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1904rif. 010339London: Macmillan and Co 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 393pp plus 22pp. ads. . Beautiful First Edition First issue with ads dated 35.8.04. Bound in publisher's red cloth with titles on spine stamped in gilt. t.e.g. Square tight and clean throughout with some fairly minor bumping to spine ends Some foxing to paste-downs and endpapers and a touch of the fore-edges. Equally attractive later unclipped wrapper 7/6 on spine panel has very light edge-wear and a tiny closed tear on the rear panel. Spine panel is mildly toned. but is fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A gorgeous well-preserved collectable copy. Macmillan and Co hardcover books
1897rif. TB32117New York: The Century Co. 1897. First Edition. First Printing Very near fine in decorated green cloth covered boards with red black and gilt decorations on the front board and with the top edge of the text block gilt. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with the spine tanned and with minor rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the lower tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket. 323 pages of text with all 21 of the illustrated black and white plates present as called for in the table of contents within this copy. A very presentable collectible copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. The Century Co. hardcover books
1926rif. 009831New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1926. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Near Fine. 8mo. One Volume. 60pp. & 73pp. Solid First Edition Thus of these two classic short tales from Kipling originally published separately. Bound in red cloth with titles and decoration in gilt on front board and spine. Square and tight with very little wear save some quite gentle bumping to spine ends. Some foxing to bottom and fore-edge some of which scatters to interior pages but infrequently. . Beautiful unclipped pictorial dust-jacket $3.50 has very mild wear and toning to edges. Fresh and bright with no creases chipping or tears. Very well-preserved. A pretty collectable copy of a surprisingly uncommon item particularly in dust-jacket. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1909rif. TB31533New York: B. W. Dodge & Company 1909. First Edition. First Printing Very good in its original dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board on top of embossed cover and spine with the recesses in black with the silhouette of a sailing ship. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down and with light rubbing and wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued. The book lacked a jacket until the third printing. 360 pages of text. A collection of 31 short stories. This copy is the unauthorized US printing of one of Kipling's earlier works. The first authorized US edition was was published by Doubleday Page & Company in 1909. Richards; A227 & A232 B. W. Dodge & Company hardcover books
1906rif. 006313New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Arthur Rackham. 8vo 8 277 1pp. Beautiful First Printing of the First American Edition published two months prior to the English Edition. Bound in original pictorial green cloth with titles and viking ship vignette stamped in black gilt on the front board and spine. t.e.g. Four colored plates by Arthur Rackham present which were not present in the English Edition. Housed in a red cloth-covered chemise and matching quarter red morocco and red cloth slipcase. Bookplate on front paste-down.of popular American Author George Barr McCutcheon best known for the "Graustark" novels as well as"Brewster's Millions" made into several films of the same name. Bookseller ticket of Lauriat's of Boston on ffep. Square tight and clean throughout. Mild rubbing to hinges edges and tips. A hint of off-setting on the ffep from the bookplate but quite minor. Very well-preserved. A most handsome collectable copy. Doubleday Page & Co hardcover books
1901rif. TB30607New York: Doubleday Doran and Company Inc. c.1901. Reprint. Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and designs on the spine and the blind embossed facsimile of the author's signature on the front board. A small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 1/2 inches with a prior owner's name and date on the first free end page. The front and rear end sheets show foxing at the hinges where there was a reaction with the glues used in binding. In a very good unclipped dust jacket with the spine tanned and with numerous short closed tears around the edges of the panels and spine area. 376 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with ten plates of bas-relief sculptures from photographs by J. L. Kipling. Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc. hardcover books
1935rif. TB30610Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1935. First Edition. Limited Edition Very near fine in 1/4 black cloth and marbled paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 1/8 inches with foxing to the paste downs due to a reaction with the glue used in binding. Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained within a good paper covered slip case which is worn at the opening edges and around all joints. One of only 950 copies printed. All of the pages in this edition are unopened as the text appears only on the rectos or versos. 31 pages of text. Richards A428 Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc. hardcover books
