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Traffics and Discoveries

1937Best.-Nr. 5105London United Kingdom: Macmillan and Company 1937. hardcover. Near Fine. N/A. Publication: London Macmillan and Company 1937 Formatting: 8vo pp. viii 398. Condition Report: Near Fine. This volume is excellently preserved tightly bound in its original full niger morocco with robust sharp raised bands and unrubbed hinges that evidence careful handling over the decades. The gilt lettering and double-fillet borders on the boards remain remarkably bright and unoxidised retaining their original lustre against the rich russet leather. Internally the text block is exceptionally clean and firm with the handmade paper displaying no significant foxing moisture damage or reading wear. The top-edge gilt remains uniformly bright while the deckled fore and bottom edges are crisp. The vibrant marbled endpapers are completely free from any cracking along the inner hinges completing a highly attractive structurally sound copy. Catalogue Note: This handsome volume forms part of the celebrated Sussex Edition definitively considered the most desirable and luxurious presentation of the author's collected works. Limited to 525 sets of which 500 were for sale the edition was carefully revised by the author in the final years of his life representing his ultimate definitive text. The volume is beautifully bound by James Burn featuring fine gilt tooling raised bands in six compartments and elegant marbled endpapers. Printed on high-quality handmade paper bearing a Ganesha watermark the book showcases a superb tactile quality with its top-edge gilt and uncut lower and fore-edges. While complete sets of this edition are incredibly rare in part because a substantial portion of the unbound sheets was destroyed by bombing during the London Blitz in 1941 individual volumes are highly sought after by collectors looking to experience the zenith of twentieth-century fine press production. Originally published in 1904 Traffics and Discoveries is a masterful collection of short fiction showcasing a remarkable thematic range and stylistic evolution. The volume gathers some of the author's most poignant and celebrated stories including the hauntingly beautiful "They" and the pioneering science-fiction tale "Wireless." Alongside these deeply atmospheric pieces the collection features robust naval adventures introducing the unforgettable Petty Officer Pyecroft as well as incisive realistic stories reflecting the complexities of the South African War. Blending the supernatural with the mechanical and profound emotional delicacy with sharp imperial observation it remains a dynamic and enduring collection. Macmillan and Company hardcover

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Rudyard KiplingBiblio.com

Two Forewords

1935Best.-Nr. 004250Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran & Co. Ltd. 1935. First edition. Hardcover. This first and limited edition collects two letters written by Kipling to his American publishers Frank Nelson Doubleday and his son Nelson Doubleday. The first letter was written to Nelson and used as the Foreword to A Kipling Pageant in 1935. The second letter was written to Frank and used as the Introduction to the Outward Bound Edition of Kipling's works published by Scribners in 1897 and arranged through the efforts of Frank Doubleday. The edition was limited to 950 copies each bound in marbled paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped black cloth spine the volume housed in a notched red cardboard slipcase. This near-fine unread copy retains the original slipcase which is damaged and worn. The binding is square and tight with sharp corners and bright spine gilt. Neither the boards nor cloth spine show any appreciable wear. The signatures remain uncut so the copy is demonstrably unread. There are no previous ownership marks. What prevents our grading this volume as fine is spotting moderate to the first and final few leaves and thereafter primarily confined to the untrimmed fore edges. The accompanying slipcase has done its job protecting the book and remains in one piece but shows definite wear with some loss to the top and bottom edges to a maximum depth of one inch. Most of the seams show wear with the beginnings of splits evident in places. This book came to us from the library of Nelson Doubleday Jr. son of Nelson Doubleday and grandson of Frank Nelson Doubleday Kiplings friend and U.S. publisher and founder of the Doubleday publishing empire. F.N. Doubleday began work in the publishing industry working for Charles Scribners Sons. His 18-year career with Scribners included the task of assembling a complete set of Kipling's works for publication in a collected edition in 1897 the aforementioned Outward Bound Edition. His work with Kipling on this endeavor sparked a friendship and partnership that lasted for decades. Kipling affectionately gave Doubleday the nickname "Effendi" a play on the initials of his name - F.N.D. Frank's son Nelson was president of the firm from 1922 to 1946 as was Nelson Jr. from 1978 to 1983. Iconic English poet short-story writer and novelist Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 is chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism tales and poems of British soldiers in India and his tales for children. Despite this reputation Kiplings extraordinary body of work eludes all labels in its range and variety Kipling's work is not only of the highest artistic excellence it is deeply humane and fully expresses the sense of one of his favourite texts: Praised be Allah for the diversity of his creatures. ODNB Kipling was in his twenties when his stories of Anglo-Indian life made him a literary celebrity and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. Kipling remains the youngest person to receive the Prize and was also the first English language author awarded. Reference: Richards A428 Doubleday, Doran & Co., Ltd. hardcover

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