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1989rif. 18793Whittington Press 1989. Paperback with slipcase. 30.5 x 24cm. Number 47 of 100 125 copies set in 24 pt. Caslon type and printed on Oxford toned wove mould-made paper. 10 double leaves folded at the fore-edge. Bound by the Fine Bindery in soft green thin card covers with linocut oval title label on upper cover which has been hand-coloured. 18 linocuts in all by Judith Verity printed in brown and hand-coloured. In original dark green paper covered slipcase. An excellent copy. Signed by Artist. Limited. Paperback. Near Fine. Whittington Press Paperback
rif. R1610Green cloth covers spine faded not dated rough cut edge top edge stained pages tanned pp177. International Publishing Company hardcover
1894rif. mon0003267591New York: The Century Co. 1894. Hardcover. Good. . First U.S. edition first printing with no additional printings noted. Lacking dust jacket. Olive cloth cover with decoration in blind and gilt on both boards and the spine top edges gilt. Cover with minor soiling some tears and rubbing to the corners and spine ends bumped corners and rubbing. Names of two former owners written on the front free endpaper. Pages with some minor scattered foxing. Staining on pages 132 and 133 from a flower that was once pressed there but the text is still readable. New York: The Century Co. hardcover
1898rif. AQ20407London: Published by William Heinemann 1898. 12 Lithographs in colour on cartridge paper Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial paper boards contemporary original glassine dustwrapper. A trifle marked short tears to dustwrapper at spine. Endpapers browned light offsetting else internally immaculate. A fine copy. A remarkably well-preserved copy of the first edition issued in 1897 with title pages postdated 1898 of this scarce sporting plate book illustrated by William Nicholson 1872-1949 with text by Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936. The 12 marvellous plates one for each month depict: Hunting January Coursing February Racing March Boating April Fishing May Cricket June Archery July Coaching August Shooting September Golf October Boxing November and Skating December. . First edition. Quarto. Published by William Heinemann hardcover
1895rif. mon0000447379Macmillan & Co. London 1895-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.0000 in x 7.5000 in x 5.5000 in. FIRST PRINTINGS OF BOTH BOOKS 1894 and 1895; no later printings noted. This set belonged to the R.R. Donnelley family printers and publishers of Lakeside Classics among much else. FIRST JUNGLE BOOK: Spine is cocked. Edge wear bumping and fading to gilt illustrations and lettering. Previous owner's name written on fpep and title page. Small bookplate of another previous owner to top outer corner of fpep. Light foxing to some pages. Boards are a bit of a darker blue than second book. Binding is sound. No markings beyond title page. SECOND JUNGLE BOOK: Gilt and cloth are very bright with far less wear than first book. Inscribed to previous owner dated Christmas 1895. Binding is very solid but endpapers have split at hinges. Pictures available upon request. Macmillan & Co., London hardcover
1973rif. 025746London: Frederick Muller Limited 1973. The most comprehensive work covers badges from the mitre cap to the field service cap. Detailed text and approximately 1900 specimens. Navy blue cloth cover with gold titles and faint white smudging to cover. Head edge navy blue now only slightly faded. Light yellowing to bottom edge. Owners small name/address stamp to head fep. Very faint foxing to front & rear endpaper feps & reps. Clean content binding tight. 468p Dj: faint rubbing &light scratches. Soft yellowing & soiling. Head of spine with thin rubbing and tiny tear. Small price-cut to front flap foot. First Edition. HB. VG/VG. Frederick Muller Limited Hardcover
1930rif. 50971930. Fine Hardcover Black cloth no dj. 7.6"x5.1"x1.2". be20 Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. hardcover
1930rif. 50981930. Fine Hardcover Black cloth Gilt top edge no dj. 7.6"x5.1"x1.25". be20 Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. hardcover
1930rif. 50991930. Fine Hardcover Black cloth Gilt top edge no dj. 7.6"x5.1"x1.25". be20 Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. hardcover
1897rif. 40582New York : Century Co. 1897 . First American Edition. Original green illustrated cloth and publisher's dustjacket. Although the English edition is occasionally found in dust jacket the American edition is much less common. Not in Tanselle for the English dust jacket see Tanselle 97.91 Very good with light shelf wear in nearly Very good dustjacket with chips at top and bottom of spine and a few tears along the spine and front flap. Century Co. hardcover
1910rif. 8730New York. Doubleday Page and Company. 1910. Bound in half Vellum and paper covered boards.Gilt titled morocco labels to spine. Deckled edges. Top edge gilded. Thick 4to. 7.5" x 10". This Edition is printed upon special Hand Made paper and Limited to 125 numbered copies of which this is #54. Signed boldly in ink by Kipling to the Limitation Page. Illustrated with 17 full page captioned and tissue guarded tipped in colour plates and monochrome drawings by W. Heath Robinson. A splendid compendium of Kipling's verse enhanced by the illustrative prowess of Robinson's plates. Covers moderately soiled. Usual darkening to Vellum along front join.Spine a bit rubbed with small stain to Title Label.A Very Good extremely crisp copy with brilliantly luminescent Robinson plates. Doubleday, Page and Company. hardcover
