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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. The Bombay Edition. Ranging from 1913 to 1938. Top fore edges are gilded. Volume I - SIGNED BY KIPLING on the half title page; there is some staining to the top of the pages - a ¼' down the page and 2' across, Volumes I - XXV, limited to 1050 copes; volume XXVI limited to 1000 copies, volumes XXVII - XXXI limited to 500 copies. Volume I - Plain Tales from the Hills. Volume II - Soldiers Three and Other Stories; signs of water damage along the top foredge affecting the first 6 pages and minimal signs on a few other pages in the text. Volume III - Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories. Volume IV - From Sea to Sea. Volume V - From Sea to Sea and letters of Travels (Vol. 2). Volume VI - Life Handicap. Volume VII - The Light That Failed; has a stain on the front foredge affecting 6 pages for ¼' into the paper and for 1/2' across. Volume VIII- The Naulahka a Story of West and East. Volume IX - Many Inventions. Volume X - Captain Courageous. Volume XI - The Jungle Book. Volume XII - The Second Jungle Book; top foredge is stained for a maximum of ¼' down and 2' across. Volume XIII - The Day's Work. Volume XIV - Stalky & Co.; minimal foxing to some of the pages. Volume XV - Kim; this volume is in very poor condition, with the last 12 pages having a narrow worm path 1/16th wide by 1' long - does not affect the text. Volume XVI - Just So Stories. Volume XVII - Traffics and Discoveries; has a small ink stain on the front foredge affecting 3 pages - ¼' at the most. Volume XVIII - Puck of Pook's Hill. Volume XIX - Rewards and Fairies; has a small ¼' ink stain on the title page front foredge. Volume XX - Actions and Reactions. Volume XXI - Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads. Volume XXII - Five Nations and Seven Seas. Volume XXIII - Songs From Books - Volume - XXIV - A Diversity of Creatures. Volume XXV - The Years Between - The Muse Among the Motors. Volume XXVI - Debits and Credits. Volume XXVII - MISSING. Volume XXVIII - Land and Sea Tales and Thy Servant Dog. Volume XXIX - A Book of Words. Volume XXX - MISSING. Volume XXXI - Souvenirs of France and Something of Myself; Covers and endpapers show considerable water damage, with minimal staining on the upper edge of a 20 pages or so. The covers of the entire set are soiled, corners are badly scuffed, many hinges are cracked and some volumes show signs of water damage on the covers. Paper is foxed. This set comes with Vol. I through XXV's original book cases which are in better condition that the ones on the books (a bookbinder's project!) This is a heavy set and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 6.5 x 9.5. Signed.

31 volumes. 10 x 7 inches. Original buff quarter cloth with pale blue paper boards. Paper labels to spines (and spare label inserted at rear of each volume). Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Silk marker ribbons. Printed on handmade paper. With original cream dustwrappers, with black title lettering on spines & front board. In very good conditions. Some light tanning to a few covers. (Dw rubbed on edges, with a few chips on edges, spine a little darkened, volume 24 lacks spine of wrapper, Vol 23 & 25 have loss at ends of spine, vol 28 has loss in centre of spine, Ca 7 volumes have spine hinges split with some light repairs, Vol 8 has faint water mark down front hinge.) Last 5 volumes have private bookplate on front endpapers (Harold Hamilton Broadmead). No penned inscriptions. Inside pages all very clean, bright and tight. Else a clean and smart set. Complete 31 volumes. The first 25 volumes were published between 1913 and 1919. Volume 26 was issued in 1927 in a limited edition of 1000 copies. The last five volumes were published in 1938, two years after Kipling's death, in runs of just 500 copies. Complete sets are uncommon as a result. Volumes include 1. Plain Tales From the Hills. 2. Soldiers Three: The Story of the Gadsbys: In Black and White. 3. Wee Willie Winkie. Under the Deodars. The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other stories. 4. & 5. From Sea to Sea and other sketches. Letters of Travel. 6. Life's Handicap, etc. 7. The Light that Failed. 8. The Naulahka A Story of West and East. By R. Kipling and Wolcott Balestier. 9. Many Inventions. 10. 'Captains Courageous'. 11. The Jungle Book. 12. The Second Jungle Book. 13. The Day's Work. 14. Stalky & Co. 15. Kim. 16. Just So Stories. Illustrated by the author. 17. Traffics and Discoveries. 18. Puck of Pook's Hill. 19. Rewards and Fairies. 20. Actions and Reactions. 21. Departmental Ditties. Barrack-Room Ballads and other verses. 22. The Five Nations. The Seven Seas. 23. Songs from Books. 24. A Diversity of Creatures. 25. The Years Between. The Muse Among the Motors. 26. Debits and Credits. 27. Letters of Travel 1892-1913 and other sketches. 28. Land and Sea Tales. 'Thy Servant a Dog'. 29. A Book of Words. 30. Limits and Renewals. 31. Souvenirs of France. Something of Myself.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Only 12 of 31 volumes of the Limited Edition 1050 ex. (250mm x 170mm). Signed by Kipling on edition page of volume I. Published 1913 - 1915. volumes: I - Plain Tales from the Hills; II -Soldiers Three and Other Stories; III - Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories; VI - Life's Handicap; VIII - The Naulahka; XI - The Jungle Book; XII - The Second Jungle Book; XIII - The Day's Work; XIV - Stalky & Co.; XV - Kim; XVI - Just So Stories; XXI - Departmental Ditties & Barrack-Room Ballads; .all bindings half leather with gilt title and gilt upper cut in excellent condition; inside all the book are as new, apparently never used; there is light external soiling on the middle cut of vol.XIII, more on the cut of vol.XIV with wear on the margin of a few pages; otherwise very good condition. heavy set; special shipping costs. Signé par l'auteur.

