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1906ref. RK072New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1906 Illustrated with four color plates by Arthur Rackham including a frontispiece. First edition first printing published two months before the first UK edition. Publisher's green cloth with boat illustration in blind to front board lettered in gilt and top edge gilt. Near fine with clean and bright boards light wear to spine ends joints and corners and small marks to pp. 46-47 lines 15-21 on both pages slightly affected. Overall an excellent copy. In Puck of Pook's Hill two children playing in the English countryside are approached by the magical fairy Puck from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Over the course of the summer Puck introduces them to notable events and characters from British history told through ten connected short stories. Interspersed between the stories are poems by Kipling some of which were later selected by T.S. Eliot for inclusion in A Choice of Kipling's Verse 1941. Notably this first American edition includes illustrations by the legendary book illustrator Arthur Rackham whereas the first UK edition was illustrated by Harold R. Millar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Rackham Arthur. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
2005ref. mon0000995840Folio Society 2005. Gardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 5 volume set. Clean copy. Pages clean and bright no markings. Housed in slipcase. Complete with numerous illustrations by Philip Bannister. Folio Society unknown
1898ref. mon0001616182Macmillan 1898. hardcover. Good. . Hardback. Minor crease marks to spine and cover. No dust jack et. Edge if spine torn Macmillan hardcover
1897ref. mon0001580980Macmillan and Co. 1897. Hardcover. Acceptable. . First Edition Sixth Printing. Previous owner name inside. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is one of the most celebrated works of Victorian children's literature bringing together a collection of unforgettable stories set in the Indian jungle. Featuring the adventures of Mowgli alongside memorable characters such as Baloo Bagheera and Shere Khan the book combines thrilling adventure with timeless themes of courage loyalty and the relationship between humanity and the natural world. This 1897 sixth printing represents an early issue of Kipling's classic published just a few years after the first edition of 1894 and remains highly sought after by collectors of classic literature and illustrated books. An enduring literary masterpiece The Jungle Book continues to captivate readers of all ages more than a century after its first publication. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1899ref. mon0001618584Macmillan 1899-1924. Hardcover. Good. . Rudyard Kipling. 7 Hardbacks. Gilt title & decoration on red cloth cover boards. Bumping to spine and cover board edges. Titles include: The Day's Work The Light That Failed & Puck Of Pook's Hill and more. Macmillan hardcover
1928ref. mon0001614865Macmillan 1928. Hardcover. Good. . Some tanning and foxing to pages and dust jacket. Some wear and tear to dust jacket. Macmillan hardcover
1903ref. mon0001629820Macmillan and Co 1903. hardcover. Good. . Hardback. No dust jacket. Macmillan and Co hardcover
ref. M09B-03005Weathervane Books. Used - Like New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. Weathervane Books unknown
1992ref. mon0000997448The Folio Society 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Pages clean and bright Binding firm Light wear to edges Book in slipcase. The Folio Society hardcover
1994ref. mon0000997511The Folio Society 1994. Hardback. Very Good. in x in x in. First thus. Pages clean and bright no markings light wear to edges. Binding tight. With original slipcase. Green pen on spine of slipcase. The Folio Society hardcover
1897ref. 2352703New York: The Century Co 1897. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First American edition. Crease on rear board corner causing minor split to rear endpaper spine slightly toned ink name and a few small spots on front endpapers rear hinge just beginning to weaken. 1897 Hard Cover. 323 pp. Olive cloth gilt titles and decorations with black and red borders and accents engraved frontispiece and plates. "First published in 1897 'Captains Courageous' follows the adventures of Harvey Cheyne a spoiled rich young man who is accidentally washed overboard from a luxury ocean liner and is rescued by the Portuguese captain of a fishing boat and his hard scrabble crew. Kipling drawing on his own experiences living in Vermont fills this classic coming of age story with period details of late nineteenth-century American fishing whaling and railroad travel. Forced to work for his place on the ship fifteen-year-old Harvey must overcome his own stubbornness and privileged up-bringing as he learns to survive and even thrive in the harsh demanding and often dangerous life at sea. Through hard work and discipline Harvey learns the values of self-reliance and friendship as he becomes a skilled fisherman and an accepted and equal member of the crew. The novel is both a thrilling test of Harvey's character and an examination of class and privilege in nineteenth-century America. Exhilarating and ultimately redemptive the novel was heralded by Theodore Roosevelt in his 1900 essay 'What We Can Expect of the American Boy' as describing in the 'liveliest way just what a boy should be and do. The Century Co hardcover
1926ref. mon0000997758Macmillan and Co 1926. Hardback. Very Good. in x in x in. 1926 reprint. Toning to spine. Rubbing to corners and edges Some splitting to hinge of spine. Previous owners name in pen on FFEP. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1926ref. mon0000997878Macmillan and Co. Limited 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First edition Some light spotting to pages Binding firm Light wear to edges Some rubbing to spine. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
ref. 204335New York: International Collectors Library N.D. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. International Collectors Library hardcover
1899ref. 204449New York: MacMillan Company 1899. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. MacMillan Company hardcover
1898ref. 204455London: MacMillan Company 1898. First Edition; Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Lean to spine. MacMillan Company hardcover
