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1903ref. 639P22London: Methuen and Co 1903. Vellum. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A limited edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's collection of poetry 'The Five Nations' containing poems about British soldiers. A limited edition work printed on hand-made paper being limited to two-hundred copies. The limited edition was published in the same year as the first edition. 'The Five Nations' is a collection of poetry by Rudyard Kipling. The collection is divided into two sections the first covering a wide range of subjects. The second section is titled 'Service Songs' and contains poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. In the original publisher's quarter paper vellum binding with paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. A little loss to the head of the spine. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Methuen and Co hardcover
1903ref. 005224New York NY: Doubleday Page & Co. 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. xiii 1 215 pp. Dedication & 53 poems. 5.5" x 8" black cloth boards gilt letters on fr cover and spine raised blind stamp design laid on front cover. rough cutbottom and foreedges gilt top edge. "Published October 1903" on verso. with a Clear glassine wrapper . Doubleday, Page & Co. Hardcover
1903ref. 1180E215London: Methuen and Co. Ltd. 1903. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: xiii 215. Very Good Minus. 6 x 9 inches 14.5 x 22.5 cm. Large paper edition limited to 200 copies and printed on handmade paper. Quarter parchment with grey paper covered boards. Light marking to boards light stain to front board. Spine has paper title label with browning. Darkening and a few light marks to parchment. Top page edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Some scattered light foxing to text. Extra spine label tipped in before rear free endpaper. Engraved bookplate to front pastedown endpaper Lady D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 6 x 9 inches 14.5 x 22.5 cm. Methuen and Co. Ltd. hardcover
1915ref. 1146London: Methuen & Co Ltd 1915. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprinted 1913 First edition published 1903 Full red leather boards with gilt decoration of elephant head and Hindu emblem to front and gilt title Hindu emblem and graphics to spine. 215 pages . All page edges gilded. Excellent condition with no foxing. 17th edition. Methuen & Co Ltd hardcover
1903ref. RO60070109Charles Scribner's Sons. 1903. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Tâchée, Dos abîmé, Mouillures. 202 pages. Photo en noir et blanc en frontispice. Illustré de quelques photos en noir et blanc sur planches hors texte. Titre et motifs dorés sur le dos. Tranche de tête dorée. Petit manque sur le dos.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1903ref. 612267London: Methuen and Company 1903. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition first state with misprint 'David' for 'Saul' on page 56 line 9 and ads dated July 1903. Octavo. Red cloth titled in gilt. Endpapers browned as usual slight wear at the spine else near fine. Methuen and Company hardcover books
1910ref. 366297London: Methuen and Co 1910. Seventh edition. xiii 215 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full red calf boards with single gilt fillet border turn-ins with double gilt rule and floral cornerpieces a.e.g. by Bumpus. Attractive bookplate author's signature "Rudyard Kipling" on slip mounted at front; a few light scuffs to spine otherwise fine. Seventh edition. xiii 215 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition: Stewart 276; Richards A190 Methuen and Co unknown books
1903ref. TB30767New York: Doubleday Page & Co. 1903. First Edition. Very good in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text and a black design of a Viking ship under sail on the spine with a larger version of the same repeated on the front board together with embossed black borders. A small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 1/4 inches with light rubbing and wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and with a tiny prior owner's signature and date of "1903" on the front paste down. Without a dust jacket. 215 pages containing a collection of 53 poems. David Alan Richards Rudyard Kipling A Bibliography A191 Doubleday, Page & Co. hardcover books
1903ref. 324702London: Methuen and Company 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. First state with misprint 'David' for 'Saul' on page 56 line 9 ads dated July 1903. Very good with a faded spine and some fading at the bottom front corner light edgewear endpapers browned. Methuen and Company hardcover books
1903ref. 224704First edition first issue p. 56. Octavo. Original maroon gilt stamped cloth t.e.g. 38 publishers catalogue at end dated July 1903. Very good. Bookplate of Edward F. Burke on the front pastedown. Enclosed in a 1/2 red morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Methuen & Co. hardcover books
