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Best.-Nr. 40170Allahabad.: A. H. Wheeler & Co. Undated circa 1890s. 96pp. Indian Railway Library No. 6. Original printed pictorial pale green wrappers. Bound in modern plain grey boards. Wrappers are a lightly browned. Internally occasional light foxing. Fifth Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. H. Wheeler & Co. Paperback
Best.-Nr. 26963Allahabad and London: A. H. Wheeler & Co.; Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington Ld. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. N.D. First Edition . 1. Leather. First UK editions of these three volumes beautifully bound. Contemporary half green leather over marbled boards spine in six compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering in one red and one burgundy label in two compartments gilt borders and decoration in remainder; blind-stamped borders on covers all edges marbled marbled endpapers. nd c. 1890. Former owner's armorial bookplate Richard Henry Tidswell on fep otherwise unmarked. Covers and edges very lightly rubbed else fine; tight square and clean. A beautiful volume. NEAR FINE. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 96 96 vi 85 1 2-adverts pp . A. H. Wheeler & Co.; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Ld. hardcover
1888Best.-Nr. 42461Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & Co 1888. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Large octavo. 2 pgs. of ads 104pp. vii pages of ads at the rear. Custom full contemporary red morocco binding with a gilt-stamped motif likely owner's initials or personal insignia and tooling on the the front cover and spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and gilt dentelles with owner's bookplate the same design as on the front cover measuring 1x1" on vellum at the interior front cover. Bound by Trow in New York with binder's signature at the top of the fornt free endpaper. This is the true first edition of this collection of children's stories by Kipling published in India. This is no.6 of the "Indian Railway Library" series published by A.H. Wheeler & Co with a cover price of "One Rupee." The original grey-green illustrated wrappers both front and back credited to the "Moto School of Art Lahore" have been bound into this beautiful hardcover signed binding by Brentano's. The front wrapper features three men and a boy while the back wrapper shows two flute-playing soldiers. The front and back of the book feature ads for and reviews of other works by Kipling. Binding with some minor rubbing to extremities and minor smudging to the covers. A faint horizontal scratch to the front cover. Interior with a small closed tear to the bottom of the gutter at the interior front cover. Light spotting along the edge of the book block the front free endpapers and the bound in front wrapper. Binding and interior in very good condition overall. No.6 of the "Indian Railway Library" series by AH Wheeler & Co. These where originally sold at railway stations in India in softcover editions. A.H. Wheeler & Co hardcover
1899Best.-Nr. 50757New York: R.F. Fenno & Co. 1899. Two works in one vol. 8vo. 156 1; 9-139 1 pp. Decorated title in tan & black frontisp. portrait. Green ribbed publisher’s cloth lozenge illust. of elephant mounted on front cover gilt decorated spine t.e.g. slight shelfwear very slight rubbing NF copy from the library of Donald Alexander Skene 1898-1938 reporter for the Portland Oregonian served as a United States Marine during World War I and graduated Yale University in 1920 w/ gift inscription dated 1901 on ffep. First American edition of these two works with the first containing four of Kipling’s short stories originally published as the sixth and final installment of Wheeler’s Indian Railway Series including Wee Willie Winkie Baa Baa Black Sheep His Majesty the King and The Drums of the Fore and Aft. The second volume of American notes includes Kipling’s travels through California a fascinating and excellent account of Salmon fishing on the Columbia River visiting a salmon cannery in The Dalles with only Chinese immigrants cleaning and packing the fish and fishing on the Clackamas River along with the authors travels to Yellowstone and Chicago. R.F. Fenno & Co., hardcover
Best.-Nr. 000242Sampson Low Marston Searle London 1890. First English. edition. Pictorial. Good. Some minor chipping binding rubbed and soiled. 8vo. Bound with "In Black and White" "The City of Dreadful Night" all First English editions in original wraps. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle London, 1890. paperback
1901Best.-Nr. 015089London: Macmillan and Co 1901 Good Copy in red cloth on boards with gilt illustration blind stamped on cover and gilt titles on spine. Some rubbing to head/foot of spine though outers are sound. Some foxing through end papers otherwise clean text Macmillan and Co hardcover
1890Best.-Nr. 17889London:: Sampson Low MArston Searle & Rivington 1890. First English edition. original illustrated wrappers. Lacks initial blank; old ink ownership signature on title page; a few small chips closed tears and light wear to wrappers. . 8vo. Stewart 56. Sampson Low, MArston, Searle & Rivington, unknown
1890Best.-Nr. 1008R16London: A. H. Wheeler & Co. c.1890 . Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The fifth edition of this Indian Railway Library collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling recased in quarter cloth with paper boards. The fifth edition. Recased in quarter cloth with paper boards. A collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling from A. H. Wheeler & Co.'s Indian Railway Library No. 6.Containing Wee Willie Winkie; Baa Baa Black Sheep; His Majesty the King and The Drums of the Fore and Aft. Recased in quarter cloth with paper boards. Externally smart with one chip to paper front board. Boards lightly toned. Paper remnants from previous endpapers remaining at hinges. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with spotting to first and last few leaves. Very Good A. H. Wheeler & Co. hardcover
Best.-Nr. ria9781026075906_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; "Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories" and "Life's Handicap" are two influential collections of short fiction by Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling offering a deep immersion into the life and lore of British India. Through these narratives hardcover
Best.-Nr. 411970London Macmillan and Co. Limited First Uniform Edition. Hardcover. Good. Half calf bound boards over brown marbling. Five raised bands with blind stamped motifs between and traces of faded gilt. The corners are bumped and the edges worn and there is one small black mark on the spine. The binding remains relatively tight and the hinges intact. The endpapers have brown marbling which matches the cover. All exposed edges of the print block are marbled faded and the lower edge has several small liquid spots. The loose endpaper has a previous ownr's inscription in pencil dated July 1901 and an ink stamp for antique dealers Louis Koch &Son. The print block is clean and unfoxed. London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, First Uniform Edition hardcover