1932ref. 607814Garden City: Doubleday Doran 1932. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Slight scattered foxing on first and last couple of leaves and on bottom page edges else a fine bright copy in lightly faded very good or better dust jacket. Doubleday Doran hardcover
1917ref. 607844London: Macmillan 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Red cloth gilt. Rear hinge neatly repaired corners a little bumped very good or better. Macmillan hardcover
1897ref. RK070London: W. Thacker & Co. 1897 With illustrations by Dudley Cleaver. Ninth edition Deluxe edition. One of 150 copies printed with two extra illustrations signed and numbered by publisher on tipped-in limitation slip this being number 68. Publisher's vellum spine and red cloth-covered boards with gilt illustration to front board spine lettered in gilt and tissue-guarded plates. Very good with a couple of tiny spots of dampstaining to front board a touch of toning to top part of rear board corners very lightly bumped light offsetting to endpapers previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and some exposed webbing to pp. 96 and 97. Overall a sturdy and attractive copy. Departmental Ditties is Rudyard Kipling's first collection of poetry which he published when he was only 21. The poems which explore British military life first appeared in the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore where Kipling worked as assistant editor. Kipling continued to revise and expand the collection in subsequent editions. Some of the poems included in the collection are: "Army Head-quarters" "Study of an Elevation in Indian Ink" "Pink Dominoes" "The Lovers' Litany" "As the Bell Clinks" and "Christmas in India.". Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Dudley Cleaver. London: W. Thacker & Co. hardcover
1973ref. 049394Easton Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Hardcover. Beautiful dark red leather boards with decorations in gold front and rear. Title on spine in gold between raised bands. Gilt edges moire endpapers attached ribbon marker. Text pages are crisp and clean. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Easton Press hardcover
1892ref. 157451892. London: William Heinemann 1892. 8 pp undated ads. Original salmon cloth decorated in brown. First Edition of Kipling's only serious attempt at literary collaboration. A Vermonter Wolcott Balestier was an American author and publisher's agent in London; in fact in 1890 he and Heinemann had founded the Heinemann & Balestier publishing house in Leipzig books in English for the Continental market. He had written about the American "Wild West" and Kipling of course had written about India. THE NAULAHKA a misspelling of "naulakha" which in Hindu means nine lakhs i.e. 900000 rupees is an odd tale that combines these two environments into "A Story of East and West" -- a man from a Western boom-town attempts to get possession of a fabulous jewel in India. In December 1891 six months before this was published Balestier suddenly died at age 29 of typhoid fever in Dresden. Kipling had met Wolcott's sister Carrie and just a month after Wolcott died she became Kipling's wife; the Kiplings built their first home in Vermont and in memory of her brother named it "Naulakha" -- spelled correctly. The newlywed Kiplings lived in Vermont for four years toward the end of which Kipling wrote CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS about the Massachusetts fishing fleet; but it all came crashing down when Wolcott's brother Beatty was arrested for assaulting Kipling -- there was an altercation after Kipling had created a little garden on land he owned but had allowed Beatty to hay: the Kiplings fled to England. This is an unusually clean copy just about fine a hint of rubbing at the spine ends; such condition is scarce for this book in view of its soil-prone salmon-colored binding. Richards A66; Stewart 105; Livingston 85. unknown
1992ref. 1401001Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1992. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavos Four Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's dark blue black green and red decorated leather boards respectively. All with paneling and gilt lettering to spines. Mild general shelf wear. Edges of textbock gilt lightly worn on top edges of all four volumes causing small visible tears in various places throughout interiors. With silk endpapers and silk ribbon bookmarks. Shelved above Easton Press. Copyright dates 1992 in all except Tales of East and West 1973. 1401001. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Easton Press hardcover
1900ref. 54336London: MacMillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set. First English edition. Original red cloth spine gilt gilt medallion front TEG. Lightly soiled some rubbing to points spine ends a bit pushed. Sound and square. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xiv 4972; ix4382 pages . MacMillan hardcover
1891ref. 611699London and New York: Macmillan and Co 1891. Hardcover. Good. First American edition. First issue sheets without "October" but with "Robert Drummond Electrotyper and Printer New York" printed on copyright page. Octavo. xvi 351pp. 1pp. poem 8pp. catalogue in rear. First issue binding in red pebbled cloth both blind and gilt-stamped. Gutters cracked lacking front fly spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and bumped a good only copy. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1906ref. 21406London: MacMillan & Co 1906. First edition first printing of 'Puck of Pook's Hill' First Issue with adverts at rear. Red boards with gilt elephant vignette to front board & gilt titles. A near fine copy. Clean boards with no marks of note. Nicking to spine tips. A touch of fading to the spine - rubbing to the spine tips and corners. No inscriptions. All plates present. A collection of short stories blending history fantasy and folklore. Set in England's Sussex countryside it follows two children Dan and Una who encounter Puck a mischievous sprite from English folklore. Puck introduces them to various historical characters including Roman soldiers and Norman knights who share tales of England's past. Through these stories Kipling explores themes of identity nationalism and the enduring spirit of England. The book serves as both entertainment and a celebration of English heritage showcasing Kipling's skillful storytelling and his love for the land and its legends. MacMillan & Co hardcover
