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1897ref. B6551New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1897-1907. A very good set. Binding: publisher’s cloth title in gilt on flat spine flat spine with decorative gilt illustration upper board with gilt ruling and central gilt ruled device side and bottom edges uncut top edges in gilt. Notes: Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865–1936 was an English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist. He was born in India which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 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: The United States and the Philippine Islands" 1899 and "If—" 1910. He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. Size: Small quarto Volume: 20 volumes of 36 Category: Book Literature; Charles Scribner’s Sons. hardcover
1920ref. B3207New York: Doubleday Page & Co. 1920. Stains to final volume rear cover otherwise in very good condition. Binding: Green cloth boards with black cloth label on spine. Notes: Ninth volume with index. Size: 8vo Illustration: First volume with frontispiece portrait of Kipling. Volume: Nine volumes. Pages: P. Vol 1. 312 pp; Vol 2. 329 pp.; Vol 3. 321 pp.; Vol 4. 357 pp.; Vol 5. 290 pp.; Vol 6. 1-162 1-218 pp.; Vol 7. 190 pp.; Vol 8. 193-460 pp.; Vol 9. 300 pp. 26 ff. Category: Book Literature Doubleday, Page & Co. hardcover
1719ref. B3715New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1909 1911 1917 1919 1920. Lacks Part One of “From Sea to Sea” Volume XV otherwise a very fine set text and plates are clean and crisp and bound in handsome period binding. . Edition: New York Binding: Original publisher’s black ½ morocco with light blue marble boards spine in six compartments of raised bands and gilt floral motifs gilt text in two and three top edges gilt edges uncut occasionally unopened endpapers marbled. Notes: The later volumes vols XXVI XXVII & XXVIII are published in purple and dark blue boards. The “Outward Bound” edition was published in installments between 1897 until the end of Kipling’s life in 1936. The complete set eventually included 36 volumes; however variations appeared in the printing over the years. Text published in two volumes in earlier printings was combined into single volumes to save money on the part of the publishers. The published letters of Rudyard Kipling 2004 indicate that Kipling often disapproved of the cost-saving measures of Scribner’s preferring that later printings kept the same numeration of the volumes as the earlier ones. Size: 8vo. Illustration: Each volume with a frontispiece several illustrative plates throughout. Volume: 27 volumes of 36. Category: Book Literature; Book Bindings Sets; Charles Scribner’s Sons hardcover
1935ref. 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
1899ref. 004217Portland OR.: Dodge Publishing Co. 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Fabulous early edition only date on copyright page is for the Caldwell issue. This perfect reprint is probably a bit later printing. Beautifully decorated red cloth book boards with top edge gilt barely dulled; crown cloth is just starting to fray. Lovely publisher's deckled fore-edge. Stated Oriental Edition. Frontispiece of author with tissue guard in place with b/w illustrations throughout. Clean NO markings at all. Gently 'overextended' gutter at half-title page only see photo otherwise a PERFECT volume. Includes "Wee Willie Winkie"; "Black Jack" and The "Phantom Rickshaw" and over 30 more short stories. Very last page is uncut. 750 pages. No jacket. Dodge Publishing Co. hardcover
1984ref. G0681287659I4N00Longmeadow Press 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Longmeadow Press hardcover
1957ref. 003738Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . A Near Fine - clean and tight Mid-Century edition noted "Young's People's Edition' in a clipped illustrated dust jacket. Originally issued in 1899 this is a wonderful reprint. It is a story about adolescent boys at a British boarding school. Volume has a small previous owner name stamp on front free end-paper else no other markings. Publishers tinted red top edge is in Excellent condition. Dust jacket has minute edge chips at both crown and foot of spine paper. Rear jacket panel lists other titles by author. 272 pages. Mylar protected jacket. Macmillan and Co., Ltd. hardcover
1944ref. 310968Garden City New York: Doubleday Page later Doran & Company 1944. First American copyright editions generally published in editions of 50-75 copies. 76 vols. 8vo. Publisher's printed stapled wrappers printed in green or black. Light foxing and shelfwear to wrappers. Navy blue cloth folding box. First American copyright editions generally published in editions of 50-75 copies. 76 vols. 8vo. A substantial collection of Kipling American copyright editions comprising 57 of the 74 such editions published from 1910-1944. All of the multi-part issues - The New Army 6 parts The Fringes of the Fleet 6 parts Tales of "The Trade" 3 parts Destroyers at Jutland 4 parts - are complete save for The War in the Mountains 5 parts which is missing the first part. A complete listing available on request. "Contributing to the multiplicity of editions was the failure of the United States to enact international copyright protection until 1891 resulting in some American issues being the "true firsts" of Kipling's books. And while Kipling's trade editions soon began to be published in large numbers after the American international copyright law's foundation date of July 1 1891 his London literary agent A.P. Watt and his New York publisher Frank N. Doubleday made extensive use of limited printings - as few as 8 to 25 copies - to establish copyright in each country" David Alan Richards "Collecting Kipling". Provenance: Frank Nelson Doubleday Doubleday, Page [later Doran] & Company unknown