1926rif. TB30615Garden City: Doubleday Page & Company 1926. First Edition. First printing Very good in blue cloth covered boards with tarnished gilt text on the spine and bright gilt text on the front board. A small quarto measuring 9 7/8 by 7 1/2 inches with light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and light rubbing to the cloth at the tips of the boards. There is a prior owner's name on the first free end page. In a good plain tan printed dust jacket with text on the spine and front panel with shallow chips at the upper and lower edges of the spine area with soiling to both panels and spine area. A small quarto measuring 9 7/8 by 7 1/2 inches containing 94 pages of text and 24 full color plate illustrations by Donald Maxwell. Facing each of the 24 color plates which show maritime scenes and landscapes of the English countryside is a selection of verse by Kipling. An attractive copy. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1900rif. TB30613London: Macmillan And Co. Ltd. 1900. Reprint of 1900. Very good in 3/4 red calk and pink cloth covered boards with five raised bands on the spine with two black leather labels with gilt text and gilt decorations in the compartments. The end sheets are marbled paper and the top edge of the text block is gilt. A 12mo of 7 1/4 by 5 inches with the leather worn through over the tips of the boards and the leather is rubbed at the head and heel of the spine. 172 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 20 plates and small engraved vignettes at the head of each story. A collection of seven short stories including: With The Main Guard The Drums of the Fore and Aft The Man Who Was The Courting of Dinah Shadd The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney The Taking of Lungungpen and The Madness of Private Ortheris. Macmillan And Co., Ltd. hardcover books
1904rif. 004794New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1904. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo vi 363pp. Beautiful First US Edition in original green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. T.E.G. Square tight and clean throughout. Mild wear to bottom edges. Some rubbing to spine ends and tips. A very pretty collectable copy. Doubleday Page & Co hardcover books
1903rif. TB30767New York: Doubleday Page & Co. 1903. First Edition. Very good in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text and a black design of a Viking ship under sail on the spine with a larger version of the same repeated on the front board together with embossed black borders. A small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 1/4 inches with light rubbing and wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and with a tiny prior owner's signature and date of "1903" on the front paste down. Without a dust jacket. 215 pages containing a collection of 53 poems. David Alan Richards Rudyard Kipling A Bibliography A191 Doubleday, Page & Co. hardcover books
1932rif. 001287Garden City NY: Doubleday & Doran 1932. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American Edition Stated. Beautiful clean copy with some light shelf-wear. Clean pages throughout. Unclipped wrapper with a 1" piece from rear cover. Still a superb collectible copy. Doubleday & Doran hardcover books
1918rif. 001471Garden City NY: Doubleday & Doran 1918. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First American Edition. First printing with "Recuiting" typo on page 78. Original green cloth with paper labels on the front cover and spine.Very attractive copy with some light soiling to the rear cover and bumping to the spine ends. Clean pages throughout. y. Doubleday & Doran hardcover books
1926rif. 005219London: J. A. Allen & Co. 1926. Book. Near Fine. Stapled Wrappers. First Issue. Near Fine wrappers lightly soiled. Originally appeared in "The Times" of London on July 8 1926. 8 pgs. with frontis portrait illustration. J. A. Allen & Co. Paperback books
1904rif. TB16718New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1904. First Edition. An x-library copy which is in very good condition in decorated green cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings and black decorations on the spine and front board and a gilt top edge to the text block. There is light rubbing at the head and heel of the spine two library stamps on the front end paper the ghost of a library date sheet on the rear free end paper and a library pocket at the rear end paper. Overall this remains an attractive first edition copy of one of Kipling's lesser known works. 363 pages of text. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1915rif. 26620London: Macmillan Company 1915. First English edition. Paper wrappers. A few small tears to spine ends else about very good. 73 pp. adv. 2 pp. 16mo. Livingston 397. Stewart 387. Macmillan Company unknown books
1905rif. 26615London: Macmillan Company 1905. First English edition. Paper wrappers lettered in red paperback. Thin crease to front wrapper else a near fine crisp copy. 62 pp. adv. 2. 12mo. Livingston 284. Stewart 301. Macmillan Company paperback books
1915rif. 30419London: Macmillan Company 1915. First English edition. Paper wrappers. A very good or better copy wrappers lightly soiled with small chip to one corner leaves clean binding tight. 71 pp. 16mo. Nautical. Livingston 400. Stewart 393. Macmillan Company unknown books
1914rif. 26603London: Macmillan Company 1914. First edition. Paper wrappers. A fine copy. 3 pp. 16mo. Livingston 300 note p. 285. Stewart 308. Macmillan Company unknown books
1972rif. 2353936London: The Folio Society 1972. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. Ribbons Ian. 1979 4th printing Ford-Smith Folio 76 #316. Includes publisher's slipcase. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1972 Hard Cover. xii 355 pp. Introduction by Tim Wilkinson illustrations from drawings by Ian Ribbons. A collection of short stories by the author of The Jungle Book Just So Stories etc. Includes: Introduction; In the House of Suddhoo; Tods' Amendment; Pig; The Story of Muhammad Din; A Wayside Comedy; The Man Who Would Be King; Baa Baa Black Sheep; Without Benefit of Clergy; Moti Guj - Mutineer; In the Rukh; Brugglesmith; Love-o'-Women; The Devil and the Deep Sea; ·007; The Maltese Cat; The Elephant's Child; The House Surgeon; Regulus; My Son's Wife; A Madonna of the Trenches; Dayspring Mishandled. The Folio Society hardcover books
