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Best.-Nr. 20633NY: P. F. Collier. Near Fine. N.D. First Edition. Flexible leather. Note that this is not acutally a book. This sample was produced to show prospective purchasers what the 10 volume Sahib set would look like. Contains sample pages and a number of illustrations from the set as well as a book spine bound into the rear showing the binding used for the set. Light rubbing to the edges. Slight separation at the bottom of the inner rear hinge. ; 8" . P. F. Collier hardcover
1900Best.-Nr. 2603160068P. F. Collier & Son 1900-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 10 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Some foxing/staining to end pages. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Contents: 1. Plain tales from the hills; 2. The phantom 'rickshaw and other stories; 3. The light that failed; 4. Soldiers three and other stories; 5. City of dreadful night and other stories; 6. Under the deodars; American notes; 7. Story of the Gadsbys; In black and white; 8. Mine own people; 9. Letters of marque; 10. Poems and ballads. P. F. Collier & Son hardcover
1924Best.-Nr. 132448New York: St. Albans 1924. First edition of this article with this title. Octavo original wrappers illustrated. Appearing on pp. 17-18 is a first appearance article by Rudyard Kipling titled Empire Building. It appeared in 1909 with no title and in 1913 with the title Give the Second Eleven a Chance. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. Stewart 722 St. Albans unknown
1924Best.-Nr. 121047New York: Harper & Brothers 1924. First edition of The Salvation Army British Empire Exhibition Handbook compiled for the information of visitors at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924; containing the first appearance of Rudyard Kipling's "Empire Building". Quarto original illustrated wrappers illustrated. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom chemise case. Rare. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. Harper & Brothers unknown
Best.-Nr. 1605066095.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1978Best.-Nr. 6663Indianapolis:: The Curtis Publishing Company 1978. First printing. Fine in Fine DJ. Fine in a Fine DJ. Folio 8.5 x 11 inches Red quarter cloth over blue buckram spine. Gilt lettering. viii 152 pp. Fully illustrated in color and black and white. A wonderful collection of classic animal writing with themes of the hunter and the hunted Fable and Fantasy Animals in the American Landscape true tales of unbelievable adventure written by the genius' of John James Audubon Jack London William Faulkner Rudyard Kipling John Muir John Burroughs and Joel Chandler Harris with illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull Paul Branson J.C. Leyendecker and others from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post and The Country Gentleman. Cloth The Curtis Publishing Company, hardcover
1919Best.-Nr. 51583Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Company 1919. First Edition. One of 70 copies printed for copyright purposes. Slim octavo 20.5cm; publisher's original wrappers bound into full navy blue crushed morocco by The French Binders with five raised bands titles stamped in gilt on spine and covers with double-ruled borders and decorative corner pieces tooled in gilt on covers; marbled endpapers; top edge gilt; 8pp padded with 11 blank terminal leaves. Pinpoint wear else Fine. A poem first published in the Daily Telegraph 29 January 1919 concerning the young naval officers who were sent to Cambridge University for two terms between 1919-1922. LIVINGSTON 437. cf.Kipling Society website. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown
1994Best.-Nr. Q-0806515082Carol Publishing Group 1994-05-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Carol Publishing Group paperback
1895Best.-Nr. 11197Macmillan and co. London. 1895. FIRST EDITION First printing. 8vo. 7.2 x 5.1 inches. Illustrated throughout by J. Lockwood Kipling. A bright and clean copy finely bound by Bayntun Riviere Bookbinders of Bath England. Lovely full blue calf the spine with five raised bands each decorated with a floral gilt roll. Compartments fully decorated and double ruled in gilt including Mowgli Elephant Tiger and Wolf heads. Red and brown labels ruled and lettered in gilt. Double gilt ruled border on boards with gilt stamped Wolf head to the centre of the front board panel. Gilt inner dentelles and decorative roll to board edges. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Some rubbing to the extremities but overall a very attractive copy of this classic book. Macmillan and co. London. 1895 hardcover