1920ref. 310435New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1920. 28 vols. 8vo. Bound in half blue morocco t.e.g. rubbed 5 heads chipped. 28 vols. 8vo. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1948ref. 109865New York: Doubleday 1948. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Edge wear to heel.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday hardcover
1912ref. 308658Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Co 1912. First trade edition preceded by a broadside printing. 9 leaves printed recto only within green border. oblong 12mo. Original decorative printed boards. Cloth chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. Covers detached spine separating internally fine and mostly unopened. First trade edition preceded by a broadside printing. 9 leaves printed recto only within green border. oblong 12mo. Doubleday, Page & Co hardcover
1926ref. 112648N.Y.: Doubleday and Co. 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ in. to 9¾ in.Tall. Donald Maxwell. First editionstated .Illustrated with 24 full-page color plates by Donald Maxwell on heavy stock paper. Half green morocco with marbled boards and endpapers Five raised bands with 2 panels lettered in gilt Half-Leather Gold filet. Doubleday and Co. hardcover
1997ref. 50338Marina del Rey: Bieler Press 1997. Edition limited to 150 copies this no. 42 oblong 4to pp. 65 frenchfold with inserted slips as issued which show through in silhouette; designed and printed letterpress by Gerald Lange with assistance from Robin Price; wrappers with pictorial pastedown on upper cover the binding executed by Allwyn O'Mara. Unusual production handsomely presented. Gerald Lange notes that only 79 copies were ever bound. Bieler Press unknown
ref. 91238New York: Books Inc. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Spine sunned and lightly wrinkled; chip to crown . Toning to edges of front and rear panels. Bumped corners. No date.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Books, Inc hardcover
1908ref. 91292New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1908. Hardcover. Fair in boards. Spine sunned and shows wear; The Pocket Kipling; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1909ref. 91281New York: The Century Co 1909. Softcover. Good in wrappers. Edge wear. Spine sunned. Scuffing to front and rear panels. Front pastedown shows chipping.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Century Co unknown
1909ref. 91289New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1909. Softcover. Good in wrappers. Scuffing to front and rear panels. Edge wear. Spine sunned and flaking. Clean pages.; The Pocket Kipling; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown
ref. 92306New York: J. H. Sears & Company. Softcover. Very Good in wrappers. Edge wear. No date.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J. H. Sears & Company unknown
1923ref. 253592Garden City N.Y.: Doubleday Page &Company 1923. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in 3/4 crimson morocco t.e.g. Nice copy with minor wear. 1 vols. 8vo. Doubleday, Page &Company unknown
1923ref. 51388London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1923. First edition. 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth. Bookplate of Joan Whitney. Fine. First edition. 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Macmillan and Co., Ltd hardcover
1932ref. 62201London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1932. First edition. viii 400 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth with the gilt Ganesha device on the upper cover spine lettered in gilt. With the original tan printed dust jacket some chipping and short tears mostly of head and tail of spine some minor discoloration. First edition. viii 400 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The last collection published by Kipling of 14stories and 19 poems three stories and 18 poems appearing for the first time in print the rest were in periodicals. Stewart 588. Stewart 588 Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1905ref. 301153London: MacMillan 1905. First separate English edition first issue with the Bemrose Dalziel imprint. Frontispiece and 14 other full page color illustrations by F. H. Townsend. 80 pp. printed on rectos only. 1 vols. 8vo. White cloth titled in gilt. Bookplate of John Quinn. Spine darkened. Very good. First separate English edition first issue with the Bemrose Dalziel imprint. Frontispiece and 14 other full page color illustrations by F. H. Townsend. 80 pp. printed on rectos only. 1 vols. 8vo. Published a year after the American copyright edition and a year before the first American edition. Kipling was very pleased with these illustrations. Stewart 303; Richards A203. Quinn Copy. Stewart 303; Richards A203 MacMillan hardcover
1917ref. 217422London: Macmillan 1917. First edition. viii 442 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth. Some faint spotting else Fine. First edition. viii 442 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stories and poems by the master. This original cover device contains along with an elephant head Kipling's tribal good-luck device of the swastika. Stewart 408. Stewart 408 Macmillan hardcover
1938ref. 261066New York: Edgar H. Wells and Company AND cambridge: Harvard 1938. First edition. xviii 523; 333 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth. Fine title-page of Vol. 1 is repaired. Bookplate of Wade Hampton Hayes. First edition. xviii 523; 333 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Edgar H. Wells and Company AND cambridge: Harvard hardcover
1896ref. 62139London: Methuen and Co 1896. First English edition the large paper issue limited to 150 copies on handmade paper. Vignette on title. xvi 230 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red buckram gilt faded some wear some buckling of cloth sheet discoloring at front and back text quite clean. First English edition the large paper issue limited to 150 copies on handmade paper. Vignette on title. xvi 230 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 140. Stewart 140 Methuen and Co hardcover