1903ref. 196092London Methuen 1903. 1903. First edition first state p.56. Small 8vo. Original 1/2 vellum over light blue boards t.e.g. uncut. Paper label on spine. Very good. One of only 200 large paper copies on handmade watermarked Arnold unbleached large paper. Livingston 279. F. Hardcover. London, Methuen, 1903. hardcover books
1903ref. 211194London: Methuen 1903. First. hardcover. fine. 12mo artfully bound in dark olive green morocco; gilt lettered spine with raised bands & floral devices stamped in gilt and red on the covers; inner dentelles. London: Methuen 1903. First English Edition. First issue with "David" on p.56. Methuen unknown books
1903ref. 153057London: Methuen 1903. First. hardcover. very good. 12mo red cloth; spine sunned g.t. London: Methuen 1903. First English Edition. First issue with "David" on p.56. Methuen unknown books
1903ref. RO40240005Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. 1903. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 246 pages. Couverture muette refaire, avec la moitié inférieure du dos manquante.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1903pp. xiii, 215, 38 [Publisher's catalogue]. Title page decorated with a drawing of rider and horse. Top edge gilt. Uncut. Penciled ownership of Tina Milligan Shrineuham, 1903, on first fly leaf. Paste downs and fly leaves beginning to brown. Text clean. 12mo. 195mm. Original full red cloth binding. Spine lettered in gold and faded. Extremities very slightly worn. First issue of the first edition. With the misprint "David" for "Saul" on page 56, line 9. This was corrected in later issues. Very nice example. Hardbound. Very good. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist who is now chiefly remembered for: his celebration of British imperialism; tales and poems of British soldiers in India; and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. KIP BX 2
1907pp. xiii, 215. Uncut. Top edge gilt. Bookplate of Augustus Clemens Ehrenfeld on front paste down. Typed index of first lines. Manuscript letter to Mr. Ehrenfeld from K. E. Parker, Bateman's Burwash, Sussex, stating Mr. Kipling is abroad and his mail is not being forwarded. 8vo. 205mm. Original full green cloth binding. Front board ruled in black with a ship under sail. Front board and spine embossed and lettered in gold. Head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed. Very nice example. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist who is now chiefly remembered for: his celebration of British imperialism; tales and poems of British soldiers in India; and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. KIP BX 1 x2
1903ref. 53041London, Methuen and Co., 1903. Orig. full clot. Uncut. Faint brownspots on halftitle, otherwise fine. Added Cat. of Books 38 pp.
1907ref. 16951Montreal: The Montreal Daily Star. Very Good. 1907. First Edition. Magazine. The covers are soiled. The magazine was printed with covers about 1/4" overlapping the contents; this overlap is very rubbed with some chipping. Undecipherable pencil notes at the top of the front cover. Contains the scarce 2 page work "The Grey Dress" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 116ads pages . The Montreal Daily Star unknown
1960ref. mon0000042134Hart Publishing 1960. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Hart Publishing paperback
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
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
1933ref. 198114London Medici Society 1933 1933. First edition thus. 8vo. Cover duotone and 5 b/w illustrations by Lionel Edwards. Stiff orange and white pictorial wrappers sewn with orange silk thread. Originally published in Strand magazine February 1933 not signed. Kipling 1865-1936 English writer born in India; famous for the two "Jungle Books" 1894-95 and various popular poems; awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 1907. F. Soft cover. London, Medici Society, 1933 paperback books
19338vo., Second Impression, with several illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, sewed as issued, front wrapper mildly sunned, small label scar on rear wrapper, a good, clean copy. With a long A.L.s from the Rt. Revd Eric Treacy, Bishop of Wakefield, loosely inserted. Published in the same month as the first impression.
ref. 949London: Medici Society 1933. . 8vo self wrappers tied in centerfold with wool thread original mailing envelope present. First Edition. Stewart 617 London: Medici Society, 1933. unknown books
ref. 39283soft cover in cream wrappers printed in red black and blue 12mo. Macmillan and Co. London Each pamphlet was originally printed in an edition of seventy- five copies preceding by one day the appearances of the articles in the press. They were I. THE AUXILIARY FLEET II. THE AUXILIARY FLEET III. SUBMARINES IV. SUBMARINES and VI. PATROLS. This is a compilation of all 6. paperback