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1932ref. 326404New York: Book League of America 1932. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good clipped dust jacket. All four corners of front and rear flaps clipped. "XXIV" inked on spine. Small open tears on spine crown and heel panel corners top front panel and front panel side edge. Book League of America hardcover
1925ref. 934T28London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1925-1928. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart collection of three of the novels of English writer Rudyard Kipling. Three volumes. Later editions. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. This set contains: The Light That Failed 1925. The first novel from the author set mostly in London with many important events occurring in Sudan and Port Said. The story follows the life of Dick Heldar an artist and painter who goes blind and his unrequited love for his childhood playmate Maisie. Captain Courageous 1927. Illustrated with twenty-one plates. Collated complete. Following the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr. the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the North Atlantic. The Naulahka: A Story of West and East 1928. Originally serialized in The Century Magazine from November 1891 to July 1892 the book is set in the fictional state of "Rahore" believed to be based on Rajputana. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
ref. ria9783348103466_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Light That Failed is an unchanged high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science travel and expeditions cooking and nutrition me paperback
ref. ria9783337270926_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The light that failed is an unchanged high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science travel and expeditions cooking and nutrition me paperback
ref. ria9783368323820_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Reproduction of the original. paperback
1916ref. 942Q5London: Macmillan and Co. 1916 . Leather. Very Good/Good Only. 7" by 4.5". None. A Macmillan Pocket edition of Rudyard Kipling's debut novel set in London Sudan and Port Said with the very scarce original dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's limp calf with the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Published as part of Macmillan's Pocket Kipling series. Written by celebrated prize-winning English novelist and short story writer Rudyard Kipling known for much of his work being inspired by his upbringing in India. Kipling is considered as an innovator of the art of the short story writing with luminosity and versatility. 'The Light that Failed' was Kipling's first novel first published in 1891. The story is largely set in London following the life of an artist who loses his sight. Pencil inscription of 'To Ide from Alfie' dated 1917. Bound in the publisher's limp calf with the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very good with light rubbing to the extremities heavier to the backstrip head and tail with the odd mark. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is sound with chipping causing some loss to the backstrip and extremities. Small chips to the backstrip. Sunning to the wrap heavier to the spine with a few light marks. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
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ref. 0243206186.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 0266519245.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0282997849.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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ref. 0332331768.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0365497207.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0483544507.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0484882244.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1330449606.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1331390583.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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ref. 1143770R.F. Fenno & Co n.d. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. Illustrated with photographs from the stage play. Covers edgeworn. Mild foxing throughout. A couple pages water damaged. An unusual printing of Kipling's first book. R.F. Fenno & Co unknown
1910ref. 4843New York: The Jefferson Press 1910. Scarce dust jacket. Measuring approximately 7.5" x 5" with 355 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor staining to both boards. Minor staining to all edges of textblock. Rear hinge is cracked exposing mesh and leaving a few rear pages loose from binding. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine. Heavy sunning to spine. Heavy staining to both panels. Kipling wrote the novel when he was 26 years old and it is semi-autobiographical being based upon his own unrequited love for Florence Garrard. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #N8-18. The Jefferson Press unknown
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1890ref. 960First American edition; presumed first printing. Stated "Authorized edition". The book is in excellent condition for its age. Linen-like cover over hard boards has shelf wear at top and bottom of spine and lighter wear at corners. Some marks and a signature inked at top of first fly-leaf page and at top of the first title page. Binding except for some loosening at the lower section of the inside back cover and text is clear. Pages are in excellent condition. We could not find any tears marks or foxing. Five pages comprising a list of other books for sale follows the story text. Book will be priority mailed to any domestic address. United States Book Company hardcover
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