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1896Best.-Nr. 874V4London : Methuen and Co. 1896. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None . A collection of poetry and ballads focusing on the role of the British Empire overseas. An early edition published the same year as the first edition of 150 copies printed on handmade paper. Publisher's advertisements have been discarded. Bound in half crushed morocco. A collection of poems and ballads aimed at children focusing on themes of adventure and British pride. The vast scale of British Empire is explored in relation to colonialism for a child audience. Kipling condenses themes of British power and wealth to make it accesible for children. Kipling explores themes of British imperialism and the role of colonial rule within the 19th century through a series of short ballads and poems to demonstrate the vastness of the British Empire. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally generally smart but with slight rubbing and cracking to the joints. Slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with spotting to the first and last few pages. Pages roughly cut. Very Good Methuen and Co. hardcover
1907Best.-Nr. 180657New York: D. Appleton and Company 1907. First Edition; Nineteenth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Rear hinge cracked. Corners bumped. Top text block edge gilded. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
Best.-Nr. B9781015926479Hardback. New. hardcover
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Best.-Nr. 61354E-258. Very Good. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. Published by Methuen and Company London UK. 1914. Xv 230 pgs. Twenty-Fifth Edition. Bound in 3/4 red morocco gilt ruled leather with matching cloth and gilt titles and raised bands present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Light foxing present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The 'Seven Seas' is a bitter disillusioned series of poems centred on Britains role in colonialism and Empire building. With reverberating lyrics and powerful imagery Kipling writes of the ruthless means that were often employed to add nations to the glorious Empire and the subsequent effects upon these colonised nations. Though disturbing and unsettling in theme Kiplings lyrical dexterity makes these poems strangely compelling reading. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . hardcover
1902Best.-Nr. 755P28London: Methuen & Co LTD 1902. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A finely bound poetry collection by Rudyard Kipling a beautiful example of his superb writing. 'The Seven Seas' is one of Kipling's popular poetry collection most notably containing his most 'The Lost Legion'.Rudyard 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. Bookplate of F. G. L. Whiteaway to the front pastedown.The eighth edition of this work. Rebound in a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally smart. Spine is faded. A little rubbing to the spine. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine Methuen & Co LTD hardcover
1896Best.-Nr. cfe17645USA: Appletons 1896. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good copy in green cloth with gold gilt lettering and giltdecorations to the front board and spine--in addition there is gold gilt to the top edge. Very good condition--tight binding with moderate foxing throughout and some moderate edgewear to the exterior edges and tips. There is a gift inscription from 1897 to the front free endpaper and a previous owner name to the front pastedown. A nice copy of Kipling's verse from an early Appleton's edition. 209 pp with 6 pp of advertising at the verso. Appletons hardcover
1897Best.-Nr. SKU1017445D. Appleton & Company 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. D. Appleton and Company; New York 18971896. Hardcover. Good to Very Good TEG with signs of blemishes binding a bit shaky starting hinges/almost cracked in rear some wear to board corners/spine edges deckle fore-edge slightly cocked previous owner info and date in ink on front free endpaper newspaper article glued to front pastedown some discoloration to front/back matters lightly sunned pages page 63 top corner missing page 75 personal notes in ink few poems have ink check mark else in a very good antiquarian condition. Without Dust wrapper. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches 209pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1915Best.-Nr. 1153London: Methuen & Co Ltd 1915. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition published 1896 Full red leather boards with gilt decoration of elephant head and Hindu emblem to front and gilt title Hindu emblem and graphics to spine. 230 pages . All page edges gilded. Excellent condition with no foxing. 27th edition. Four pages in middle of book have corners missing not affecting the text. Top 1mm of spine missing. Methuen & Co Ltd hardcover
1960Best.-Nr. 96394Garden City:: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1960s. Hardcover. A later printing. Boards are a bit bowed else very good in a very good dust jacket. . Doubleday & Company, hardcover books
1899324 p. Illustrated by John Lockwood Kipling. Penciled ownership of John Pfautz on first fly leaf. Top edge gilt. Sm. 8vo. 195mm. Original full green cloth binding, embossed and lettered in gold. Front board decorated in black with an elephant and rear board decorated with a leopard. Extremities bumped and rubbed. Hardbound. 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. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! KIP BX 1 x2
1922324 p. Numerous text drawings by John Lockwood Kipling. Title page ruled in red and black. 8vo. 200mm. Original full green cloth binding. Front board ruled in black with a ship under sail. Front board and spine embossed and lettered in gold. Spine darkened. 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 1
1905324 p. Illustrated by John Lockwood Kipling. Front hinge cracked. Sm. 8vo. 195mm. Original full green cloth binding, embossed and lettered in gold. Front board decorated in black with an elephant and rear board decorated with a leopard. Spine rubbed. Hardbound. 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 1 x2
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 books
1919Good reprint bound in red leather covers. Loss to the head of the spine. Gilf Motif of an elephant and a swastika on the front cover. Top pages edges gilt. (Macmillan's Pocket Kipling). With decorations by J. Lockwood Kipling. 22601. eng
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 books
1895Best.-Nr. 1397515New York: The Century Co 1895. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 324 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spine and extremities faded to black. Fraying with some material loss to cloth at head and tail of spine. General shelf wear to edges and corners of boards. Top edge of textblock gilt. Previous bookseller's sticker adhered to front pastedown. Minor staining to front free endpaper and pastedown. Shelved in Case 14. 1397515. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Century Co hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 2343930New York: Century Co 1895. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12x10x0. Kipling John Lockwood. First American edition preceding the UK release by several days with a number of alterations to the text. One of two binding variants no priority. Spine toned edges rubbed ink name and pencil gift note dated Christmas 1895 on front endpaper. 324 pp. 8vo. A sequel to the children's classic The Jungle Book -- which inspired the classic Disney animated film as well as the 2016 live action motion picture -- with illustrations by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling. Century Co hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 8909New York: The Century Co. 1899. Hardcover. Sm 8vo 8" x 5.5" gilt green cloth. t.e.g. 324 pp. with marginal illus. "Xmas 1899" gift inscription at ffep. CONDITION: Very good spine darkened with light wear at head and foot faint remnant of pencil drawing on one page. Later edition. New York: The Century Co., 1899 unknown books
1895Best.-Nr. 147381895. 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 near-fine copy volume slightly askew spine gilt less than bright but no foxing and essentially no wear; the front flyleaf bears an inked "Xmas 1895" signature. Richards A85; Stewart 132. unknown books
1895Best.-Nr. 140941518London: Macmillan & Co 1895. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original royal blue cloth elaborately stamped in gilt all edges gilt. Near Fine with light lean to spine light wear and light soiling to cloth. Pages heavily foxed and with perforations to front free endpaper and the following blank sheet. Macmillan & Co unknown books
1899Best.-Nr. 60443New York: The Century Company 1899. Early printing of the American edition. Octavo 19.75cm; original sage green cloth with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt black and blind on spine and covers; top edge gilt; x3242pp; illus. Hint of sunning to spine with a faint diagonal crease to upper right corner of first four leaves else a clean very Near Fine copy. The Century Company unknown books
1895Best.-Nr. 016477The Century Co. 1895. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition 1895 In First Issue Binding Orange With Pineapple. Great Children's Classic. The Century Co. Hardcover books
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
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
