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ref. 71360London: Macmillan and Company 1897. Classic seafaring adventure FIRST EDITION first impression. Crown octavo 20 x 14cm pp.viii; 245 3. With 22 engraved illustrations by Taber including a frontispiece. Publisher's blue cloth front board shows gilt titles and a scene in gilt of Harvey at hauling on a line in apparently rough seas gilt titles and a portrait of Manuel blowing a horn to spine; all edges gilt black endpapers. Blind W.H. Smith stamp to fly-leaf otherwise internally crisp and clean. Heavy rubbing and toning to spine and lower board; upper quite clean. Good. One of Kipling's more moralistic adventure tales which tells the story of Harvey Cheyne the spoiled and perennially annoying son of a railroad magnate. When he falls overboard and is picked up by fishermen who don't believe the story of his origins he is forced to work his way back to land. By the time he reaches he shore and his parents arrive to pick him up he has become a worthy and industrious young man meeting the whole checklist of virtues outlined by Kipling in "If London: Macmillan and Company, 1897 unknown
ref. 1050Binding scuffed at the rear joint slight discoloration to calf foxing to sheets in places else very good. EBF-1050. Kipling Rudyard. 'Captains Courageous.' A Story of the Grand Banks. London: Macmillan 1905. Later printing of the uniform edition. Prize binding of full polished red calf stamped in gilt from Malvern College with gilt-stamped crest on front board and label mounted on front pastedown endpaper marbled endpapers and edges. . unknown
ref. 66460London: Macmillan and Company 1897. Classic seafaring adventure FIRST EDITION first impression. Crown octavo 20 x 14cm pp.viii; 245; 1 blank; 2 ads. With 22 engraved illustrations by Taber including a frontispiece. Publisher's blue cloth front board shows gilt titles and a scene in gilt of Harvey at hauling on a line in apparently rough seas gilt titles and a portrait of Manuel blowing a horn to spine; all edges gilt black endpapers. Mopderate toning/spotting throughout gift inscription in ink to half-title. The cloth is exceptionally well preserved with one small bump at crown and a few tiny rubs to extremities. A particularly fresh and bright binding. One of Kipling's more moralistic adventure tales which tells the story of Harvey Cheyne the spoiled and perennially annoying son of a railroad magnate. When he falls overboard and is picked up by fishermen who don't believe the story of his origins he is forced to work his way back to land. By the time he reaches he shore and his parents arrive to pick him up he has become a worthy and industrious young man meeting the whole checklist of virtues outlined by Kipling in "If London: Macmillan and Company, 1897 unknown
1897ref. 321595London: Macmillan 1897. First edition. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. viii 245 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt a.e.g. Almost fine. Bookplate of F. Storck. Taber I.W. First edition. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. viii 245 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards A103; Stewart 160; Livingston 136; Martindell 68; Ballard LXXXI B; Grolier 224 Macmillan unknown
1913ref. 874V13London: Macmillan and Co 1913. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". None . Following the narrative of Henry Cheyne Jr Kipling explores themes of growth and development to enable the narrator to mature into a young man. Fourth edition of the uniform edition. The Story was originally published in 1897 and the first uniform edition published in 1899.This children's book follows the life of Harvey Cheyne J.r and his development through adventure and experience. A social commentary is hidden within the child's narrative.In the canon Kipling this novel is important being the only one set in North America. He draws on his experience and observations of living in Vermont. Kipling explores childhood growth and development through a variety of different genres which include adventure railway literature and social commentary. Kipling explores childhood from both the perspective of children and adults making this book accessible to a wider readership. In a half calf binding. Externally generally smart with slight rubbing to the boards and spine. Front hinge strained after front blank. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with marginal age toning. Contemporary ink inscription to front blank. Very Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
1897ref. 322132London: Macmillan 1897. First edition. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. viii 245 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt a.e.g. Almost fine. Bookplate. In half red morocco slipcase and chemise. Taber I.W. First edition. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. viii 245 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards A103; Stewart 160; Livingston 136; Martindell 68; Ballard LXXXI B; Grolier 224 Macmillan unknown books
