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2013ref. O2823hU VGh 3.4 4 01 68Palazzo Editions 2013 Very Good: the well used book shows signs of wear & has a few defect and faults as follows - Cover is in good condition W/ shelf wear. top and bottom. DJ is in "Good" condition has minor shelf wear and a few small Closed tears. Pages are clean and new looking. Spine is in straight & in excellent condition. We give you an honest evaluation & price Ships same day M-F when ordered before 12 PM PST provide tracking & exceptional customer service. We guarantee it! Make Wiz Books your go-to bookseller. Palazzo Editions hardcover
1891ref. 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
1913ref. 1008London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1913. Bombay Edition. Bound by Harcourt Bindery. Near Fine. From Sea to Sea And other Sketches By Rudyard Kipling 1913 From the Bombay Edition of the Works of Rudyard Kipling Bound in Superb crushed Morocco gilt stamped bindings by The Harcourt Bindery Macmillan and co. Limited St. Martins Street London. 1913 Rudyard Kipling. Two volumes which contain From Sea to Sea and other sketches. From the greater Bombay Edition set limited to 1050 copies. Finely bound by the Harcourt Bindery in brown and black crushed Morocco the spines in gilt compartments titles in gilt the boards beautifully decorated with ornate gilt borders and circular elephant. all page edges in gilt. With dark green and brown gilt stamped inside boards. A luxury binding from the World renowned American book binders. The leaves printed on thick luxury paper. Royal 8vo's measuring; 9.5"x7". Printed by R & R Clark from the Florence Press Type. Condition: See photos as part of condition report: Nicely bound and holding firmly Volume 1 in black Morocco some discolouration to the rear board the upper board to volume 2 a darker brown with black rear boars. spines in a lighter brown. Gilt still bright. Some bubbling to the silk endpaper to volume 2. pages clean with the occasional spot. Text blocks firm. Very good. . Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown
ref. 123402London Macmillan and Co. 1902. . First edition; large 8vo 24 x 18.5 cm; 22 full-page black & white illustrations by the author smaller illustrations within text spotting to free endpapers small dent to page edges lightly affecting prelims some minor spots or marks throughout primarily affecting p.49 and pp82-87 none affecting legibility of text small tear to lower edge of p.87 and p.145 approx. 1-2cm otherwise good condition with bright illustrations; modern red morocco one-line gilt-panelled border spine in 6 compartments with gilt lettering to second and third gilt decoration to others original cloth cover bound in at rear top edge gilt some general signs of wear corners lightly rubbed otherwise a handsome fine binding; 249pp. A handsome copy of Kipling's famous collection of short stories and the only to be illustrated by himself. Kipling's famous stories include: "How the Whale Got His Throat" "How the Camel Got His Hump" "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin" "How the Leopard Got His Spots" "The Elephant's Child" "The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo" "The Beginning of the Armadilloes" "How the First Letter Was Written" "How the Alphabet Was Made" "The Crab that Played with the Sea" "The Cat that Walked by Himself" and "The Butterfly that Stamped." London, Macmillan and Co., 1902. hardcover
2008ref. 1-8496834387El Acantilado 2008. Paperback. New. 850 pages. Spanish language. 8.27x5.28x1.81 inches. El Acantilado paperback
1919ref. 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
1895ref. 031562UK: Macmillan 1895. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. J L Kipling W H Drake P Frenzeny. Two Volume Set of the two Jungle books. Signed slip tipped into the inner page by Rudyard Kipling. In the same format and style as the 1st editions. The Jungle Book is printed 1896 5th Imp and the Second Jungle Book is 1895 1st edition. Books are very good and bright. Light edge rubbing.Spine on Jungle book darkened. Contents quite good. Foxing to varying degrees to the pages of the Jungle book. Quite a bright set. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17453/17421/19329 Macmillan hardcover
1919ref. 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
1904ref. 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
1897ref. 374815London: Macmillan 1897. First English edition. 22 illustrations by I. W. Taber. 245 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original gilt stamped blue cloth with vignette of fishermen black endpapers a.e.g. Complete with original dust jacket in very good condition lightly yellowed at spine with some archival mending. W. C. Thomas bookplate to front pastedown; minimal foxing to prelims. Taber I.W. First English edition. 22 illustrations by I. W. Taber. 245 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A charming copy with the rare dust jacket of Kipling's only novel set in the United States following the son of a Californian millionaire who stumbles into his adventure by falling overboard and being rescued by a fishing vessel. Teddy Roosevelt praised the book in 1900 for describing "in the liveliest way just what a boy should be and do." Stewart 160; Livingston 136; Richards A103 Macmillan unknown
ref. 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
1899ref. 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
1930ref. 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
2011ref. DADAX1241212333British Library Historical Print Editions 2011-03-01. paperback. New. 9.69x0.95x7.44. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. British Library, Historical Print Editions paperback
1895ref. 110820Macmillan & Co. London. 1895 1897. Macmillan & Co. London. 1895 1897. In two volumes. Hardback. Original blue cloth with gilt illustrations to spines and upper boards. All page edges gilt. The Jungle Book is a first edition second issue and The Second Jungle Book is the third printing of the first edition. There is a lean to the spine of the first volume which is also slightly faded and frayed to head of spine corners rubbed and small light patches of rubbing to covers and a light stain to back cover. The Second Jungle Book is a very bright and clean copy with slight rubbing to extremities. Pages to both vols. browned and foxed otherwise a very good set. hardcover
