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1897rif. 140948638London: The Macmillan and Company Limited 1897. First British Edition. Near Fine. First British edition first printing. Signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page. viii 245 pp. illustrated with wood engravings. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with pictorial stamping in gilt all edges gilt black endpapers; lacking the exceedingly rare dust jacket. Near Fine with sunning to spine light rubbing and soiling to cloth and minimal mottling to cloth over rear board. Hinges starting with webbing exposed at rear hinge contents lightly toned faint foxing to prelims and margins. Housed in a custom chemise slipcase blue cloth over quarter blue morocco titled in gilt somewhat rubbed with foxing to paper lining of chemise. Livingston 137 Martindell 68. Rudyard Kipling wrote Captains Courageous during the years he lived in Vermont with his young family in a house he designed to resemble a ship. The Dr. James Conland to whom the American edition is dedicated was the family physician whose stories of his time in a Massachusetts fishing fleet inspired this bildungsroman about a millionaire's son who learns the value of hard work at sea. The novel drew praise from Teddy Roosevelt and the 1937 film adaptation won Spencer Tracy an Oscar for his portrayal of a kindly fisherman. The first British edition slightly preceded by the first American edition was issued by Macmillan in pretty gift binding reflecting the status Kipling had already achieved as a writer. Signed copies are rare. The Macmillan and Company Limited unknown books
1899rif. 195889Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company 1899. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. Gilt-stamped green cloth small illustrated label laid on front board. Dampstain on rear board bottom edges and gutter of title thus good only. Henry Altemus Company hardcover books
1969rif. 49612Chicago: Follett Publishing Company 1969. Very Good/Good. Chicago IL: Follett Publishing Company 1969. First Kampmann Edition First Printing. Slim oblong quarto 21x26cm; publisher's boards in green pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; 48pp.; full color illus. throughout. Dust jacket rather worn and soiled with soiling faintly bleeding through to boards contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper else a Good example textblock clean and sound in the scarce dust jacket. Follett Publishing Company unknown books
1897rif. 15875London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1897. First English Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The first English edition of Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks by Rudyard Kipling published in London in 1897. Octavo vii 245pp 1 2pp ads. Publisher's blue stamped cloth illustrations in gilt on cover and spine. Blue endpapers booksellers label on rear endpaper. Complete with frontispiece and twenty-two plates by Isaiah West Taber. Left lean to text block occasional points of foxing throughout. Touch of rubbing to gilt on spine rubbing to blue cloth on front cover. All edges gilt. Solid binding a near fine example. Stewart 163 Livingston 137. This work was first serialized in McClure's Magazine in November of 1896. The first full novelization was published in America by Doubleday in 1897 followed by the first English edition a month later. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover books
1899rif. 14169London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. First Edition First Issue. Quarter Leather. Near fine. First edition first issue of Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling. Octavo ix iii 272pp 2pp ads. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco top edge gilt. Five raised bands title in gilt on spine. Publisher's original cloth covers laid in place with author's emblem in gilt on front cover. New endpapers. No additional printings listed. Light wear to original cloth faint soiling to gilt edge. Previous ownership inscription on second free endpaper dated "1899." Small loss to corner on page vii. A bright and attractive example. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books
1913rif. 14171London: Methuen and Company 1913. Twenty-First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling published in 1913 in a fine binding by Birdsall of London. Octavo xv 230pp. Three-quarter red morocco red cloth boards gilt trim. Four raised bands title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Birdsall of Northampton and London. Stated "Twenty-first Edition. February 1913" on copyright page. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to endpaper. Solid text block light sunning to spine bumped corners a near fine example. The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling first appeared in 1896 published by Methuen & Company of London and D. Appleton & Company in New York. Richards A92. Methuen and Company unknown books
1892rif. 14167London: Sampson Low Marston & Company 1892. First Combined Edition. Leather bound. Very good. The first Combined Edition of Wee Willie Winkle and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling finely bound by Charles Mudie of London. Octavo 314pp. Three-quarter red morocco marbled paper boards. Matching marbled edges and endpapers. Five raised bands title in gilt on spine. "Bound by Mudie" stamp on verso of front free endpaper. Light wear to corners faint rubbing to front cover a very good example. Stories in this volume include "At the Pit's Mouth" "My Own True Ghost Story" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep. Sampson Low, Marston, & Company unknown books
