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ref. 56255New York: H. M. Caldwell Co n.d. Hardcover. fair to good. 4" x 6.5" 96 slight foxing inside front board/flyleaf some wear to board and spine edges and board corners small stain on rear board. A collection of Kipling's martial songs and poems including Gunga Din Tommy and Danny Deever. The book was originally published in two parts the first in 1892 and the second in 1896. H. M. Caldwell Co hardcover
ref. 6092New York: A. L. Burt n.d. fair to poor. 413 pages darkened boards weak title page separated from text boards scuffed & corners worn edges of spine worn & small tears. A. L. Burt hardcover
ref. 35303London.Methuen and Co. 1900. Hardcover. 12mo. 18cm 17th edition xix208p. title-pagevignette in contemporary half dark green calf and marbled boards raisedbands gilt decorated panel borders gilt titles gilt centre panelsdecorations bugles & drums matched marbled endpapers all edges giltprize presentation dated November 1899some slight edge wear else verygood to fine Hol. ~ An attractive copy in fine bindings with drum andbugle motif on spine. Many of the poems appeared formerly in the"National Observer" and "Atheneum" but also the collection includes newverses. London.Methuen and Co. 1900 hardcover
ref. 005180New Rochelle: Peter Pauper Press 78 pages. One of 100 copies bound in leather. 8vo. Limited Edition. Brown Leather. Very Good Plus. Peter Pauper Press hardcover
1892ref. 001667London: Methuen and Co. Ltd. 1892. Third Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾. xix 208 16 page publisher's cat. vignette to title page brown buckram with gilt titles to spine teg corners and head and tail of spine bruised some light foxing and finger marks. Presentation inscription "To Harry From A.S.S. and P.R.S September 13-92". Harry is Harry leslie Sherwood who entered the Foreign Office in 1882 rising to become Inspector General of H.M. Consulates and editor of the F.O. List-the donors are assumed to be members of his family. The book contains 2 press cuttings including the first printed version of "The Absent-minded Beggar" published by the Daily Mail on 31st October 1899. The poem is headed "Rudyard Kipling's New Poem" with "Copyright in England and America by the "Daily Mail" publishing company." Although there is no date on the newspaper indications are that it was printed in 1899. The rights to publish had been given by Kipling to Lord Harmsworth proprietor of the Daily Mail who had made a request to Kipling to write a patriotic poem to support the fund-raising for the mobilistation of army reservists in 1899 to fight in South Africa. Methuen and Co. Ltd. hardcover
1899ref. 3988London Methuen 1899. 1899. Early edition. Small 8vo. Title page vignette. 3/4 contemporary red morocco over marbled boards by Bumpus spine with raised bands gilt stamped titles and musical devices drums and horns marbled endpapers t.e.g. uncut slight rubbing. Very good. 208 pages. Bookplate of Oliver Brett son of Viscount Esher. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Methuen, 1899. hardcover
1900ref. 19New York: A. L. Burt Company 1900. Biographical sketch by Henry Ketcham. Red covered cloth/hardcover with gilt lettering in Good/Fair condition. Cover is missing a piece on bottom and top of spine from shelf wear. Pages front and back cover and binding are all in excellent condition. A real find. A. L. Burt Company hardcover
ref. 43932699like new. unknown
ref. 465529Methuen. Hardcover. Good. Barrack-Room Ballads. Rudyard Kipling. Hardback. Fourth edition 1892. Methuen hardcover
1894ref. 123271Methuen 1894. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Methuen hardcover
1892ref. 1777992598MEPMethuen & Co 1892. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1892. First Edition. 208 pages. Contemporary rebind: half brown leather with brown cloth. With the bookplate of Colonel S H Banks to FEP. Formerly of 'Kamptee Public Rooms Library' perhaps from the British military base there. The poems deal with grim realities of late-Victorian military life - a subject that readers at Kamptee would have found very familiar. 16-page publisher's catalogue to rear. Vignette of bugler to title page. Pages have slight foxing tanning and thumbing. Gutters cracked with some exposed netting. A bit shaky with loose binding thread and loosening front matter. Pencil marks to FEP and both pastedown. Slightly bubbled pastedowns. Sporadic heavy stains and thumb marks text legible throughout. A few dog-eared corners. Boards have heavy edge wear: intense bumping and peeling to corners. Slightly exposed board beneath. Spine ends very crushed: loss to ends and title label. Highly scratched rubbed spotted and marked especially the leather; slight ring mark to Methuen & Co hardcover
ref. 443280Woodstock. Paperback. Good. The Decadents Symbolists and Anti-decadents series is a collection of poetry from the 1890s published by Woodstock Books. It includes works by various authors exploring the themes and styles prevalent during that period such as decadence symbolism and the reactions against them. 1996 hardback in very good condition. This is a beautifully bound volume in blue and light grey cloth. The dust cover is in good condition. Woodstock paperback
ref. B9781015958371Hardback. New. hardcover
