling"s works including nine first editions and early printings spanning from Stalky & Co. 1899 to Something of Myself 1937.Several volumes are illustrated including Kim Puck of Pook"s Hill and "Captains Courageous". This collection consists of:Stalky & Co. 1899. First edition. Kim 1901. First edition. This copy is illustrated with ten monochrome plates including a frontispiece. Collated complete. Traffics and Discoveries 1904. First edition. Puck of Pook"s Hill 1906. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 19 plate illustrations by H. R. Millar. Collated complete. Actions and Reactions 1909. First edition. A Diversity of Creatures 1917. First edition. Rewards and Fairies 1923. First published in 1910 this is the fourth reprint. This copy is illustrated with four monochrome plates by Frank Craig. Collated complete. Debits and Credits 1926. First edition. Plain Tales From the Hills 1928. This copy is a later reprint. This copy is illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. A Book of Words: Selections from Speeches and Addresses Delivered Between 1906 and 1927 1928. First edition. Life"s Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People 1928. First published in 1891 this is a later reprint. Soldiers Three: The Story of the Gadsbys in Black and White 1930. Originally published in 1895 this is a later reprint. This volume comes with the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. "Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks 1932. First published in 1897 this is a later reprint of the uniform edition. Illustrated with 20 monochrome plates and one in-text illustration. Collated complete. Limits and Renewals 1932. First edition. The Light that Failed 1935. First published in March 1891 this is a later reprint. Something of Myself: For My Friends Known and Unknown 1937. First edition. This copy is illustrated with a monochrome portrait frontispiece. Rudyard Kipling 18651936 was an English novelist short story writer and poet best known for The Jungle Book Kim and his evocative tales of British India he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. Previous owner"s bookplate to front paste down of "Actions" with slight offsetting ad rubbing to endpapers. Spines slightly faded more so to older copies. The odd minor handling mark to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities occasionally resulting in slight fraying to cloth or very minor loss to cloth. Previous owner"s contemporary inscription to front free endpaper of "Traffics" "Puck" "Stalky" and "Captains Courageous." Hinges of "Kim" "Stalky" cracked with binding materials slightly exposed but holding. Small newspaper clipping affixed to front paste down of "Puck" with small inscription. Discreet bookseller"s label to front paste down of "Traffics." Hinges of "Puck" slightly strained in places with binding slightly less firm than other copies but holding. Offsetting from a newspaper cutting loosely inserted to the dedication and copyright pages of "The Light." Dust wrapper of "Soldiers Three" very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting the odd very small closed tear chip and crease. Slight soiling to wraps. Age toning heavier to spine. The odd minor handling mark to wraps. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Slight creasing to final few leaves of "Handicap" Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
Best.-Nr. 149559Rare pamphlet of Kipling's humorous and ironic poem. Duodecimo original wrappers frontispiece of Kipling pictorial initials six pages. In very good condition. Rare with none appearing at auction in the last 100 years. Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The Betrothed” 1886 first published in Departmental Ditties and Other Verses exemplifies his early mastery of wit irony and social observation. Written during his years in British India the poem humorously explores masculine indulgence and moral choice through the narrator’s mock-serious decision to favor cigars over marriage parodying Victorian ideals of romance and respectability. Beneath its comic tone “The Betrothed” reveals Kipling’s emerging interest in the conflicts between personal pleasure social convention and the disciplined self—a tension that would later define his broader literary treatment of duty and individualism. unknown
1899Best.-Nr. 149578England 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 original wrappers six pages with two pages of facsimile stanzas cover portrait of Kipling by John Collier. 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 very 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
1945Best.-Nr. 100141586Mercure de france 1945. couvertures défraîchies intérieurs propres rousseurs sur tranche. in8. 1945. Relié. 2 volumes. Mercure de france unknown
1930Best.-Nr. 149539New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1930. Signed limited edition of the definitive collection of Kipling's poetry. Quarto three volumes original japon-backed boards with red paper labels to spines lettered gilt gilt motifs to front covers top edges gilt tissue-guarded frontispiece to volume one of a "The Thousandth Man" in Kipling's hand specially reproduced for this edition in facsimile. One of 525 copies signed by Kipling on the limitation page this is number 96. In good condition. One of the finest editions of Kipling's verse. “As a virtuoso in verse Kipling had more than one style at his command” Baugh et al. 1505 from earnest cockney dialect to soaring prophetic proclamation. This handsome three-volume collection presents all of Kipling’s poetry—including such memorable works as “Mandalay” “Gunga Din” and “If”—set in Baskerville type and printed on handmade paper at the Chiswick Press. With frontispiece portrait of Kipling in Volume I signed in pencil by the artist Francis Dodd. Livingston 545. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc hardcover
1915Best.-Nr. 149769London 1915. First edition of this short patriotic speech. Quarto unpaginated single sheet of stiff white paper folded once. Delivered at the Mansion House on January 27 1915. In very good condition. Rudyard Kipling’s National Bands 1915 is a wartime pamphlet preserving a speech he delivered at London’s Mansion House to support the Daily Telegraph’s National Bands Fund an initiative aimed at sustaining military music as a vital component of morale and public ritual during World War I. Issued as a small separately circulated tract—and often later encountered as an insert to fundraising editions of A Song of the English—the pamphlet exemplifies Kipling’s broader mobilization of literary authority in service of patriotic and civic causes. unknown
