ref. 121524London 1917. . First edition; 8vo 200 x 140 mm; spotting to prelims imprint left to endpapers from bookmarks; publisher's original red cloth gilt blocked medallion to front board corners are bumped gilt lettering to spine unclipped dust jacket browned spine upper panel shows signs of shelf wear loss to corners binding remains firm and secure very good condition; viii 422pp 2 4 ads. A fine collection of prose intermingled with verse. Stories include: The Dog Hervey; The Village that Voted the Earth was Flat; The Edge of the Evening; The Horse Marines; The Vortex; Mary Postgate. London, 1917. hardcover
1924ref. 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
1912ref. 150966London: Hodder & Stoughton 1912. First limited edition De Luxe of the definitive collection of Kipling's verse. Royal octavo bound in full limp vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel top edge gilt decorated with turquoise initials. One of 500 numbered copies this is number 466. Signed by the publisher and printer on the limitations page. In near fine condition. Rudyard Kipling was the celebrated author of classic poems such as "Mandalay" "Gunga Din" "Recessional" and "The White Man's Burden" Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. "The family and the Empire were the poles about which his genius turned" DNB. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1914ref. 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
1913ref. 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
1903ref. 353132London: Methuen and Co 1903. First edition with "David" on p. 56. xiii 215 pp. 38-pages publisher's advertisements dated July 1903. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine chipping at head of spine t.e.g. spine sunned; overall a very good copy. First edition with "David" on p. 56. xiii 215 pp. 38-pages publisher's advertisements dated July 1903. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 276. Stewart 276 Methuen and Co hardcover
1914ref. 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
1917ref. 032148UK: Macmillan 1917. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good /Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rudyard Kipling. Reprint 1917. Includes the very rare wrapper. A lovely illustrated edition and very uncommon thus. Book is very good and bright. Nice clean contents. Small name to endpaper. The wrapper is good and quite bright. Small loss to edges. Light soiling and age toning to spine/covers. very bright. Edges lightly rubbed and nicked. Reprice label on spine. More images can be taken upon request.Ref17092 Macmillan hardcover
ref. 122541London Macmillan and Co. 1902. . First edition first impression second issue binding; large 4to 240 x 190 mm; 22 full-page illustrations by the author faint partial offsetting to endpapers faint contemporary gift inscription to front flyleaf discreet bookseller's label to front pastedown occasional minor thumb-soiling to blank fore-margins a hint of spotting to fore-edge of text block; publisher's red decorated cloth lettered in white minor rubbing to spine tips and corners front cover only slightly bowed pictorial dust-jacket a few closed tears and nicks to extremities loss to head of spine panel costing two letters small triangular area of loss to centre of spine panel long closed tears to head of front and rear panels discreetly repaired on verso traces of earlier repair to corners and head and foot of spine early inscription in black ink to front panel; a very good copy in the rare dust-jacket. A lovely copy in the exceptionally rare dust-jacket which unusually for the period reproduces an image different from that of the blocking on the boards. With a contemporary gift inscription to the front flyleaf: 'Alice M. L. Russell / from / John S. Russell / October 1902'. Followed by another endearing inscription presumably from the mother of the recipient to the front panel of the dust-jacket: 'This is the first edition of / Just So Stories / Dad went to great trouble to get it / therefore keep carefully'. 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. The Chinese white pigment commonly used for the decorative blocking on the first issue binding famously tended to flake off and a new ink was used for the more commonly encountered second issue. Richards A181. London, Macmillan and Co., 1902. hardcover
1928ref. B7297New York: Doubleday Doran & Company. 1928. Hinges broken. . Binding: Full green pictorial cloth boards. Notes: Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865 – 1936 was an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India which inspired much of his work. Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among the United Kingdom's most popular writers. Henry James said "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius as distinct from fine intelligence that I have ever known." In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first English-language writer to receive the prize and at 41 its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and several times for a knighthood but declined both. Following his death in 1936 his ashes were interred at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Size: 8vo. 240 x 170 mm Illustration: Very good example of this classic volume. Illustrated. Pages: 249 pp. Category: Book Literature; Doubleday, Doran & Company. hardcover
1901ref. 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
1917ref. 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
1908ref. 68093Ldn. 1908. 8vo. Elegant privat skinnryggbind med opphøyde ryggbånd og ryggforgylling. Helt gullsnitt. xvi 407 s. Macmillan and Co. Limited Engelsk. Ex libris. unknown
1901ref. 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
1894ref. 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
1895ref. 031347UK: 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. In the same format and style as the 1st editions. The Jungle Book is printed 1895 4th Imp and the Second Jungle Book is 1895 1st edition. Books are very good and quite bright. Light edge rubbing. Spines slightly darkened and gilt a little dulled. Contents quite good. Foxing to varying degrees to the pages. Two inscriptions to the inner page of the Jungle book. Quite a bright set. More images can be taken upon request. Ref19307/19308 Macmillan hardcover
1903ref. 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
1902ref. B7205Toronto: George N. Morang & Co. 1902. . Very good example. Ownership inked on upper occasional spots to interior else crisp. Edition: First Canadian edition. Binding: Illustrated cloth boards rebacked preserving original cloth. Top edges gilt. Notes: Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865 – 1936 was an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India which inspired much of his work. Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among the United Kingdom's most popular writers. Henry James said "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius as distinct from fine intelligence that I have ever known." In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first English-language writer to receive the prize and at 41 its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and several times for a knighthood but declined both. Following his death in 1936 his ashes were interred at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Size: Quarto 245 x 180 mm Pages: 249 pp. Category: Book Literature; George N. Morang & Co., hardcover
1913ref. 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
1920ref. 374461Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Comapny 1920. Limited Edition. No. 117 of 377 copies numbered and signed by Kipling. Photographically Illustrated by Lewis R. Freeman. pp. xxiv 44 unnumberred leaves. 8vo. Vellum spine ansd boards. Very good. Limited Edition. No. 117 of 377 copies numbered and signed by Kipling. Photographically Illustrated by Lewis R. Freeman. pp. xxiv 44 unnumberred leaves. 8vo. Livingston 449; Richards A331 Doubleday, Page & Comapny unknown
2024ref. DADAX1382052375Oxford Children 2024-08-06. paperback. New. 5.25x0.50x8.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Oxford Children paperback
1899ref. 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
1914ref. 031455UK: Macmillan 1914. 4th Edition . Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. R Kipling. Later printing of the 1st Edition dated 1914 and in the same format. A collection of Kipling's well-known animal stories including "How the Whale Got his Throat" "The Elephant's Child" and "The Butterfly That Stamped." With author's illustrations throughout. Book is near fine and very bright. Contents good. Inscription to endpaper. Ref19327 Macmillan hardcover
ref. ria9781998621279_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; ~ Collector's Edition ~ Laminated Hardback with Jacket ~ IllustratedEver wonder why the elephant's nose is so long or how the leopard got its spots Step into a world where animals talk magic is real and the most curious mysteries of hardcover
1809ref. 2534261The Edinburgh Society 1809. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Half leather with green cloth boards. Wear to the spine as shown in the photo. Marble patterned end papers. Limited edition Burmah Edition one of 1000 printed. Internally in very good order. The Edinburgh Society hardcover