2016rif. 2344019Harper Design 2016. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 1x9x6. MinaLima. New. An exceptional copy. Still in shrink wrap. 2016 Hard Cover. 256 pp. For fans of all ages legendary British writer Rudyard Kipling's complete collection of enchanting fables set in India - the basis of the beloved animated Disney film and a modern cinematic retelling from director Jon Favreau - now available in a deluxe four-color illustrated collectible edition. The Jungle Book features stunning artwork and nine 3-D interactive elements crafted by MinaLima Design the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise and the illustrated classic Peter Pan. Since its publication in 1894 Rudyard Kipling's beloved masterpiece The Jungle Book has been celebrated by generations of readers. Composed of seven tales each one accompanied by a poem The Jungle Book is a coming of age fantasy that introduces a lush colorful world full of adventure and danger. The first three tales include some of the most charming and unforgettable characters in literature - the man-cub Mowgli the black panther Bagheera the wise brown bear Baloo the ruthless tiger Shere Khan and the hypnotic python Kaa. The other four tales each tell the story of a different animal such as the travels of the white seal Kotick; the battle between the courageous mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the deadly cobra Nag; Toomai and the elephant dance; and the camp animals of the queen's guard. The second volume in Harper Design's newest series of deluxe reimagined children's classics this beautiful unabridged edition takes readers deep into the heart of the Indian jungle with specially commissioned four-color illustrations and nine exclusive interactive features that will delight readers including a map of the lost Indian city where Mowgli is taken by the monkeys; a trifold detailing the Laws of the Jungle; a spinning dial of the elephant dance; and a map of Kotick's route to find a new home. Beautifully designed this keepsake illustrated edition will be treasured by readers of all ages. Harper Design hardcover books
1927rif. 159111927. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell. Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Company 1927. Original light blue-grey paper-covered boards with vellum spine. First American Edition of which this is one of 150 large-paper copies signed by Kipling this being copy #6; there was also a UK signed edition but it consisted of 500 un-numbered copies. This is a collection of previously-published Kipling poems plus a previously-UNpublished concluding poem "The Scholars" accompanied by twelve color plates by Donald Maxwell plus 22 monotone head- and tail-pieces. As Richards points out Maxwell -- related to Kipling by marriage -- had been an accomplished naval artist/correspondent during the Great War and was a frequent visitor at the Kiplings' "Bateman's." This is a near-fine copy slight browning at the edges of the boards; there is no jacket but the only jacket issued with this large-paper issue was a glassine one. Richards A370. unknown books
1926rif. 159101926. Maxwell Donald. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell. With an Introductory Poem by Rudyard Kipling. London: Macmillan and Co. 1926. Original light blue-grey paper-covered boards with vellum spine with dust jacket. First English Edition published on the same day as the American -- of which this is one of 500 large-paper copies signed by Kipling. This is a collection of 24 previously-published poems plus a previously-UNpublished introductory poem accompanied by 24 full-page color plates by Donald Maxwell. As Richards points out Maxwell -- related to Kipling by marriage -- had been an accomplished naval artist/correspondent during the Grear War and was a frequent visitor at the Kiplings' "Bateman's." Near-fine light foxing on the boards in a very good-plus jacket faint foxing a couple of small edge-chips. There is an ownership signature dated October 30 1926 -- eleven days after publication. Richards A365; Stewart 525. unknown books
1902rif. 1409498London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1902. First Edition First State Binding. Hardcover. Octavo 249 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated red cloth First State binding with flaking to white pigment completely flaked off of spine. Sunning to spine. General shelf wear with fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine. Previous bookseller's sticker adhered to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers with minor foxing and smudging scattered throughout. Tearing to fore edge from front free endpaper to title page. Black-and-white illustrations and plates throughout. Shelved in Case 14. 1409498. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover books
1901rif. 159431901. London: Macmillan and Co. 1901. 2 pp undated ads. Original red cloth with Ganesha device in gilt. First English Edition of the book that "is acknowledged as Kipling's masterpiece in fiction. The novel is the finest written about the India of the British Empire" CGEL. It follows the adventures of an orphan son of a British soldier who is raised by an Indian woman becomes a disciple to a Lama and ultimately becomes an undercover agent as well. The illustrations are by John Lockwood Kipling the author's father. The American edition is considered to have been published earlier though in the same month as the English one. As with most of Kipling's British editions published by Macmillan the binding is red cloth with in gilt the "Ganesha" device -- an elephant's head with a swastika the latter had been a ubiquitous symbol in India for millennia; its use ceased in the early 1930s when events in Germany gave the symbol a whole new meaning. This is a very good-plus copy minor rubbing of the elephant-head and at the extremities; as always there is some foxing of the endpapers and of the frontispiece tissue guard. Richards A174; Stewart 254; Livingston 250. One of the books selected as a "Modern Library 100" for the 20th Century. Provenance: the front free endpaper bears the inked inscription "Jos Pulford "Alcinous" S.S." Between 1901 and 1905 "J. Pulford" was the master and commander of the SS Alcinous a British steamship launched in December 1899 that transported goods and passengers between the UK London and Glasgow Hong Kong and several ports in Australia; the vessel would not survive the Great War. unknown books