1906rif. 13138New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1906. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. First edition of Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Octavo 277pp. Green cloth title stamped in gilt on spine illustrations stamped in black on front cover. Stated "Published October 1906" on copyright page. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's signature in ink on front free endpaper. Complete with frontispiece and three color illustrations by Arthur Rackham. A near fine example. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown books
1898rif. 54842San Francisco: William Doxey n.d. but 1898. 16mo 14.5cm. In original light grey cloth printed on front; plain endpapers; 1-10 11-59 1pp. With contemporary ink gift inscription to front pastedown dated Christmas 1898. A straight copy rubbed and much faded with 1.5-inch crack at head of spine and chip at tail; internally slightly browned but clean Very Good. Not in LIVINGSTON. Based on the inscription probably predates LIVINGSTON 183. William Doxey unknown books
1923rif. 13208London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd 1923. Near Fine/Very Good. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd 1923. New Edition Much Enlarged Limited to 700 copies of which this is no. 518. Octavo; publisher's cloth in grey printed dust jacket red topstain; 2xvi2221pp.; frontispiece and fifty-one 51 leaves of plates collated and complete. Dust jacket verso entirely reinforced / backed with evidence of expert repair along margins and across spine; faint spotting to front and rear panel bottom fore-edge corner of front board has been touched up else a Near Fine copy in a Very Good albeit rather excessively restored jacket. John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd unknown books
rif. 563122New York: F. M. Buckles & Company 1910. Softcover. Near Fine. Separate printing of the poem. 16mo. 8pp. Frontispiece portrait. Sewn illustrated yellow wrappers. A touch of soiling else near fine. F. M. Buckles & Company) unknown books
1898rif. 2353749London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1898. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 9th printing of 1890 third edition. Spine leans forward slightly minor wear to corners pencil name on front endpaper. Text clean and unmarked. 1898 Hard Cover. 310 2 pp. Blue cloth gilt titles and decorations. "Plain Tales From the Hills" is a classic collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Contained here in this volume are the following tales: Lispeth Three and - an Extra Thrown Away Miss Youghal's Sais 'Yoked with an Unbeliever' False Dawn The Rescue of Pluffles Cupid's Arrows The Three Musketeers His Chance in Life Watches of the Night The Other Man Consequences The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin The Taking of Lungtungpen A Germ-Destroyer Kidnapped The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly In the House of Suddhoo His Wedded Wife The Broken Link Handicap Beyond the Pale In Error A Bank Fraud Tods' Amendment The Daughter of the Regiment In the Pride of His Youth Pig The Rout of the White Hussars The Bronckhorst Divorce-Case Venus Annodomini The Bisara of Pooree A Friend's Friend The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows The Madness of Private Ortheris The Story of Muhammad Din On the Strength of a Likeness Wressley of the Foreign Office By Word of Mouth and To Be Filed for Reference. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover books
2014rif. 2351782New York: Penguin Classics 2014. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 1x5x7. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. 2014 Hard Cover. lxi 381 pp. Edited with an introduction and notes by Kaori Nagai. Inspiration for the Walt Disney film. The story of Mowgli the abandoned "man-cub" who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as the bear Baloo the graceful black panther Bagheera and Shere Khan the tiger with the blazing eyes. Other animal stories in The Jungle Books range from the dramatic battle between good and evil in "Rikki-tikki-tav" to the macabre comedy "The Undertakers." With The Jungle Books Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables Buddhist philosophy and memories of his Anglo-Indian childhood to create a rich symbolic portrait of man and nature and an eternal classic of childhood. This edition contains both of Kipling's Jungle Books as well as "In the Rukh" the story that introduced readers to Mowgli. Penguin Classics hardcover books