1899rif. 99859NY:: Dodge Publishing Company. Very Good. 1899. Hardcover. With original illustrations by L. J. Bridgman and others. Oriental edition. Octavo bound in red cloth with gilt lettering and multicolored design top edge gilt. Fading along the spine minor edge wear else very good. Text is clean and binding is sound. ; 750 pages . Dodge Publishing Company, hardcover
1910rif. 9862London: Hodder & Soughton. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 8vo; Original lavender wraps with glassine also present. A little fading to cover edges and some wear and tearing to the glassine. . Hodder & Soughton paperback
1902rif. 12889London: Macmillan 1902. A first edition first printing published by Macmillan in 1902. A very good copy with one neat name and bookplate to the front pastedown - off-setting to the front endpaper. Some rubbing to the edges and to the corners. Small loss to the edge of the spine. Spine full of colour. The famous collection of stories including 'How the Camel got his Hump' 'How the Leopard got his Spots' and the long forgotten story 'How the Whale got his Throat'. Rare Macmillan unknown
1897rif. 3108London: Macmillan 1897. 8vo Rebound by Bayntun-Riviere. First English Edition illustrations by I.W. Taber. Gilt page block. Clean throughout. Rebound with original covers inserted in back. Macmillan hardcover
rif. B172096-1Paris Librairie Delagrave 1938. 215 5pp. 12 color plates. Lrg. 8vo. Boards 3/4 leather. Orig. front cover bound in. One of 1050 numbered copies on vélin Aussedat from the edition of 1215 printed by Firmin-Didot and Daniel Jacomet. Paris (Librairie Delagrave), 1938. hardcover
1921rif. bb_king_kiplingKIPLING Rudyard; KING Jessie M illus. L'habitation forcée. Translated into French by Louis Fabulet and Robert D'Humieres. Paris: René Kieffer 1921. Square 4to. 93 pp. colophon 2 adverts; pictorial wrappers with Art Deco style design in black outline with blue pochoir decoration original protective glassine wrapper lightly tanned overall a fine copy. Illustrated with Twenty pochoir color plates by Jessie M. King. One of a Limited edition of 550 copies of which 500 were printed on velin paper and 50 copies printed on japon paper. This copy is number 196 of the 500 on velin paper. The delicate illustrations for this book are considered to be some of King's finest; prepared during Jessie M. King's time in Paris. They are reproduced using the stencil technique known as Pochoir which produces clearer and more vibrant colors. Reference: Taylor Art Nouveau Book in Britain p. 136. René Kieffer paperback
1926rif. 002473London: Macmillan & Co 1926. Hard. Good. 7 x 4½ 8vo pp 416. Condition external: Nr Fine London: Macmillan & Co unknown
rif. 36803Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler. Fair. N.D. First Edition. Softcover. Original illustrated wrappers designed by Mayo School of Art Lahore. Covers detached included; ffep nearly detached. First Indian edition No ads at front. Intro Table of Contents and 106 pp of text followed by dedication 2 pages at rear followed by one page of Opinions of the Press one page of New Copyright Works four pages in all. Pages holding firmly but for the ffep. Housed in a chemise and slipcase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1064 pages . A. H. Wheeler paperback
1904rif. 2222360Second edition. 4 ¾" x 4". Frontispiece drawing by E. B. Bird. Title page in red and black. Original dark green boards printed paper label on upper cover. No dust jacket. Very good. 10 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Fred & Bertha Goudy at The Village Press Hingham Mass. Livingston 293. Alfred Bartlett hardcover
1917rif. 001244NY: Doubleday Page & Co. 1917 1917. FIRST BOOK EDITION AND FIRST AMERICAN COPYRIGHT EDITION. 1 vol. 8" x 5-3/8" ivpp. stapled original green printed yellow wrappers no previous ownership markings or bookplate a NEAR FINE copy. This appeared a few weeks prior to the American copyright edition in a British newspaper. NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1917 unknown
2004rif. 517608London: Folio Society 2004. Hardcover; quarter-bound in leather and cloth sides printed with a design by George Tute; in slipcase with 2 small dents to lower rear edge. Very good condition no notable flaws. AD. leather. Very Good. Illus. by Tute George. Used. Folio Society Hardcover
1898rif. 6544Written on Kipling's home letterhead at The Elms Rottingdean North Brighton. Letter roughly reads: Dear Mr. Hedman Why not come here to lunch at 1.30 and we'll go for a walk on the . Sincerely Rudyard Kipling." Attractively framed together with a side profile portrait of Kipling at a writing desk. Wood frame with interior silver trim. Frame: 14.5 x 11 inches; Letter window: 4.25 x 5.25 inches; Portrait Window: 2.75 x 3.75 inches.
1917rif. 2222350First edition. Octavo. Original stiff yellow wrappers stamped in green. No dust jacket. Very good. 5 pages. Livingston 421. Only a few copies printed to secure copyright. Actor Jean Hersholt's copy with his signed bookplate. Doubleday, Page & Company paperback
1903rif. 1579London: Methuan and Co. 1903. Very Good. FIRST TRADE EDITION. 8vo pp. xvi 216 38 catalogue July 1903 as called for plus 'David' on p.56 line 9 later changed to 'Saul'. Red cloth gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt others untrimmed a few pages unopened. Spine sunned a little rubbed and soiled. Foxing to front edge front and rear occasionally to margins. Endpapers browned. Else bright and tight. Very good. Methuan and Co. hardcover