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1905réf. 30765NY: Doubleday Page and Co 1905. Lovely part leather/part marbleized board edition green leather and gilt/grey marbleized paper on cover and end papers in Very Good condition despite some wear at extremities and at crease between front cover and spine. Ex libris plate inside front cover. Facing title page two-color illustration with tissue overlay and cover page also in two colors. Many balck and white illustrations from the pen of Orson Lowell inside. A real treat!. Leather. Very Good/None. Illus. by Orson Lowell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Page and Co Hardcover
réf. 1359699406.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1907réf. 121482London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1907. First separate edition of this Kipling children's classic. Octavo original blue cloth with gilt titles and vignette to the front panel illustrated by F. H. Townsend tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1899réf. 121634New York: Doubleday and McClure Company 1899. First separate American edition of Kipling children’s classic. Octavo original illustrated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel pictorial endpapers illustrated by Orson Lowell tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very condition. Bookplate. English journalist short-story writer poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book 1894 Kim 1901 and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire in both prose and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907. Doubleday and McClure Company hardcover
1907réf. 005112New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1907. This novelette dates to 1895. This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition Thus first illustrated by F.H. Townsend. Ivory cloth binding ruled with titling in gilt. Tipped onto the front cover is a colour illustration by F.H. Townsend who also supplied the Frontis and eleven others. Clean text; 73 pages. Contemporary 1909 signature on the FFEP Light soiling and hints of bumping. In an archival plastic protector. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by F.H. Townsend. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday, Page & Company Hardcover
1907réf. 005653Macmillan & Co. Publishers cloth with gilt titles and design. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1907. Macmillan & Co. hardcover
réf. 52459London: Macmillan and Co. 1907. Fantasy FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Octavo 21 x 14cm. With ninety-two numbered leaves printed on rectos only. Illustrated with sixteen plates in colour frontispiece with tissue guard present. Smartly bound in recent dark blue half calf over publisher's original gilt-pictorial sides top edge gilt. Some light marks and spots within exterior fine. An attractive copy. Noted in Bleiler and containing elements of the fantastic; whilst it does not deal with new inventions predictions of future wars or technological change as in Kipling's more overtly scientific romances this tale is concerned more with social consciousness and the dream-like state and is among his most psychologically interesting and controversial work. 'The Brushwood Boy' short story concerns fantasy dream-worlds. John W. Campbell described Kipling as "the first modern science fiction writer". Verne and Wells may be the fathers of Sci-Fi but it is Kipling who links them to the 'Golden Age' writers such as Robert A. Heinlein and Poul Anderson. Bleiler; The Guide to Supernatural Fiction. also Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature. see also Kipling; Something of Myself Wilson; The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling Amis; Kipling and his World. London: Macmillan and Co., 1907 unknown
1899réf. 038617New York: Doubleday and McClure 1899. First US Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: v119; frontispiece printed in orange and black 16 plates on text stock others in the text. Bound in pictorial blue cloth stamped in black gilt and silver top edges gilt decorated endpapers; prior owner's book ticket and bookplate else clean and bright. 7.75" x 5" Livingston Kipling Bibliography 209. Bleiler Checklist of Fantastic Literature 170. Doubleday and McClure unknown
1899réf. 05451THE BRUSHWOOD BOY Doubleday & McClure 1899 first edition a bright very good to very good copy in gold silver and black stamped pictorial binding. Profusely illustrated by Orson Lowell. Doubleday & McClure unknown
1907réf. 203869London: Macmillan & Co Limited 1907. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Townsend F. H. 92pp. 12 full page colour illustrative plates support the text of this first edition antiquarian book. Gilt embossed vignette to the front board and gilt embossed lettering to the board and spine. Light sunning to the edges of the boards. One very slight bump to one corner of the front board. Toning to the end papers.There is light foxing on empty pages between page 11and an illustration otherwise a very clean fresh and tight copy of this well preserved book. Macmillan & Co Limited hardcover
1899réf. P-17766Doubleday McClure 1899. Hardcover. Very Good/First Edition. Octavo. A superb copy with the tissue interleavings and gilt foreedge. Doubleday McClure hardcover
