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1890ref. 249895New York: Harper & Brothers 1890. First edition. Portrait. xii 182 2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Light blue green printed wrappers spine worn back cover separating else a Very Good copy of this rare fragile book. In half blue morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition. Portrait. xii 182 2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Collection of six stories previously published in various Harper serials the last story The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney being a piracy. No. 680 in Harper's Franklin Square Library series. This publication is the first time a portrait of Kipling appears in one of his books. This copy retains the front and back wrappers; the inside front wrapper here lists series titles from 680 to 589 where Richards reports 681-590. Richards A 43; Ballard XXXIII; Stewart 76; Livingston 57 Harper & Brothers unknown books
1891ref. 343404Allahabad / London: A.H. Wheeler & Co. / SampsonLow Marston 1891. Softcover. Good. First English edition. 12mo. Illustrated green wrappers. 96pp. Errata slip bound-in. Small owner's name and small chip on front wrap a couple of modest chips on rear wrap spine somewhat eroded another small embossed stamp of an American author on title-page a good copy in custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Scarce. A.H. Wheeler & Co. / Sampson,Low, Marston unknown books
1930ref. 10921Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran 1930. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo 24pp. Original cream wrappers printed in green fine. In red morocco-backed case. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo 24pp. One of a small number of copies printed for American copyright. Stewart 579; Livingston 549 Doubleday, Doran unknown books
1890ref. 40770Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co 1890. First edition of The Story of the Gadsbys later intermediate issue see details below; probable Third Indian Edition of Wee Willie Winkie. 4 leaves pp. 1 2-12 13-102 4 leaves; with inserted insurance ad Gadsbys; 4 leaves pp. 9-96 Winkie. 2 vols. 8vo. Each in original greyish-green printed wrappers. Spine of first title worn and chipped upper wrapper detached; outer corners of second title wrapper missing else fine. Despite the usual wear and soiling to fragile wrappers both are otherwise very good in chemise and half blue morocco slipcase. Bookplate of Arthur Haysworth Masten on inside front wrapper of each title. First edition of The Story of the Gadsbys later intermediate issue see details below; probable Third Indian Edition of Wee Willie Winkie. 4 leaves pp. 1 2-12 13-102 4 leaves; with inserted insurance ad Gadsbys; 4 leaves pp. 9-96 Winkie. 2 vols. 8vo. First published in 1888 when Kipling was 23 and working in India for The Civil and Military Gazette Lahore these two volumes contain stories written for periodicals. They were published in the "India Railway Library" series No. 2 and No. 6. respectively by A.H. Wheeler at Allahabad and went into several editions. Kipling left India for London the following year. At the bottom of the first title is stamped "A.J. Combridge & Co. Bombay". THE STORY OF THE GADSBYS conforms to the first issue of the front wrappers in two of the three relevant issue points the mountains appear to be retouched as per the second issue; however the heart shape in lower left corner not touching the border and absence of the "Mayo Art School Lahore" slug beneath the imprint are both points which conform to the first issue indicating a possible unrecorded intermediate issue see Richards p. 90. WEE WILLIE WINKIE conforms to Stewart's description of the third Indian Edition made up of three thousand sheets printed for the first English edition. Stewart 32 and collector David Alan Richards unpublished bibliography p. 90 ; 56 note A.H. Wheeler & Co unknown books
1932ref. 62202London: 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 Fine in fine dust jacket with bookplate of Joan Whitney. First edition. viii 400 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The last collection published by Kipling of 14 stories and 19 poems three stories and 18 poems appearing for the first time in print the rest were in periodicals. Stewart 588 Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books
1914ref. 224416New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1914. Seven Seas Edition. Number 57 of 1000 sets signed by Kipling on the half-title of vol. I. 27 vols. 8vo. Quarter beige cloth and boards. Bookplate of Micah Pratt Clough. Spines are toned label rubbed on spine of volume XXVII. Seven Seas Edition. Number 57 of 1000 sets signed by Kipling on the half-title of vol. I. 27 vols. 8vo. The last Volume is " Debits and Credits." Stewart pp. 573-574Mill/32/2/Front & Back Doubleday, Page & Co unknown books
1920ref. 42678London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1920. First edition. 284 4 pp. of ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth t.e.g. Fine in almost fine dust jacket with split without loss on inner hinge. First edition. 284 4 pp. of ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 478 Macmillan and Co., Ltd unknown books
1912ref. 219685London: Hodder & Stoughton 1912. Limited edition Number 95 of 500 copies on handmade paper signed by Hodder & Stoughton. Title page printed in green and black. xix 476 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original limp vellum t.e.g. Ties perished else fine. Bookplate. Cloth slipcase. Limited edition Number 95 of 500 copies on handmade paper signed by Hodder & Stoughton. Title page printed in green and black. xix 476 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Finely printed compendium of Kipling's verse including many favorite poems. Richards A258 Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