Best.-Nr. 411969London Macmillan and Co. Limited First Uniform Edition. Hardcover. Good. Half calf bound boards over brown marbling. Five raised bands with blind stamped motifs between and traces of faded gilt. The corners are bumped and the edges worn and there is one small black mark on the spine. The binding remains relatively tight and the hinges intact. The endpapers have brown marbling which matches the cover. All exposed edges of the print block are marbled faded and the lower edge has several small liquid spots. The loose endpaper has a previous ownr's inscription in pencil dated July 1901 and an ink stamp for antique dealers Louis Koch &Son. The print block is clean and unfoxed. London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, First Uniform Edition hardcover
1908Best.-Nr. 4ZFNQ6000GP2Macmillan 1/1/1908 12:00:00 AM. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 in x 10.0000 in x 6.0000 in. The dust jacket is missing. This is an ex library book stickers and markings accordingly Hardcover Book Good condition but not perfect Cover has minor nicks and tears spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping Monday Through Saturday! - Safe and Secure! Macmillan hardcover
1903Best.-Nr. mon0001629820Macmillan and Co 1903. hardcover. Good. . Hardback. No dust jacket. Macmillan and Co hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0267428855.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0267529910.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1331657466.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1895Best.-Nr. 895Z28London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. Two collections of stories by the Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling. Two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth. This set features two collections of stories by Rudyard Kipling the celebrated Nobel Prize winning author poet and journalist. The works include 'Soldiers Three' a collection of wartime stories 'The Story of Gadsbys' a collection of eight dramatic stories 'Wee Willie Winkie' and 'Under the Deodars'. Publisher's advertisements to the rears.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spines heaviest to 'Wee Willie Winkie' with slight marks to the boards and bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Bookplates belonging to A. P. Watt to the front pastedowns with hinges starting to 'Soldiers Three'. Internally generally firmly bound with signs of strain in places. Pages lightly age toned and clean. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1332802125.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 0266612415.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0331560186.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 048439374X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1892Best.-Nr. 026173UK: Sampson Low 1892. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st edition 1892. Includes `Wee Willie Winkie' `Under the Deodars' and `The Phantom Rickshaw'. First combined edition. Bookplate of Charles Hibbert Henry Williamson's father in law. The Hibbert's were a wealthy middle class family in Devon. Williamson' met his daughter Ida Loetitia at various hunting meets and fell in love. Kipling's collection of short stories on the British in India and the Supernatural. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Book is very good with quite bright boards. Spine tips lightly rubbed. Contents good. Light age toning.Text block a little slack. More images can be taken upon request. ref 17593 Sampson Low hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1330414012.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1922Best.-Nr. mon0000179587Macmillan and Co 1922-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Hardback/Hardcover. Clean copy in good condition. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1890Best.-Nr. 657P7London: A. H. Wheeler; Sampson Low Martson & Company 1890-93. Paperback. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce collection of five short stories by Rudyard Kipling each volume held in the original publisher's illustrated wraps. In five volumes. A collection of short story works by Rudyard Kipling all bound in the original publisher's illustrated wrappers. 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. 'Wee Willie Winkie' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Wee Willie Winkie' 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' 'The Drums of the Fore and Aft' and more'. The third edition of this work. 'In Black and White' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Dray Wara Yow Dee' 'At Twenty-Two' 'The Sending of Dana Da' and more. The third edition of this work. 'Soldiers Three' published in 1893 published by Sampson Low Martson & Company. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'The God From the Machine' 'The Big Drunk Draf' 'With the Man Guard' and more. The tenth edition of this work. 'The Phantom Rickshaw' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'The Phantom Rickshaw' 'The Man Who Would Be King' 'My Own True Ghost Story' and more. The third edition of this work. 'The Story of the Gadsbys' published in 1890 published by A. H. Wheeler & Co. With two pages of publisher's adverts to the front and another two to the rear. This work includes the stories 'Poor Dear Mama' 'The Tents of Kedar' 'Fatima' 'The Swelling of Jordan' and more. The third edition of this work. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally sound. Wraps of 'Soldiers Three' detached but present with loss to the head and the tail and discolouration to the wraps. Rear wrap of 'In Black and White' is lifting to the tail with slight loss to the spine and discolouration and marks to the wraps. 'Wee Willie Winkie' with loss to the fore edge of the front wrap and to the bottom of the rear wrap loss to the spin and light discolouration and marking to the wraps. Front wrap of 'The Phantom Rickshaw' is detached but present with loss to the spine with some marking to the wraps including a couple of small chips to the front wrap. Front wrap of 'The Story of the Gadsbys' is almost detached loss to most of the spine marking and rubbing to the wraps with a small chip to the front wrap. Light edge wear to the extremities of the wraps of each volume. Internally 'In Black and White' 'The Phantom Rickshaw' and 'The Story of the Gadsbys' are firmly bound and 'Soldiers Three' and 'Wee Willie Winkie' is generally firmly bond. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Title page of 'The Phantom Rickshaw' with some marks. Closed tear and fold to the title page of 'The Story of the Gadsbys'. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the title pages of each work except 'The Story of the Gadsbys'. Good Only A. H. Wheeler; Sampson Low, Martson & Company paperback