1915ref. 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
1900ref. 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
ref. ANAIS-1786750511Welbeck Editions. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Welbeck Editions hardcover
ref. 121375London Macmillan and Co. 1906. . First edition first printing; 8vo 200 x 140 mm; half title frontispiece title page nineteen illustrations in black & white unobtrusive ownership signature and date to font free endpaper spotting to prelims otherwise pages are clean despite usual age-toning small ink stain to p165 small 1 cm tear to p197; publisher's red cloth gilt- blocked medallion to front board gilt lettering to spine minor shelf wear otherwise very good condition; x 306pp 3 advertisements. A collection of ten short stories two young children encounter a mischievous sprite 'Puck'. He introduces them to historical and mythological figures which allow the author to explore themes of nationalism and identity. Set in the Sussex countryside it is worth noting that Kipling himself lived in Sussex for most of his adult life on returning to the motherland. It is more than apparent that he felt a deep connection to the landscape which clearly inspired his writing. Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1906. hardcover
ref. 121373London Macmillan and Co. 1895. . First edition; 8vo 195 x135 mm; 39 text illustrations including head and tail-piece vignettes and historiated initials contemporary gift inscription to ffep usual age-toning and spotting to prelims blemish to pp 176-177; publisher's blue cloth decoratively ruled and pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover spine lettered in gilt all edges gilt embossed front cover unusually bright despite minor shelf wear and small stain to front cover in very good condition; 2 blank 6 238pp 2 advertisements. The Jungle Book is a 'collection of stories published in 1894; it's sequel The Second Jungle Book published in 1895 contains stories linked by poems. The stories tell mostly of Mowgli an Indian boy who is raised by wolves from infancy and who learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals. The book describes the social life of the wolf pack and more fancifully the justice and natural order of life in the jungle. Among the animals whose tales are related in the work are Akela the wolf; Baloo the brown bear; Shere Khan the boastful Bengal tiger who is Mowgli's enemy; Kaa the python; Bagheera the panther; and Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose.' Merriam-Webster's Encyclopaedia of Literature. Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1895. hardcover
1919ref. 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
ref. 121374London Macmillan and Co. 1906. . First edition first printing; 8vo 200 x 140 mm; half title frontispiece title page nineteen illustrations in black & white discreet ownership signature and date to title page usual age-toning; publisher's red cloth gilt- blocked medallion to front board gilt lettering to spine minor shelf wear small bruise to lower spine otherwise very good condition; x 306pp 3 advertisements. A collection of ten short stories two young children encounter a mischievous sprite 'Puck'. He introduces them to historical and mythological figures which allow the author to explore themes of nationalism and identity. Set in the Sussex countryside it is worth noting that Kipling himself lived in Sussex for most of his adult life on returning to the motherland. It is more than apparent that he felt a deep connection to the landscape which clearly inspired his writing. Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1906. hardcover
ref. 121314London Macmillan and Co. 1894; 1895. . First editions first printing; 2 vols 8vo 18.5 x 13 cm; richly illustrated with historiated initials head and tail-piece vignettes and full page plates tipped-in typewritten letter signed by Kipling publisher's ads to rear of second work previous ownership in pen to front free endpaper and to title of first work a little toned and slightly soiled; 20th-century blue morocco gilt by Riviere & Son pictorial onlaid morocco vignettes to upper covers within gilt arabesque borders gilt spines in 6 compartments rebacked preserving the original spines original publisher's blue cloth covers and spines bound in at rear of each vol. silk doublures frayed with areas of loss spines and extremities rubbed with slight loss housed in a custom-made blue cloth felt-lined slipcase; vi 2 212; 6 238 2 adspp. Bound by Riviere & Son with tipped-in signed typewritten letter. A handsome set of the first editions first printings of Kipling's classic two-novel series The Jungle Book and its sequel The Second Jungle Book bound by Riviere & Son in onlaid pictorial blue morocco gilt with a tipped-in typewritten letter signed by Kipling. London, Macmillan and Co., 1894; 1895. hardcover
ref. 121527London Methuen and co. 1903 . First edition; 8vo 200 x 130 mm; usual age-toning gilt top-edge spotting to fore-edges others untrimmed browned endpapers; publisher's red buckram cloth gilt titling to spine boards are sunned corners bumped otherwise very good condition; xvi 215pp 1 38 ads. 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. Kipling is chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism tales and poems of British soldiers in India and his tales for children. London, Methuen and co., 1903, hardcover
ref. 121525London Macmillan and Co 1904 . First edition; 8vo 200 x 140mm; bookplate to ffep gilt top edges extremely mild spotting to fore-edges; publisher's red cloth gilt-blocked elephant medallion to upper panel gilt titles mild sunning to spine corners are bumped very good condition; vi 393pp 22 ads. First published in 1904 this classic collection of Kipling's short stories and poems includes The Captive Poseidon's Law The Runners The King's Task Steam Tactics The Return of Children They and Our Fathers Also. London Macmillan and Co, 1904, hardcover