1900Best.-Nr. 149566Boston: Alfred Bartlett 1900. Rare August 1900 issue of The Cornhill Booklet containing Rudyard Kipling's "Occasional Poems." Duodecimo original wrappers volume one number two printed in red and black illustrated with the original detached portrait of Kipling from an etching by William Strang laid in. In very good condition. Illustrated and designed by H.W. Colby. Rudyard Kipling’s occasional poems reflect his distinctive ability to merge public commentary with poetic craft transforming topical or ephemeral subjects into enduring reflections on empire duty and human character. Written primarily during his years in British India and later reprinted in collections such as Departmental Ditties and Other Verses 1886 these works—originally composed for newspapers and limited pamphlets—combine wit irony and moral insight to capture the social texture of colonial life. Alfred Bartlett unknown
1920Best.-Nr. 986b10London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1920 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. First edition of travel letters from renowned The Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling. First edition.In publisher's original red cloth binding with gilded elephant emblem. In unclipped dust wrapper.From Rudyard Kipling Nobel-Prize winner best known for The Jungle Book 1894 and Just So Stories 1902. Kipling's youth in British India greatly shaped his writing as did his extensive cross-continental travels such as recorded in this work. The collection of letters documents Kipling's journeys through the likes of America Japan and Egypt among other places. The letters span the years of 1892 to 1913 and are chronologically ordered into the sections "From Tideway to Tideway" "Letters to the Family" and "Egypt of the Magicians". In publisher's original red cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper. Slight bumping and discolouration most noticeable to the spine. Moderate tearing and chips to dust wrapper but reinforced with archival binding and otherwise intact. Inscription dated 1926 to first free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the exception of mild spotting concentrated towards the first and last few pages. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1919Best.-Nr. 53326London: Metheun and Co Ltd 1919. First Edition Second Issue Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Very good /very good. 159p 22p Metheun Book Catalogue in back. First Edition in a Second Issue Dust Jacket with 8/6 on spine. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Red cloth boards have minor wear to extremities spine end sunned. End papers offset. Top edge gilt. Tan dust jacket is darkened along spine with creasing rubbing nicks and closed tears along edges. Metheun and Co Ltd hardcover
1901Best.-Nr. 989F29London: Macmillan and Co 1901 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. Holbrook Jackson's first edition copy of this classic spy novel by Rudyard Kipling with a loosely inserted very scarce copy of Parish's account of Kipling's sister's visit to his home 'Mrs. Fleming's Visit'. The first edition first impression. This first UK edition was actually published one day after its release in the US.This spy novel was written by short story pioneer and classic author of children's fiction Rudyard Kipling who is known as a pioneer for the short story form and a classic author of children's fiction. 'Kim' was originally published as a serial in McClure's Magazine between 1900 and 1901; the story takes place against the backdrop of the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia.Illustrated with a frontispiece - retaining the original tissue guard - and nine plates. Collated complete.With a publisher's advertisement leaf to the rear.Loosely inserted is the very scarce first edition of C. W. Parish's 1945 short work 'Mrs Fleming's Visit' which details Kipling's sister Ann's 1945 visit to his home Bateman's in Burwash. With two postcards of the home also present.With the inscription 'Holbrook Jackson Liverpool 1944' to the head of the front free endpaper. Journalist writer and publisher George Holbrook Jackson. A noted journalist who worked for numerous magazines during his career Jackson is known as being one of the leading bibliophiles of his time. He founded in the Flying Fame Press alongside Ralph Hodgson and Claud Lovat Fraser and had a long association with English small presses. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Joints starting with boards a touch tender. A touch of fraying to back strip head and tail. Inscription to front free endpaper head. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with the odd spot. 'Fleming's Visit' in fine condition. Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
1924Best.-Nr. 151070London: Hodder & Stoughton 1924. First edition this classic selection of Kipling's songs for children. Octavo original cloth illustrations by Leo Bates with 8 tipped-in color plates. Boldly signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page. Letter of provenance laid in which states that the book was signed for the then-owner's father who attended Caterham School in Surrey near Batermans. The book was signed by Kipling at an old boys day and then gifted as per the inscription to his future wife an admirer of Kipling's work. In good condition. Rare and desirable signed. 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. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Best.-Nr. Z1-M-011-02939Macmillan. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Macmillan unknown
1914Best.-Nr. 151116London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1914. The Bombay edition of this collection of 13 Kipling short stories mainly written between 1893 and 1896 while Kipling was living in Vermont. 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. 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. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 151115London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1913. The Bombay edition of this collection of Kipling poems and 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. 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. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