réf. 0656217995.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1331727820.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1907réf. 862F56London: Macmillan and Co 1907 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". F.H. Townsend. A lovely copy of the first edition of this charming fantasy novel from Rudyard Kipling illustrated with colour plates. The first edition of this work illustrated with twelve colour plates by F.H. Townsend an illustrator and the art editor of Punch magazine. Collated complete.Kipling's novel follows British army officer George Cottar following him from childhood and into his first posting to India. During his placement Cottar dreams of a young girl a dream that always starts with a heap of brushwood near the shore. Upon his return to England he meets the girl who has also been dreaming of him. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head with discolouration to back strip. Boards bright. Tail of front hinge lightly strained but firmly held. Internally binding a touch strained. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
1899réf. E18841New York: Doubleday McClure 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First ediiton. Slim 8vo hardcover in dark blue-green decorated cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Nouveau decorated endpapers in green and white. Striking three-color frontis of "Princess Anniean louise". Illustrations and margin decorations by Orson Lowell. A tight generally fine example tasteful vintage bookplate front pastedown. Handsome copy indeed. Doubleday, McClure hardcover
1900réf. b32486Philadelphia: Henry Altemus n.d. circa 1900 1900. First printing of this edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Near fine in cloth-covered boards with green and gilt decorations. Light rubbing at the tips and the spine a bit dulled. Small bookplate on the front pastedown with the date 1900. Henry Altemus, n.d. [circa 1900] hardcover
1899réf. 001934London: Mr. Theobalds 1899. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. M M Hemy. The British Flag "Women and Children First" A folio size booklet produced in 1899 and sold for the benefit of British forces serving in South Africa. This slim publication is centered around the story of the wreck of the troopship Birkenhead in 1852 when on its way to South Africa with British troops and their families it was wrecked and the soldiers on board stood resolutely aside when their commander called for "Women and Children First" when using the inadequate number of lifeboats. Very good in card wrappers with a frontispiece depicting M. M. Hemy's portrait of the wreck. The publication also contains two of Kipling's poems "Soldier an' Sailor Too" with a reference to the Birkenhead and "The English Flag". Uncommon with no reference to this publication in the online COPAC. No indication of publisher but its cost of publication was stated to be defrayed by a "Mr Theobalds" with the intention of providing for the benefit of troops serving in South Africa. A folio size booklet produced in 1899 and sold for the benefit of British forces serving in South Africa. Mr. Theobalds paperback
réf. 1161458506.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 3368318845.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1169188222.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1926réf. 149579London: Macmillian and Co. Limited 1926. The Bookman Portfolio 1926 Christmas issue containing three color illustrations inspired by Kipling's collection of poems "Sea and Sussex." Quarto original wrappers three colored plates laid in. In very good condition. Paintings by Donald Maxwell. From Rudyard Kipling's Verse. Sea and Sussex 1926 by Rudyard Kipling is a lyrical tribute to the English county he called home blending poetry and prose to celebrate its natural beauty maritime traditions and historical spirit. Written with both affection and precision the book captures Kipling’s deep connection to the Sussex landscape and its coastal life portraying the region as a timeless symbol of English resilience and identity. Macmillian and Co. Limited unknown
1896réf. 32526London: Hutchinson & Co 1896. Very Good. London: Hutchinson & Co. 1896. First Edition Limited Issue of 300 copies signed by the publisher this being #76. Folio. 194pp. with list of subscribers at rear leading with the Queen. Illustrations and photogravures with tissue guards complete. Original white cloth decorated in gilt. Soiling and spotting to boards; wear with exposure and fraying to spine ends; exposure and fraying to corners; rubbing to spine. Boards give a little but binding holding soundly and pages unmarked; still a Very Good copy. Includes Kipling's poem "The Quest. Hutchinson & Co unknown books
1896réf. 32526London: Hutchinson & Co 1896. Very Good. London: Hutchinson & Co. 1896. First Edition Limited Issue of 300 copies signed by the publisher this being #76. Folio. 194pp. with list of subscribers at rear leading with the Queen. Illustrations and photogravures with tissue guards complete. Original white cloth decorated in gilt. Soiling and spotting to boards; wear with exposure and fraying to spine ends; exposure and fraying to corners; rubbing to spine. Boards give a little but binding holding soundly and pages unmarked; still a Very Good copy. Includes Kipling's poem "The Quest. Hutchinson & Co unknown
réf. 51-3403London: Hutchinson 1896. Folio. 13 x 16 inches. Original gilt embossed white cloth rubbed with new eps. One of 300 copies on thick rag paper signed in ink by the publisher. Scattered stains. Original tissue guards intact.No deluxe copies in OCLC.Includes Kipling's poem "The Quest" on pp. 6 and 9. London: Hutchinson, 1896. hardcover