1995rif. 2350837New York: Everyman's Library / Alfred A. Knopf 1995. 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5x1x8. 5th printing. Lacks jacket. Boards lightly rubbed embossed owner stamp on title page. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1995 Hard Cover. xlv 306 pp. Introduction by John Bayley and chronology of historical events during author's lifetime precede text. Charged with action and suspense yet profoundly spiritual Kim vividly expresses the sounds and smells colors and characters opulence and squalor of complex contradictory India under British rule. The book abounds in brilliant descriptions of Indian scenes and deeply sympathetic portraits of her people. Long recognized as Kipling's finest work Kim was a key factor in his winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Everyman's Library / Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
rif. 2343930New York: Century Co 1895. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12x10x0. Kipling John Lockwood. First American edition preceding the UK release by several days with a number of alterations to the text. One of two binding variants no priority. Spine toned edges rubbed ink name and pencil gift note dated Christmas 1895 on front endpaper. 324 pp. 8vo. A sequel to the children's classic The Jungle Book -- which inspired the classic Disney animated film as well as the 2016 live action motion picture -- with illustrations by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling. Century Co hardcover books
1907rif. 2342170New York: A.L. Burt Company 1907. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Reprint. No publisher date ink date dated 1907. No jacket. Boards rubbed hinges starting ink name and notes. vi 413 pp. A collection of poetry by Rudyard Kipling. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 was an English novelist short-story writer poet and journalist. He was born in British India which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology The Jungle Book 1894; The Second Jungle Book 1895 Kim 1901 the Just So Stories 1902 and many short stories including "The Man Who Would Be King" 1888. His poems include "Mandalay" 1890 "Gunga Din" 1890 "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" 1919 "The White Man's Burden" 1899 and "If—" 1910. He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". 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 part of the South Transept of Westminster Abbey. Kipling's subsequent reputation has changed with the political and social climate of the age. The contrasting views of him continued for much of the 20th century. Literary critic Douglas Kerr wrote: "Kipling is still an author who can inspire passionate disagreement and his place in literary and cultural history is far from settled. But as the age of the European empires recedes he is recognised as an incomparable if controversial interpreter of how empire was experienced. That and an increasing recognition of his extraordinary narrative gifts make him a force to be reckoned with." The collection of Barrack-Room Ballads was issued in March 1892 first published individually for the most part in 1890 and contained his poems "Mandalay" and "Gunga Din". A.L. Burt Company hardcover books
1909rif. 2326632New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1909. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Boards a bit soiled ink gift note on front endpaper. 1909 Hard Cover. viii 323 pp. The measure of a man's popularity is not always --or indeed seldom-- the measure of his intrinsic worth. So when the earlier work of any writer is gathered together in more enduring form catering to the enthusiasm of his readers in his maturer years there is always a suspicion that his venture is purely a commercial one without literary justification. Fortunately these thirty-one stories of Mr. Kipling's form their own best excuse for this their first appearance together in book form. Not merely because in them may be traced the origin of that style and subject matter that later made their author famous; but because the stories are in themselves worth while --worth writing and worth reading. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1899rif. 2326707New York: Doubleday & McClure Co 1899. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. First American edition. Front hinge nearly split but still holding ink gift note on front free endpaper rear hinge starting. 1899 Hard Cover. 310 pp. The Anglo-Indian author Rudyard Kipling 1865 - 1936 who was strongly influenced by Indian culture used a swastika as his personal emblem on the covers and flyleaves of many editions of his books along with the elephant signifying his affinity with India. With the rise of Nazism Kipling ceased to use the swastika. "Kipling was so disgusted by the Nazis and the sight of their flag that he removed the swastika a Hindu symbol of good luck from his bookbindings. It had been his trademark for nearly forty years but it was now 'defiled beyond redemption'." This latter quote is footnoted "K to Bok 1 Nov. 1935 and to White 28 Dec 1935. Stalky & Co. is a novel by Rudyard Kipling about adolescent boys at a British boarding school. It is a collection of school stories whose juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all cynical outlook on patriotism and authority. It was first published in 1899 after the stories had appeared in magazines during the previous two years. It is set at a school dubbed "the College" or "the Coll." which is based on the actual United Services College that Kipling attended as a boy.1 The character Beetle one of the main trio is partly based on Kipling himself while the charismatic character Stalky is based on Lionel Dunsterville M'Turk is based on George Charles Beresford Mr King is based on William Carr Crofts2 and the headmaster Mr. Bates is based on Cormell Price headmaster of the United Services College. The stories have elements of revenge the macabre bullying and violence and hints about sex making them far from childish or idealised. For example Beetle pokes fun at an earlier more earnest boys' book Eric or Little by Little thus flaunting his more worldly outlook. The final chapter recounts events in the lives of the boys when as adults they are in the armed forces in India. It is implied that the mischievous pranks of the boys in school were splendid training for their role as instruments of the British Empire.--Wikipedia Doubleday & McClure Co hardcover books