1915ref. 26249Garden City NY: Doubleday Page 1915. Each one of 50 copies. 6 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers FINE COPIES in blue morocco-backed slipcase. Bookplate of famous collector John A. Spoor in each pamphlet. Each one of 50 copies. 6 vols. 8vo. Stewart 394 Doubleday, Page unknown books
1889ref. 62188Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co. London: W. Thacker and Co 1889. Second edition with "Kidnapper" reading on contents page. 1 vols. 8vo. Original olive green cloth with ornamental bands at top and bottom of front cover spine lettered in gilt upper cover lettered in black rubbed some fraying and soiling squash endpapers some light spotting and browning generally marginal 32 pages publisher's advertisements at back dated December 1889. Second edition with "Kidnapper" reading on contents page. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards 22; Stewart 18; Livingston 24 Thacker, Spink and Co., London: W. Thacker and Co unknown books
1933ref. 10929Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran 1933. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo 8 pp. Original cream wrappers printed in green fine. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo 8 pp. One of a small number of copies printed for American copyright. Stewart 616; Livingston 591 Doubleday, Doran unknown books
1916ref. 10916Garden City NY: Doubleday Page 1916. First Edition. 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cream wrappers printed in green; old fold else fine. In red morocco-backed case spine worn. First Edition. 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. One of a small number of copies published for American copyright. Stewart 400; Livingston 407 Doubleday, Page unknown books
1917ref. 10917Garden City NY: Doubleday Page 1917. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo 8 pp. Original cream wrappers printed in green fine. In red morocco-backed case spine worn. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo 8 pp. One of a small number of copies published for American copyright. Stewart 455; Livingston 419 Doubleday, Page unknown books
1926ref. 62185London: Macmillan And Co. Limited 1926. First edition. 416 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth gilt lettering and Ganesha vignette t.e.g. Fine in dust jacket chipped at head of spine and adjoining back panel with small portion wanting else fine. First edition. 416 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 519 Macmillan And Co., Limited unknown books
1919ref. 42680London: Methuen & Co 1919. First edition. xiii 159 pp 32 pp. of adds. 1 vols. 8vo. Crimson cloth t.e.g. rest uncut. Tan dust jacket printed in blue. Spine of dust jacket slightly faded minor wear else fine. First edition. xiii 159 pp 32 pp. of adds. 1 vols. 8vo. Stewart 434; Livingston 442 Methuen & Co unknown books
1899ref. 225047New York: Charles Scrtibner's Sons 1899. 18 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter tan calf and marbled boards some spine labels lost else very good. 18 vols. 8vo. Charles Scrtibner's Sons unknown books
1909ref. 30659New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1909. First American Edition. 30 color plates by W. Heath Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Gilt green cloth. Spine a little faded else very good. Robinson W. Heath. First American Edition. 30 color plates by W. Heath Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Doubleday, Page & Co unknown books
1911ref. 38303Oxford: at the Clarendon Press. London Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton 1911. First English Edition. Illustrated by Henry Ford. 250 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth stamped in white maps on endpapers. Fine. First English Edition. Illustrated by Henry Ford. 250 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Stewart 356 at the Clarendon Press. London Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
1902ref. 8119London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1902. First edition. Fine. A Fine copy. Finely bound in full red crushed morocco possibly by Asprey though unsigned with pictorial gilt elephant. Complete with twenty-two plates and text illustrations throughout. Spine in compartments with raised bands and elephant motif. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original cloth cover bound in at rear. A very attractive example clean and bright throughout in a charming binding. A classic work of children's literature and one of Kipling's most beloved titles Just So Stories compiles origin tales like "How the Leopard Got its Spots" and "How the Elephant Got his Trunk" and "How the Camel Got His Hump." The book was charmingly illustrated by Kipling himself who reported that the stories were born of out the bedtime tales that he told his daughter. Kipling is of course best known for The Jungle Book and its sequel which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 and secured his place in the canon of English storytelling. Based on folktales and legends that Kipling learned during his childhood in India the Jungle Books were met with huge success upon publication and continue to enthrall readers of all ages to this day. According to Professor Edwin L. Miller their publication "caused even severe critics of Kipling's previous work to admit that he is a writer of inspired genius." Largely focused on man's relationship to nature the Jungle Books in part narrate the tales of Mowgli a human "man-cub" raised by wolves as he tries to find his proper place in the world. For contributions like these Kipling became the first English-language writer and the youngest ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Fine. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books
1905ref. 339824London: Macmillan 1905. First. paperback. fine. 62p. 16mo tan wrappers printed in red. London: Macmillan 1905. First Edition. Fine. Fine copy in a 1/2 red morocco slipcase. Macmillan unknown books