1619ref. 933Y31London: Methuen and Co Ltd 1916-1927. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart five-volume set of poetry collections from Rudyard Kipling including a first edition copy of 'The Years Between'. A selection of five volumes containing the poetry of Rudyard Kipling.With the first edition first impression of 'The Years Between' and later editions of the remaining works. Each bound in the publisher's original maroon cloth. Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer poet and novelist best known for his works of fiction including 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Man Who Would be King'. He is considered a significant literary figure for his works' vivid portrayals of British India and its explorations of themes of imperialism and clash of cultures. This set demonstrates wonderful examples of Kipling's poetry including 'The Barrack-Room Ballads' which contains some of his best-known works including 'Gunga Din' 'Tommy' 'Mandalay' and 'Danny Deever'. The entirety of this set comprises the following volumes:'Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses' 1916 'The Years Between' 1919 'The Seven Seas' 1919'Departmental Ditties' 1922'The Five Nations' 1927With thirty-one pages of publisher's advertisements to 'Barrack' thirty-two pages to 'Years Between' and thirty-one to 'Departmental Duties'. In the original cloth bindings. Externally very smart with fading to the spines and light bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpapers of 'Barrack' 'Seven Seas' and 'Five Nations'. With offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot heaviest to the endpapers of 'Seven Seas'. Very Good Methuen and Co Ltd hardcover
1989ref. 1150342M. F. Mansfield and Company 1989. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. Rebound in leather. The covers corner edges are chipped and worn with the edges of the spine also being worn and chipped. The binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. M. F. Mansfield and Company unknown
1892ref. 1716184363ABSThacker Spink & Co. 1892. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1892. Third Edition. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Minor thumb marking foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to half title page. Hinges are lightly cracked with netting exposed but boards remain firmly attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible staining tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with noticeable chipping fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Thacker, Spink & Co. hardcover
1904ref. 09192402VAPhiladelphia PA: Henry Altemus Company Undated but appears to be #14 of the Altemus' Illustrated Vademecum Series 1904. Pale green leatherbound volume with Altemus "Nasturtium" pastedowns on front cover gilt titles and decorations on cover and spine 247 pages. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Previous owner's name written inside front cover but otherwise clean and unmarked. Endpapers and pages lightly toned. Covers lightly age soiled; very light wear to spine extremities. Text block intact; solidly bound although front hinge shows some looseness. Original slipcase missing. ABOUT THE BOOK: This is a book of a series of songs and poems dealing with the late-Victorian British Army and mostly written in a vernacular dialect. It was originally published in two parts: the first set in 1892 the second in 1896. The series contains some of Kipling's most well-known work including the poems "Gunga Din" "Tommy" "Mandalay" and "Danny Deever" which helped consolidate Kiplings early fame as a poet. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rudyard Kipling 1865 - 1936 was an English journalist novelist poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India which inspired much of his work. Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among the United Kingdom's most popular writers. In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first English-language writer to receive the prize and at 41 its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and several times for a knighthood but declined both.--Wikipedia. Henry Altemus Company hardcover
ref. 0265311934.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 026738775X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0265367115.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0282296433.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1334376646.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1892ref. 59074E-083: Methuen and Co. Very Good. 1892. Leather. Leather. 12mo. United States Book Company New York No Date 1890. Vi 270 pgs. Possibly the first edition of the US edition address present to the title page but unfortunately not in the original boards. Bound in limp brown leather by Palmer Howe & Co Manchester UK with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards light scuffing and wear present to the boards. Top edge gilt. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of 42 poems all but eight of which had appeared previously in The Scots Observer and other periodicals with sixteen also having been included in Departmental Ditties Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses in 1890. It contains several of Kiplings most famous poems such as Gunga Din Fuzzy- Wuzzy Mandalay and The Ballad of East and West. E-083; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 270 pages . Methuen and Co hardcover
1918ref. mon0000021066METHUEN 1918. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. forty-seventh edition on red cloth faded spine METHUEN hardcover
1899ref. LTH11-B-18London: Methuen and Co. 1899. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A collection of ballads and poems by Rudyard Kipling. Fifteenth edition. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 30 December 1865 18 January 1936 was an English short-story writer poet and novelist. He is chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers in India and his tales for children. Re-bound in a half vellum binding with blue cloth covered boards. Externally generally smart lightly rubbed in places. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered light foxing. There is a bookplate to the the front pastedown. There is also an ink inscription and a binder's stamp to the verso of front free end papers. Very Good Indeed Methuen and Co. hardcover