rif. 160154New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in good condition that has general shelfwear and some mild discoloration. A previous owner's signature is inkeGd on the front flyleaf ; This is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Some of the stories are set in India and others in London but all of them are dark and suspenseful.; 32mo; 76 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
rif. 160155New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in good condition with general wear from life on a shelf and some discoloration. There is a previous owner's signature inked on the front flyleaf ; This book like many of Rudyard Kipling's is full of tales of adventure and heroism. Many of the tales are set in India a country that Kipling knew well. In Black and White Kipling tells the story of two men one white one black who go on a journey together. The white man is out to conquer the world while the black man is there to serve him. The journey is difficult but the two men overcome all obstacles together. Ultimately the black man proves himself to be a better man than the white man and the two men become friends.; 32mo; 118 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
rif. 160153New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in good condition with normal shelfwear and slight discoloration. A previous owner's ink signature is on the front flyleaf; Soldiers Three is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. In these tales Kipling explores the themes of patriotism duty and honor. Each story is told from a different point of view giving the reader a broad glimpse into the lives of Kipling's characters.; 32mo; 165 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
rif. 160151New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. A good conditioned edition with normal shelfwear and some slight discoloration. There is a signature from a previous owner inked on the front flyleaf ; The Gadsbys are a quirky endearing family of nine children who love to spend their summers on their family's remote farm. One summer the youngest Gadsby Willie falls in love with Dinah the daughter of the farm's hired hand. Dinah is already in love with another boy but she is determined to find a way to court Willie. Along the way the Gadsbys must overcome obstacles such as the fact that Dinah and Willie come from very different backgrounds and Dinah's father doesn't approve of her suitors. In the end Dinah and Willie are able to overcome their differences and are married.; 32mo; 103 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
rif. 160148New York: Manhattan Press. Fair. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in fair condition. The spine is becoming loose and the volume bears general shelfwear. There is an ink signature of a previous owner on the front flyleaf; Kipling's Wee Willie Winkie is a story of a mischievous little boy who gets into all sorts of mischief. It is a delightful read that is sure to keep children entertained.; 32mo; 177 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
rif. 160147New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. A good edition with general shelfwear and slight discoloration. There is aprevious owner's ink signature on the front flyleaf; This book is a collection of short stories set in the fictional hill station of Simla. The stories are about Indian men and women who live in the station and their interactions with Europeans.; 32mo; 302 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
rif. 160149New York: Manhattan Press. Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in good condition with normal shelfwear and slight discoloration. There is a previous owner's pencil signature on the front flyleaf; The Light That Failed is a story of love loss and redemption. The novel follows the journey of two families the Mee family and the Chough family as they are both affected by the Great War. The Mee family is a wealthy family that is struggling to keep their business afloat while their son Rudyard is away fighting in the war. The Chough family is a family of coal miners who are struggling to make ends meet while their son Willie is away fighting in the war. Rudyard and Willie meet each other while they are both in the trenches and become friends. Willie tells Rudyard about the horrors of the war and Rudyard tells Willie about his dreams of becoming a writer. The two families are able to connect through their shared experiences of the war and they are able to heal their wounds. The Light That Failed is a story of hope and redemption.; 32mo; 313 pages . Manhattan Press hardcover books