1914Best.-Nr. 33508New York: The Century Co. 1914. Early Printing. Illustrated throughout with decorations by John Lockwood Kipling. 8vo publisher's original cloth the spine panel and upper cover lettered in gilt and pictorially decorated in black t.e.g. x 324 pp. A very handsome and pleasing copy the gilt bright and well preserved the black pictorial decorations also in pleasing condition lightly mellowed at the back and edges. A HANDSOME COPY OF THE EDITION PUBLISHED IN AMERICA. These stories of Mowgli a human child lost in the jungles of India and raised by wild animals Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the white seal Baloo and others struck a cord with readers who were able to find these exotic animals and people easy to relate to despite the bizarre circumstances and far off locales. They are arguably the best loved of Kipling’s many delightful works for children and a true classic of its genre. The Century Co. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 75488London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. Children's Illustrated FIRST EDITION. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.4 238 2. With in-text illustrations by the author's father John. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to spine and upper boards. All edges gilt; dark navy endpapers. Contents clean neat ink ownership 'Rosamund Fawcett Christmas 1895' some gentle spotting rear inside paper joint cracked some rubs to covers spine dulled. Generally well kept. The second of Kipling's famous 'Jungle Books' featuring man-cub Mowgli and his friends. London: Macmillan and Co., 1895 unknown
Best.-Nr. 1023239019.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. C87579London: Macmillan 1895. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. pp 238 2pp ads. Original publisher's vibrant blue cloth gilt-blocked decoration to front cover and spine; spine lettered in gilt; all edges gilt. With illustrated title page and illustrations in the text. Spine ends and corners gently bumped and rubbed miniscule tear at head of spine. Occasional very faint foxing light marks to small part of rear cover. About VG with clean text. An attractive copy. About very good indeed. Macmillan, hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 159041895. Kipling J. Lockwood. With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling C.I.E. London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. 2 pp undated ads. Original blue cloth pictorially decorated in gilt all page edges gilt. First English Edition published three days after the American of the sequel to THE JUNGLE BOOK which had been published the year before. It continues with more tales of Mowgli that exemplify "The Laws of the Jungle" -- with illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling Rudyard's father. This was the second of the four Kipling gift books bound similarly by Macmillan with SOLDIER TALES and CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS coming out the following two years respectively. This is an attractive copy very good-plus or possibly near-fine volume slightly askew as usual very light wear at the extremities; atypically other than the endpapers there is no foxing on the leaves within. Richards A85; Stewart 132. unknown
1899Best.-Nr. 232204MacMillan & Co 1899. vg. reprint vg 1899 MacMillan hardcover uniform edition illus blue boards with Cobra gold titles & page edges internal illos Lockwood Kipling ex Wiltshire Childrens Early Books collection In stock shipped from our UK warehouse MacMillan & Co hardcover
1924Best.-Nr. 86525Macmillan and co. 1924. Hardcover. 299 pages. Text in English. Clean copy with light signs of use. Macmillan and co. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1025971329.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 466120London ; New York : Macmillan and Co 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in a crude leather binding now lightly scuffed and rubbed at the extremities; spine with raised bands and gilt-blocked leather labels. All edges gilt and worn. Text block remains tight showing faint foxing throughout; p. 217 through the end shows worming to both outside corners with text unaffected. A strong and very serviceable example overall. Physical description; 238 2 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes; Publisher's ads to the rear. ""First English edition"" -- Stewart. Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling. Contents; How fear came -- The law of the jungle -- The miracle of Purun Bhagat -- A song of Kabir -- Letting in the jungle -- Mowgli's song against people -- The undertakers -- A ripple song -- The King's Ankus -- The song of the little hunter -- Quiquern -- Angutivun tina -- Red dog -- Chil's song -- The spring running -- The outsong. Subjects; Mowgli. Jungle animals. Feral children. India. Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. English literature. 19th century. Illustrated. London ; New York : Macmillan and Co hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0554158760.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 120460London Macmillan and Co. 1895. . First edition; 8vo 195 x135 mm; 39 text illustrations including head and tail-piece vignettes and historiated initials unobtrusive ownership signature in ink to ffep usual age-toning intermittent spotting throughout occasionally intrusive; publisher's blue cloth decoratively ruled and pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover spine lettered in gilt all edges gilt embossed front cover shelf wear to extremities of spine corners are bumped gilt cover design well preserved very good condition; 2 blank 6 238pp 2 advertisements. The Jungle Book is a 'collection of stories published in 1894; it's sequel The Second Jungle Book published in 1895 contains stories linked by poems. The stories tell mostly of Mowgli an Indian boy who is raised by wolves from infancy and who learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals. The book describes the social life of the wolf pack and more fancifully the justice and natural order of life in the jungle. Among the animals whose tales are related in the work are Akela the wolf; Baloo the brown bear; Shere Khan the boastful Bengal tiger who is Mowgli's enemy; Kaa the python; Bagheera the panther; and Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose.' Merriam-Webster's Encyclopaedia of Literature. Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1895. hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 445679London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition first printing. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands slightly rubbed with generalised toning to the boards. Hinges starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 238 pages 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes bookseller's advertisements on 2 unnumbered pages at end. Black and white illustrations throughout. Head- and tail pieces and some half tone illustrations. Contents; How fear came -- The law of the jungle -- The miracle of Purun Bhagat -- A song of Kabir -- Letting in the jungle -- Mowgli's song against people -- The undertakers -- A ripple song -- The King's Ankus -- The song of the little hunter -- Quiquern -- Angutivun tina -- Red dog -- Chil's song -- The spring running -- The outsong. Subjects; Mowgli Fictitious character ; Fiction. Mowgli Fictitious character. Mowgli Fictitious character ; Juvenile fiction. 1895. Jungle animals ; Fiction. Jungle animals. Animals ; Fiction. Children's stories 1895. Children's poetry 1895. Didactic literature English. English literature 19th century. Kipling Rudyard. Feral children India ; Juvenile fiction. Jungle animals India ; Juvenile fiction. London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 121373London Macmillan and Co. 1895. . First edition; 8vo 195 x135 mm; 39 text illustrations including head and tail-piece vignettes and historiated initials contemporary gift inscription to ffep usual age-toning and spotting to prelims blemish to pp 176-177; publisher's blue cloth decoratively ruled and pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover spine lettered in gilt all edges gilt embossed front cover unusually bright despite minor shelf wear and small stain to front cover in very good condition; 2 blank 6 238pp 2 advertisements. The Jungle Book is a 'collection of stories published in 1894; it's sequel The Second Jungle Book published in 1895 contains stories linked by poems. The stories tell mostly of Mowgli an Indian boy who is raised by wolves from infancy and who learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals. The book describes the social life of the wolf pack and more fancifully the justice and natural order of life in the jungle. Among the animals whose tales are related in the work are Akela the wolf; Baloo the brown bear; Shere Khan the boastful Bengal tiger who is Mowgli's enemy; Kaa the python; Bagheera the panther; and Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose.' Merriam-Webster's Encyclopaedia of Literature. Livingston 116 London, Macmillan and Co., 1895. hardcover
1907Best.-Nr. 18071THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK Century 1907 upper fore edge corner tips lightly bumped else near fine in black pictorial stamped green cloth binding with gold-gilt lettering and vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and dust-soil. Most uncommon in dust-wrapper but you already know that. Century hardcover
1897Best.-Nr. 457871Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz 1897. First Copyright Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in quarter red leather over red marble boards with title gilt-blocked to spine. Boards somewhat rubbed at the edges and joints with spine somewhat worn. Marginal tear to front free endpaper. Internally tight and clean; a well-preserved copy overall. Series ; Collection of British authors ; Tauchnitz edition ; 3181. Physical description: 286 2 p. ; 17 cm. Notes: Publisher's advertisements on verso of series title. Subjects: Kipling Rudyard. 1865-1936. Second jungle book. Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz hardcover
1903Best.-Nr. 028310Macmillan & Co 1903. Book. Illus. by J. Lockwood Kipling C.I.E decorations by. Very Good. Hardback. 1st Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 240 pages. Octavo. 1st 3rd reprint. Publisher's original blue cloth gilt-stamped with the iconic cobra device to the front board and gilt titles to the spine. Cloth unusually well-preserved for age with sharp unworn corners and only light rubbing to spine ends. Gilt on the front board remains bright; spine gilt bright. Front inner hinge paper cracked but holding firmly. Black endpapers; light foxing to preliminaries only. Text block clean and tight. Neat contemporary inscription on the front endpaper: "Ronald from his Father 1900." A strong and attractive example of this Victorian-era Macmillan printing retaining all original decorative features. Condition: Very Good sharp corners; bright front gilt; light rubbing to spine ends; hinge cracked but firm; clean text. Provenance: Early family presentation inscription dated 1900. . Macmillan & Co Hardcover