1938réf. CNSZ08London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1938. Hardcover. Very good. Volumes I through XXVI and Volume XXVIII quarto size approx. 6650 total pages signed by Rudyard Kipling in Volume I. Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 is perhaps best known today for "The Jungle Book" however he was prolific with a list almost too long to count of novels short stories poems and travel literature. In 1907 at the age of 41 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature the first English language writer to receive the award and the youngest recipient to date n.b. above information from Wiki. This set of his works "The Bombay Edition" has Kipling's signature in the first volume and is printed on paper especially made for the edition bearing the watermark "R elephant-headed Ganesha with swastika and lotus K". Note: for those who may not be aware of this the swastika was originally used as a symbol of many types of good wishes: health luck success etc.; it's usage goes back as far as the 4th century BCE - or perhaps even earlier. It is in use in many Eastern religions even today as a symbol of divinity - it was in all of these positive aspects that Kipling used the symbol. It wasn't until the appropriation of the symbol by the Nazi party in the early 20th century that it came to mean to many in Western and European cultures a symbol of hatred and anti-Semitism. The first twenty-five volumes issued in an edition of 1050 copies the first eight volumes in 1913 volumes nine through twenty-two in 1914 volume twenty-three in 1915 volume twenty-four in 1917 and volume twenty-five in 1919. It was not until 1927 that volume twenty-six was published obviously due to the Great War and the final five volumes being issued in 1938 these final volumes issued in an edition of only 500 copies. This has had the result that many available sets do not contain the later volumes. This set consists of volumes one through twenty-six consecutively with the addition of volume twenty-eight. ___DESCRIPTION: Each volume bound in half natural linen over blue paper-covered boards paper spine labels top edges gilt fore- and bottom edges uncut volumes one through twenty-five with the Ex-Libris of Albert Julian Pell on the front pastedown see Provenance below Kipling's signature in black ink on the edition fore-title each volume with the volume title page in blue and black each story with a blue initial capital each volume with a colophon with a Kipling's device in blue most but not all volumes with spare spine labels tipped in at the rear flyleaf; bindings are quarto size 9 7/8" by 6 3/4" pagination ranges from 135 to 357 pp.; note that the paper covering the boards on volume twenty-four does not match the other volumes it is close in colour but different in texture since the Ex-Libris matches the others in the set we surmise it was issued this way but our bibliography is silent on that issue; also note that volumes twenty-six and twenty-eight were acquired separately see notes below. ___CONDITION: The set is overall in solid very good condition; the bindings clean although the blue paper now shows offsetting from the glue a bit of very light bumping to the head and tail of the spines the spine labels all sunned and some with light wear strong square text blocks with mostly solid hinges a few tender or slightly cracked but still holding most corners lightly rubbed a few board edges lightly dinged the interiors mostly clean and bright a few pages with light foxing and other than the Ex-Libris free of prior owner markings. Exceptions to this that we see include a prior bookseller pencilled marking above the Ex-Libris in volume one the bottom front corner of volume seven appears to have been bent at some point both hinges in volume thirteen were repaired at some point with what appears to be archival paper but we cannot be certain volume twenty-four with a dark stain on the upper portion of the spine whatever caused that did not penetrate into the book as the interior is fine and there is also a small light stain on the front board volume twenty-five with a light scratch on the front board volume twenty-six has the note from Robert Kirkman to Serendipity books see Provenance below loosely laid in and in addition to overall soil there is some damage to the fore-edge of the front board and the first few leaves along with some short pencilled notes on the front and rear pastedowns; volume twenty-eight is ex-library with the library stamp on the spine near the tail as well as library markings to the front pastedown including the residue of the removal of the library pocket the binding somewhat shaken and a few gutters lightly cracked. ___PROVENANCE: Volumes one through twenty-five with the armorial Ex-Libris of Albert Julian Pell 1863-1916 with the motto "mente manuque" "With mind and hand". Pell graduated from Merton College Oxford and practised law. He attained the rank of Captain and Hon. Major in the 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment and shortly before the outbreak of the Great War was attached to the General Staff of the Western Command. Volume twenty-six was acquired separately by U.K. bookseller Robert Kirkman Ltd. who sold it to Serendipity Books Oakland California; we have their note dated 21st March 2006 indicating that "remaining volumes will follow"; this set has volume twenty-eight but not twenty-seven oddly; and these final two volumes without the Ex-Libris of Major Pell. ___CITATION: Livingston pp. 454-456. ___POSTAGE: Please note that due to the size and weight of this set additional postage will apply for both domestic and international customers; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. 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