1897ref. 321595London: Macmillan 1897. First edition. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. viii 245 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt a.e.g. Almost fine. Bookplate of F. Storck. Taber I.W. First edition. With illustrations by I.W. Taber. viii 245 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Richards A103; Stewart 160; Livingston 136; Martindell 68; Ballard LXXXI B; Grolier 224 Macmillan unknown books
1897ref. WN5894London: Macmillan and Co. 1897. Blue cloth with bright gilt titling and illustrations. AEG. Black end papers. Some crumpling of spine ends and corners but overall very good with bright gilt edges. Old catalogue entries attached to half title. Some foxing throughout especially on preliminaries at tissue guarded frontis. Hinges just starting but perfectly stout. A very beautiful book. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by I.W.Taber. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade. Macmillan and Co. Hardcover books
1897ref. 283830London: Macmillan 1897. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated by I.W. Taber. Small 8vo original blue cloth pictorially stamped in gilt black coated end-papers g.e. London 1897. First Published Edition English. A story of New England deep sea cod fishing. The only book of Kiplings set entirely in America. The binding has a slight lean and there is light foxing through but a tight bright copy with leaf of ads at end. Macmillan unknown books
1942ref. WRCLIT77652Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Co. 1942. Cloth backed marbled boards t.e.g. Endsheets discolored from the binding glue utilized a few foxmarks at fore-edge else near fine. Second separate American printing following the 1934 U.S. copyright printing and the text's inclusion in the Sussex edition and the Burwash edition. This is one of only ten copies privately printed on handmade paper for presentation by the publisher. Kipling's text is preceded by a prefatory letter "My dear Mr. President:" outlining the background of the text by Alexander Woolcott signed in type noting "Nelson Doubleday has now put it into type for one of the many idle hours which must hang heavy on your hands these days." If the dedication to "Mr. President" suggests that this highly limited edition was undertaken in part for presentation to FDR the notion of FDR having "many idle hours" must be described as ironic. While not the first appearance of the text in book form it is much less common than the copyright printing 75 copies and as a production of Kipling's authorized U.S. publisher it must enjoy some bibliographic merit. Not in Stewart. From the Nelson Doubleday collection sale. RICHARDS A419n. Doubleday, Doran & Co. hardcover books
ref. 34795London George Newnes Jan-Dec.1906. The complete Puck in parts; FIRST APPEARANCE preceeding the edition in book-form. Original magazine issues; 10 separate parts. Illustrated throughout. Bound in publisher's light blue pictorial wrappers. Some minor chips as expected some adsverts excised from Feb. and June issues but generally a very clean attractive set. Housed in a leather box. Also contains a Sherlockian article plus pieces by Doyle Max Pemberton P.G.Wodehouse Richard Marsh and E.Nesbit. Kipling's popular series of tales set in different historical eras including Roman Britain Anglo-Saxon England The Norman Conquest The Middle Ages and the Tudor Period. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey East Sussex by characters magically plucked out of history by 'Puck'. Traditionally the term 'Puck' referred to a malicious spirit or demon of popular superstition and from the 16th century the name of a mischevious goblin or Hobgoblin similar to that appearing in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' the fairy scene from which is acted out here. Although 'Puck' is seen as a children's book in the same way 'Treasure Island' or 'King Solomon's Mines' are viewed the story-tellers are adults and the romances they describe would only be suitable for older readers. Stewart 306. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature 277. BMC No.11984; 'Edwardian Children's Books'. Oxford Companion to English Lit. p537 797. London, George Newnes Jan-Dec.1906 unknown
2012ref. 541166Louisville Kentucky: Contre Coup Press 2012. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Nick Baute. Quarto. 62pp. Quarter cloth gilt and decorated paper over boards. Fine. This is one of 23 copies bound at the Campbell-Logan Bindery in Louisville Kentucky and Signed by Baute. Contre Coup Press hardcover
1925ref. RO60072423Macmillan and Co Ltd. 1925. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 160 pages. Dessin en couleur en frontispice. Illustré de nombreux dessins en couleur sur planches hors texte. Titres et motifs dorés sur le dos et le premier plat. Tranche de tête dorée.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1926ref. 193071926. FAT. KIPLING Rudyard. 'THEY' and THE BRUSHWOOD BOY. With Illustrations by F.H. Townsend. Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1926. First American edition thus these two titles together illus-trated; from the British sheets. A little over-opened slight wear to bottom edge. A near fine copy otherwise very fresh and attractive in a dust jacket worn at perimeters with a small chip from the crown and some tape repair on verso. See Livingston 503. unknown books