1937ref. 7813London: The Macmillan Co 1937. The Sussex Edition. Very Good . One of 575 numbered sets signed by the author in the first volume. Leaves measuring 240 x 160 mm with the set occupying 141 cm 55 in of shelf space. A Very Good set. Bound for the publisher by James Burn & Co. in full reddish-brown Niger morocco. Double ruled in gilt. Spine in six compartments with raised bands. Top edge gilt. Sunning and speckling to some spines and some rubbing to raised bands and edges. Very clean throughout. Printed in Edinburgh by R&R Clark Ltd. on handmade paper. The Sussex Edition which has become the most desirable collected edition of Kipling's works was edited by Kipling himself and including two volumes of previously uncollected prose. The edition published the year after Kipling's death was intended as a complete retrospective on Kipling's career and the definitive edition of his works. The superbly produced set of course includes Kipling's most lauded fiction - The Jungle Book Kim and Just So Stories - as well as his poems and nonfiction capturing the scope of his literary output. A contemporary review in the Times Literary Supplement lauded the production: "The publishers are justified in the use of the epithet 'superb' to describe this edition. The fine hand-made paper and Bembo type are equally satisfactory but perhaps the binding is still more notable. It is.Niger leather lettered and simply ornamented in gold. The volumes.are comparatively slim and so easy to hold; and they have an air of durability and of being meant for reading as well as for keeping which is not always the case with éditions de luxe." Very Good . The Macmillan Co unknown books
1895ref. 7926London: Macmillan and Co 1895. First editions. Very Good Near Fine. A handsome set. Publisher's blue cloth bindings stamped in gilt. All edges gilt. Dark green endpapers. Slight wear to the spine ends and corners of The Jungle Book a little foxing internally otherwise very clean and fresh throughout. A Very Good copy. The Second Jungle Book presenting very well indeed front hinge a little tender bookeller's ticket to foot of front free endpaper verso. A Near Fine copy overall. Both volumes illustrated throughout with contributions by J. L. Kipling W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny in The Jungle Book; the author's father Lockwood Kipling C.I.E. illustrated The Second Jungle Book. This set contained in a custom blue cloth slipcase. Few books have shaped the imagination of childhood quite like Kipling's Jungle Books. First published in 1894 and 1895 these two volumes introduced the world to Mowgli Baloo Bagheera Kaa and Shere Khan. The timeless stories blended fable folklore and imperial adventure into one of the most enduring classics of English literature. The Jungle Book 1894 includes the first appearance of "Mowgli's Brothers" "Kaa's Hunting" and "Tiger! Tiger!" alongside such favorites as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." The Second Jungle Book 1895 continued the talesdeepening the Mowgli cycle and adding enduring pieces like "The King's Ankus" and "Red Dog." Together the two books form the complete Mowgli canon. First edition sets in original cloth are increasingly scarce especially when both volumes present well. These are the foundational works of Kipling's career - the stories that earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature 1907 and secured his place in the canon of English storytelling. Based on folktales and legends that Kipling learned during his childhood in India the Jungle Books were met with huge success upon publication and continue to enthrall readers of all ages to this day. According to Professor Edwin L. Miller their publication "caused even severe critics of Kipling's previous work to admit that he is a writer of inspired genius." Largely focused on man's relationship to nature the Jungle Books in part narrate the tales of Mowgli a human "man-cub" raised by wolves as he tries to find his proper place in the world. As he struggles with his own identity he finds allies and adversaries among the animal communities through which he travels. They also include the story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the heroic mongoose who would later inspire an animated short voiced by Orson Welles. For contributions like these Kipling became the first English-language writer and the youngest ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Very Good Near Fine. Macmillan and Co unknown books
1932ref. 81427London: Macmillan 1932. First edition. 400 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with some chipping to crown and tip of one flap fold. T.e.g. London: Macmillan, unknown books
1909ref. 3767London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. First trade edition. Original blue cloth with front cover pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt others uncut. Large quarto 10 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 278 x 219 mm. 64 leaves. Thirty color plates including frontispiece mounted on leaves with color border decorations. Descriptive tissue guards each with a miniature line illustration. Pictorial title and fifty-nine black and white line illustrations in the text half-page or smaller. Title printed in red and black. An excellent copy of the first trade edition. "This poem originally appeared in The English Illustrated Magazine May 1893 prior to its inclusion in The Seven Seas 1896" Martindell. It is classic Kipling beautifully illustrated by Robinson. Beare 61b. Lewis 215. Livingston 321. Martindell 133 giving the date of publication as 1913. Stewart 151. Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
1941ref. 4695bdNew York: Doubleday Doran & Co. 1941. Of an edition of 1100 sets this is No. 776. Twenty-eight volumes. Signed by the author. Octavo gilt-stamped burgundy buckram hardcover top edges gilt uncut. Frontis portrait in Volume I. Near-Fine. Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941. Of an edition of 1100 sets, this is No. 776. hardcover books
