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1904réf. 120541New York: Doubleday Page and Company 1904. First American edition of this collection of twenty-four poems and short stories. Octavo original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel top edge gilt. In near fine condition. 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. Doubleday, Page and Company hardcover
1898réf. 119005Toronto: George N. Morang 1898. Rare unauthorized Canadian edition of this collection of 13 Kipling short stories mainly written between 1893 and 1896 while Kipling was living in Vermont. Octavo original wrappers. According to Stuart this unauthorized Canadian edition was printed from the same plates as the American edition published by Grosset and Dunlap and so this edition precedes both the first British and first Canadian trade edition Stuart 179. In very good condition. Housed in a custom quarter morocco clamshell box. 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. Kipling's The Day's Work includes The Bridge-Builders The Ship that Found Herself The Devil and the Deep Sea The Maltese Cat and Bread Upon The Waters and The Brushwood Boy. George N. Morang unknown
1915réf. 120244Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1915. First American edition of Kipling's second collection of military poems and short stories. Octavo original boards with paper spine label and large paper label to the front panel decorated with the British Admiralty and French Flags. In fine condition. Small bookplate to the pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise slipcase. Kipling's second collection of military poems and tales France at War contains: Poem: France The Nation's Spirit and a New Inheritance Battle Spectacle and a Review The Spirit of the People Life in the Trenches on the Mountain Side and The Common Task of a Great People. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1909réf. 120708New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1909. Scarce separate edition of Kipling's song for the Boy Scouts. Octavo original wrappers. One of only 20 copies printed by Doubleday for copyright purposes. In near fine condition. Bookplate. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Scarce. 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. Doubleday, Page & Co unknown
1891réf. 120684Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co 1891. Rare first edition of this collection of letters published without Kipling's permission and so quickly suppressed. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth. One of one thousand copies many of which were destroyed at Kipling's behest. In very good 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. A. H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
1919réf. 120774London: Methuen and Co. Ltd 1919. First edition of this collection of 45 poems often considered Kipling’s darkest work. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good 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. Kipling's The Years Between includes: The Benefactors The Choice A Death-Bed Epitaphs Natural Theology A Pilgrim's Way and The Song of the Lathes. Methuen and Co., Ltd hardcover
1909réf. 120904New York: B. W. Dodge and Company 1909. First unauthorized edition second issue of Kipling's 1909 short story collection with red lettering to the spine and front panel. Octavo original publisher's decorated cloth with the titles stamped in red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. 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. Published in this unauthorized or pirated edition months before the authorized edition was approved by Kipling and published Abaft the Funnel includes such short stories as The Fallen Idol The Shadow of His Hand The Three Young Men A Death in the Camp and Chautauquaed. B. W. Dodge and Company hardcover
1915réf. 120584Boston: For the Boston American 1915. The Boston American's complimentary reprint of Kipling's Fringes of the Fleet which first appeared in England in The Daily Telegraph and in the United States in the Hearst newspapers. Octavo original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Rare. 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. For the Boston American unknown
1928réf. 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
1915réf. 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
1897réf. 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
réf. 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
1935réf. 23093London: Hodder & Stoughton 1935. Good in good jacket. Royal charitable gift book an anthology sold to raise money for the Princess Elizabeth Hospital for Children - probable publisher's file copy with multiple editorial annotations to the text. Includes a Rupert Story by Mary Tourtel "Rupert the Little Bear goes Adventuring in the Robbers Den and with the Giants" an intro by J.M. Barrie a "Just-So" story from Kipling poems by G.K. Chesterton and Walter de la Mare and two color spreads from Walt Disney Studios. 9.75'' x 7.25''. Original white cloth stamped in blue and silver. In original unclipped 5- net color pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers by Rex Whistler. Illustrated with two color spreads from Walt Disney Studios as well as color plates by A.H. Watson and others. 224 pages. Effaced annotation to half title with ink number left intact. Pencil annotations to about half a dozen pages all editorial heaviest at acknowledgments page. Jacket with chipping to spine ends burn mark carried to front board and 1.5'' loss to front flap tape repairs to verso. Boards rather soiled at margins with spotting to text block edges. Hodder & Stoughton unknown
1909réf. 16891London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Very good plus. Signed limited edition one of only 500 copies signed by Robinson. 12'' x 9.5''. Original full vellum stamped in gilt red and green. New ties. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Printed on handmade paper. Illustrated by Robinson with 30 magnificent tipped-in color plates with illustrated / lettered guards and 59 line illustrations throughout; the illustrations reproduce in excellent detail due to the high quality of the handmade paper. Ink gift inscription on front free endpaper. Light soiling to boards moreso at edges. Hodder & Stoughton unknown
1888réf. 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
1903réf. 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
réf. 84415Girard Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Company. N.D. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Pages yellowing; Little Blue Book; Vol. 913; 64 pages . Haldeman-Julius Company paperback
2015réf. x-1108072224Cambridge University Press 2015. Paperback. New. 198 pages. 11.57x8.19x0.55 inches. Cambridge University Press paperback
1946réf. 2162DB1946. Zürich Büchergilde Gutenberg 1946. 8°. 140 3 S. Mit 14 ganzs. Illustr. 1 Titelvignette u. 30 Textillustr. nach Zeichnungen von Hans Fischer. Pappbd. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rückenschild berieben. Mit handschriftl. Widmung von Hans Fischer auf dem fl. Vorsatz. unknown
1946réf. 807AB1946. Zürich Büchergilde Gutenberg 1946. 8°. 141 S. Mit zahlr. Illustr. dv. viele ganzs. nach Zeichnungen von Hans Fischer. Orig.-Pappbd. mit goldgepr. Rückenschild stärker berieben. Leicht gebräunt. unknown
1900réf. 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
1919réf. 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
1919réf. 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
1905réf. 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
1932réf. 5062London: Macmillan & Co 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 400pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt medallion to the front board top edge gilt upper corners lightly bumped and foot of spine a little chipped. Dust jacket with a few water spots on the spine otherwise a near fine jacket. Macmillan & Co hardcover