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2017ref. x-1473334691Pook Press 2017. Paperback. New. 172 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.41 inches. Pook Press paperback
1912ref. 841B85Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited 1912. Cloth. Good. 11" by 9". W. Heath Robinson. A smart copy of Song of The English by Rudyard Kipling with lovely colour plates. A Canadian edition. A Song of the English was first published in the English Illustrated Magazine in May 1893. The theme that underlies this collection of poetry is that the English are chosen under the lord so long as they obey the law. This volume is beautifully illustrated with thirty colour tipped in plates by W. Heath Robinson.Collated complete. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally very smart with some bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine and fading and rubbing to the rear joint. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper dated 1909. Front hinge is starting and is generally firm. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good The Musson Book Company Limited hardcover
ref. B9783752383690Hardback. New. hardcover
1909ref. 170521146Hodder & Stoughton 1909-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1915ref. 15565London: Hodder and Stoughton 1915 91pp of Kipling poetry illustrated by W.Heath Robinson 1872-1944 Sixteen mounted colour plates with decorative borders. Squared up line illustrations to each page well crafted and thoughtfully composed. Published on behalf of the Daily Telegraph for the National Bands Fund. Spine head lightly frayed. Ivory coloured cloth very clean with blue printed design to upper board and spine. Loose enclosure of speech by Kipling at the Mansion House January 1915. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
1913ref. ABE-2652504562Hodder & Stoughton 1913 Excellent edition of The Song of the English which was extracted from 'The Seven Seas' and made into this lovely edition with stunning illustrations by William Heath Robinson. Original decorated navy blue cloth cover and darkened spine. 16 masterly color plates on art paper and tipped in including frontispiece with captioned pages opposite each one. Binding with some wear contents pretty clean and complete no colouring in of the many black and white drawings no bent corners. Former owner's neat signature and blind stamp to prelims. Still firm binding text block trimmed on top and untrimmed on the leading edge and base. A large book may require extra postage according to destination. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
ref. 29310Roma: Stampa Alternativa. First Edition. Stapled wraps. All first editions except where noted. The group includes Natale by Robert Louis Stevenson; Ho fatto il censimento by Marco Pasquali; Il fungo magico by Tom Robbins; Racconti ecuadoriani edited by Danilo Manera; Le parole di Alda Merini by Alda Merini second edition; Sabbia bionda by Victor Ramirez; Il piccolo obiettore edited by Claudio Di Blasi; Germania by Rudyard Kipling; Papalagi by Tuiavii di Tiavea fifth edition. The average condition is fine. All the booklets have their original price label on the back cover. In the Italian language. ; 24mo. Stampa Alternativa unknown
1919ref. 934T29London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1919-1927. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. Four smart later editions of these collections of short stories from English writer Rudyard Kipling. Four 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: Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People 1919. With stories such as On Greenhow Hill Namgay Doola and Bertran and Bimi. Soldiers Three The Story of the Gadsbys In Black & White 1923. With stories such as The Main Guard Poor Dear Mamma and At Twenty-Two. The Day's Work 1927. With stories such as The Bridge-Builders A Walking Delegate and The Maltese Cat. Actions and Reactions 1927. With stories such as The Recall The Bees and the Flies and A Deal in Cotton. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Front hinge starting but firm to Soldiers Three. 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. 418015Oxford. Hardcover. Good. 1911 edition. A history book for schools covering the period from prehistoric times to George V. Illustrated with colour plates drawings and maps. Hardback red with black lettering spine faded and general handling marks no DJ. Pages lightly tanned binding secure. Oxford hardcover
1926ref. 207516Doubleday Page & Company 1926. First Edition. Pamphlet. 3 pages. A single-page poem published to secure copyright and preceeding all other editions. The print runs of these copyright editions is frequently estimated at 50 to 75 copies. In Kipling's era US copyright law did not protect British authors and unless their work was first published in the US it could be impossible to secure a American copyright protection. As a solution Kipling's publisher arranged for small chapbooks of which this is an example to be published. First edition first printing. Very good in wrappers paperback but for a split at the top of the spine and a folded corner. Doubleday, Page & Company unknown
