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rif. 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
1902rif. 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
1896rif. 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
1897rif. 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
1915rif. 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
1914rif. 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
1895rif. 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
rif. 75488London: Macmillan and Co. 1895. Children's Illustrated FIRST EDITION. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.4 238 2. With in-text illustrations by the author's father John. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to spine and upper boards. All edges gilt; dark navy endpapers. Contents clean neat ink ownership 'Rosamund Fawcett Christmas 1895' some gentle spotting rear inside paper joint cracked some rubs to covers spine dulled. Generally well kept. The second of Kipling's famous 'Jungle Books' featuring man-cub Mowgli and his friends. London: Macmillan and Co., 1895 unknown
rif. 1023239019.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1895rif. C87579London: Macmillan 1895. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. pp 238 2pp ads. Original publisher's vibrant blue cloth gilt-blocked decoration to front cover and spine; spine lettered in gilt; all edges gilt. With illustrated title page and illustrations in the text. Spine ends and corners gently bumped and rubbed miniscule tear at head of spine. Occasional very faint foxing light marks to small part of rear cover. About VG with clean text. An attractive copy. About very good indeed. Macmillan, hardcover
1895rif. 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
1899rif. 232204MacMillan & Co 1899. vg. reprint vg 1899 MacMillan hardcover uniform edition illus blue boards with Cobra gold titles & page edges internal illos Lockwood Kipling ex Wiltshire Childrens Early Books collection In stock shipped from our UK warehouse MacMillan & Co hardcover
1924rif. 86525Macmillan and co. 1924. Hardcover. 299 pages. Text in English. Clean copy with light signs of use. Macmillan and co. hardcover
rif. 1025971329.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1895rif. 466120London ; New York : Macmillan and Co 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in a crude leather binding now lightly scuffed and rubbed at the extremities; spine with raised bands and gilt-blocked leather labels. All edges gilt and worn. Text block remains tight showing faint foxing throughout; p. 217 through the end shows worming to both outside corners with text unaffected. A strong and very serviceable example overall. Physical description; 238 2 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes; Publisher's ads to the rear. ""First English edition"" -- Stewart. Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling. Contents; How fear came -- The law of the jungle -- The miracle of Purun Bhagat -- A song of Kabir -- Letting in the jungle -- Mowgli's song against people -- The undertakers -- A ripple song -- The King's Ankus -- The song of the little hunter -- Quiquern -- Angutivun tina -- Red dog -- Chil's song -- The spring running -- The outsong. Subjects; Mowgli. Jungle animals. Feral children. India. Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. English literature. 19th century. Illustrated. London ; New York : Macmillan and Co hardcover
rif. 0554158760.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1895rif. 445679London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition first printing. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands slightly rubbed with generalised toning to the boards. Hinges starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 238 pages 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes bookseller's advertisements on 2 unnumbered pages at end. Black and white illustrations throughout. Head- and tail pieces and some half tone illustrations. Contents; How fear came -- The law of the jungle -- The miracle of Purun Bhagat -- A song of Kabir -- Letting in the jungle -- Mowgli's song against people -- The undertakers -- A ripple song -- The King's Ankus -- The song of the little hunter -- Quiquern -- Angutivun tina -- Red dog -- Chil's song -- The spring running -- The outsong. Subjects; Mowgli Fictitious character ; Fiction. Mowgli Fictitious character. Mowgli Fictitious character ; Juvenile fiction. 1895. Jungle animals ; Fiction. Jungle animals. Animals ; Fiction. Children's stories 1895. Children's poetry 1895. Didactic literature English. English literature 19th century. Kipling Rudyard. Feral children India ; Juvenile fiction. Jungle animals India ; Juvenile fiction. London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1907rif. 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
1897rif. 457871Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz 1897. First Copyright Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in quarter red leather over red marble boards with title gilt-blocked to spine. Boards somewhat rubbed at the edges and joints with spine somewhat worn. Marginal tear to front free endpaper. Internally tight and clean; a well-preserved copy overall. Series ; Collection of British authors ; Tauchnitz edition ; 3181. Physical description: 286 2 p. ; 17 cm. Notes: Publisher's advertisements on verso of series title. Subjects: Kipling Rudyard. 1865-1936. Second jungle book. Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz hardcover
1903rif. 028310Macmillan & Co 1903. Book. Illus. by J. Lockwood Kipling C.I.E decorations by. Very Good. Hardback. 1st Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 240 pages. Octavo. 1st 3rd reprint. Publisher's original blue cloth gilt-stamped with the iconic cobra device to the front board and gilt titles to the spine. Cloth unusually well-preserved for age with sharp unworn corners and only light rubbing to spine ends. Gilt on the front board remains bright; spine gilt bright. Front inner hinge paper cracked but holding firmly. Black endpapers; light foxing to preliminaries only. Text block clean and tight. Neat contemporary inscription on the front endpaper: "Ronald from his Father 1900." A strong and attractive example of this Victorian-era Macmillan printing retaining all original decorative features. Condition: Very Good sharp corners; bright front gilt; light rubbing to spine ends; hinge cracked but firm; clean text. Provenance: Early family presentation inscription dated 1900. . Macmillan & Co Hardcover
1895rif. 19548New York: Century Co. . Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brick colored cloth blind-stamped motif on front board gilt titles edges rubbed frayed at tail and head top edge gilt text block very good clean and tight.; 8" x 5.5"; 324 pages; Ladysmith . 1895. Century Co. hardcover
rif. 69-2211New York: Doubleday Page & Co. 1926. 8vo. Dust Jacket Good Edgewear and some Abrasions Clipping. $2.00 list price on DJ.Dust Jacket Only Book Not Included! New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1926 unknown
1895rif. 35938London: Macmillan and Co 1895. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. J. Lockwood Kipling. 1st edition 1895. A Very Good copy. 12mo. 238 pp. bound in publishers blue cloth with gilt snake on front cover titles in gilt on spine all edges gilt. Spine is tanned and dulled minor rubbing to tips. Front hinge starting. Previous owners brief inscription on end paper otherwise text appears unmarked. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1895rif. 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
rif. 50116352like new. unknown