1905ref. 301153London: MacMillan 1905. First separate English edition first issue with the Bemrose Dalziel imprint. Frontispiece and 14 other full page color illustrations by F. H. Townsend. 80 pp. printed on rectos only. 1 vols. 8vo. White cloth titled in gilt. Bookplate of John Quinn. Spine darkened. Very good. First separate English edition first issue with the Bemrose Dalziel imprint. Frontispiece and 14 other full page color illustrations by F. H. Townsend. 80 pp. printed on rectos only. 1 vols. 8vo. Published a year after the American copyright edition and a year before the first American edition. Kipling was very pleased with these illustrations. Stewart 303; Richards A203. Quinn Copy. Stewart 303; Richards A203 MacMillan hardcover
1905ref. 854B60London : Macmillan and Co. 1905. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". F. H. Townsend. A first edition copy of They by Rudyard Kipling with lovely colour illustrations. A first edition copy of this published in book form. 'They' was originally published in Scribner's Magazine in August 1904. This enchanting story has strong echoes of Rudyard Kipling's own life and concerns a motorist driving across Sussex in the summer time. With illustrations by F. H. Townsend. With fourteen colour plates and a frontispiece.Collated complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally very smart with some fading to the spine and light marks to the boards. Previous owner inscriptions to the front free endpaper and bookseller sticker to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1905ref. 455097London : Macmillan and Co 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 80 leaves : color illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; English fiction 20th century. Short stories English. London : Macmillan and Co hardcover
1925ref. KIPLINGR005266Macmillan London. 1925. First combined edition. Octavo. 160 pages. 27 colour plates by F.H. Townsend. Decorated buckram gilt. Top edge gilt.Some light spotting. Very good indeed in very good dustwrapper with a few nicks. Macmillan, London. hardcover
1926ref. GBB-0103Publisher pending 1926. First of illustrated combined volume; F.H. Townsend. Original binding. Good/Good. Edition/issue: First of illustrated combined volume; F.H. Townsend. Binding/format: Original binding. Dust jacket: DJ. Condition: Good. Completeness: Complete. Publisher pending unknown
1926ref. 2135New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1926. FIRST EDITION THUS. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. Two stories bound in one volume. 60pp. 73pp. Illustrated by F.H. Townsend. Bound in burgundy cloth lettered and decorated in gilt top edge gilt; light wear at extremities. A very nice clean copy in very good pictorial dust jacket with color illustration mounted and lettering in black; small loss at spine ends. Doubleday, Page & Co hardcover books
1926ref. 62477Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. First Edition.73pp. red cloth with gilt printing. Spine ends and cover corners are slightly scuffed and bumped. Contents are bright and complete. A Near Very Good copy. . Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover books
1926ref. 22294Garden City: Doubleday Page & Company 1926. New Edition. Octavo 21cm.; original cloth in grey dust jacket color plate mounted to upper panel top edge gilt; vi26073pp.; color frontispiece 26 plates. A hint of shelf-wear to jacket extremities spine a bit faded else Very Good and sound. Contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper. Edition statement from front jacket flap. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown books
1905ref. 48759Macmillan 1905. 8vo. First English Edition First Issue with coloured frontispiece original tissue guard present and 14 fine coloured plates all original tissue guards present text on rectos only free endpapers moderately browned; original ivory pictorial buckram upper board blocked and lettered in gilt gilt back covers mildly age-soiled as often backstrip faded but all gilt just legible else a very good tight clean copy. First Edition in book form. First Issue with imprint 'Bemrose Dalziel'. Livingston 287. Macmillan, hardcover
19058vo., First English Edition, First Issue, with a coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), and 14 fine coloured plates (all original tissue guards present), text on rectos only, free endpapers mildly browned; original ivory pictorial buckram, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, covers mildly age-soiled as often, backstrip faded (but all gilt just legible) else a very good, tight, clean copy. First Edition in book form. First Issue, with imprint 'Bemrose Dalziel'. Livingston, 287.
1905ref. WRCLIT41662London: Macmillan 1905. White cloth. Plates. Later impression of the first separate British edition printed on wove paper with the requisite signature marks and printer's imprint. Crown of spine a trace darkened usual offset to endsheets unfortunate adhesive booklabel of noted Kipling collector otherwise an unusually bright clean copy. STEWART 303. RICHARDS A203. Macmillan hardcover books