ref. 87985The Daily Mail Ca. 1899. Held in gilded wooded frame behind glass Framed size 47cm x 59cm. Embroidered Surface approx 47cm x 47cm. In good condition. Some foxing & a few small marks. Portraits of Lord Roberts commander of the British troops and Queen Victoria frame the text and a detailed map of the region being fought over: Natal Cape Colony Orange Free State and South African Republic. Authentic Boer War item. Part of an appeal by The Daily Mail this item was one of a large quantity of merchandise sold to raise money for soldiers fighting in the South African War and their families. The fund was the first charitable effort in Britain for a war. The Daily Mail Ca. 1899 unknown
ref. 1241190054.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1920ref. 1572Budapest: Uránia Kiadás Aczél Testvérek 1920. Hungarian edition bilingual. In publisher's illustrated wrappers series cover designed by Lajos Kozma. In fine condition. Hungarian edition bilingual. In publisher's illustrated wrappers series cover designed by Lajos Kozma. 29 3 p. Scarce Hungarian bilingual edition of Rudyard Kipling’s 1865–1936 novel “The Butterfly”. The series cover was made by Lajos Kozma. Identical edition was published by Lantos. Lajos Kozma 1884–1948 besides being one of the chief Hungarian architects and interior designers of the first half of the 20th century was also a graphic artist and book illustrator. His architectural early works were created in Art Nouveau style but later through Art Deco he found his way to the International Modernism. Uránia Kiadás (Aczél Testvérek) unknown
1909ref. 120708New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1909. Scarce separate edition of Kipling's song for the Boy Scouts. Octavo original wrappers. One of only 20 copies printed by Doubleday for copyright purposes. In near fine condition. Bookplate. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Scarce. 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, Page & Co unknown
1917ref. 001244NY: Doubleday Page & Co. 1917 1917. FIRST BOOK EDITION AND FIRST AMERICAN COPYRIGHT EDITION. 1 vol. 8" x 5-3/8" ivpp. stapled original green printed yellow wrappers no previous ownership markings or bookplate a NEAR FINE copy. This appeared a few weeks prior to the American copyright edition in a British newspaper. NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1917 unknown
2016ref. Gyan-9789357343725Facsimile Publisher 2016. Hardcover. New. 25.13 x 18.78 x 2.39 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2016ref. Gyan-9789357343725Facsimile Publisher 2016. Hardcover. New. 25.13 x 18.78 x 2.39 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
1906ref. 895Z25Providence: Privately Printed for E. C. Frost and G. P. Winship 1906. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 4.5". None. A very scarce private printing of a letter from Rudyard Kipling to the editor of the 'Spectator' detailing his thoughts on the possible source of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. The first and only edition. Limited to 52 copies. 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 quarter calf with paper to the boards. Very scarce. Privately printed. This work features a letter from the Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling to the editor of the Spectator to which this letter was first published on the 2nd of July in 1898 discussing the possible source of Shakespeare's tempest. Bound in quarter calf with paper to the boards. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and slight edge wear. Spotting to the extremities of the endpapers lighter to the rear with slight offsetting. Internally firmly bound with bright pages and scattered spotting throughout. The odd page unopened. Very Good Indeed Privately Printed for E. C. Frost and G. P. Winship hardcover
ref. 859530Sur Les Presses De La R.: L.: Charles D Orléans à l O.: d Orléans 1984 In-8 ( 150 X 120 mm ) format à l'italienne, broché sous couverture remplée. Bel exemplaire du F.: Francis LAGET.
1899219 + Portrait Frontis. Bookplate of Augustus Clemens Ehrenfeld on front paste down. Penciled margin notations. Newspaper clippings staining pages 180 and 181. 12mo. 185mm. Original full paper covered boards. Original front board paper label. Original spine paper label. Spine darkened. First American edition. Hardbound. Very good. KIP BX 3
1935ref. 157489New York: Literary Guild 1935. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good Browning of pages with some foxing name on end paper. Cover rubbed with staining some wear. Literary Guild hardcover books
1935ref. 29542Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran 1935. First Edition. 8vo pp. 936. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. VG. Doubleday, Doran unknown books
1899ref. 224732New York M.F. Mansfield & A. Wessels Publishers 1899. 1899. First edition. Thin 8vo. Issue #2 only. Original stiff blue wrappers with red cord tie designed by Blanche McManus. Fine fresh condition. Includes an essay on Kipling by Andrew Lang. F. Soft cover. New York, M.F. Mansfield & A. Wessels Publishers, 1899. paperback books
1922ref. 149825London: Macmillan 1922. Hardcover. Good. Later. Good hardcover. Later printing. Front cover separated from spine. Corners rubbed and bent. Edges of spine rubbed. Shelf rubbing. Macmillan hardcover books
ref. 44960098-nnew. unknown