Condition: Very Good+. 8vo. Pagination varies from 216-380pp. The Jungle Book and the Second Jungle Book are illustrated with black & white illustrations. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Blackwell in green three-quarter leather over marbled paper, spines compartmentalized with gilt and red floral tooling, five raised bands. Spines uniformly sunned, else a bright, fresh set. The collected dashing prose and poetry of the Victorian writer best known for evoking the English experience in India. A superb set. Three quarter leather over marbled boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. The Outward Bound Edition. Volumes 1 - 32; lacks volumes 11, 17, 20, and 33 - 36. This set was issued over many years, so it's no surprise that several are missing. An attractive set bound in three quarter dark brown leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt titles, floral devices, and raised bands to spines. Minor wear to edges, corners, spine ends, and bands to most volumes. One volume has a detached spine (along one edge). Another volume (18) is heavily cracked along the spine with some chipping. Minor sunning to spines of some volumes. Clean interiors overall with occasional spots of soiling to margins. Includes full page illustrations with captioned tissue guards. Marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. LIT/041719.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. SIGNED; Signed limited edition; signed by Kipling on half title page; number 582 of 1050 copies. 24 volumes ONLY; lacking volumes 25-27. Very Good. Gently used; light shelf wear to boards, some chipping to spine labels and detached ribbons due to age; first volume is softened to top of spine; otherwise a very nice collectible set in solid reading condition. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1899 1900. Uniform and one Later Edition (Plain Tales from the Hills). Ten half leather bound volumes, of what would have been over 20 volumes, by Rudyard Kipling, red, floral gilt decorated leather binding with marbled paper covered boards. Three volumes with historical worming damage to the joints without ingress to the volumes or paper. Binding still strong and intact. See images. Wee Willie Winkie, Under the Deodars, The Phantom Rickshaw, And other Stories [1899] [ii], 372pp. The Day s Work [1899] [ii], 406pp. Many Inventions [1899] ix, [i], 387pp. Stalky and Co. [1899] ix, [iii], 272pp. Plain Tales from the Hills [1900] x, 336pp. Life s Handicap [1899] xvi, 407, [1]pp. Soldiers Three, The Story of the Gadsby s, In Black and White [1899] vi, 353pp. The Second Jungle Book [1899] [ii], 299pp. The Jungle Book [1899] vi, [ii], 279pp. The Light that Failed [1899] [iv], 289pp. Provenance no signatures or bookplates. Approximately 7 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, gilt floral decoration, slightly faded to the spines. Joints good condition sound, gilt lined, historical worming to a single joint on three volumes see images. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition marbled paper covered boards. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, all gilt, page edges shaken with some standing proud to one volume Stalky and Co. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition strained to the hinges after the end papers of Stalky and Co. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled. Title good condition slightly tanned. Pages good condition tanned throughout, pages shaken to Stalky and Co. Binding good condition sound and attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1899-1900 Binding: Hardback.

8VO Hardcover. Condition: Good. 9 Volumes. 9 volume set. 311 ppg volume 1. Binding is stiff and square. Hinges are secure.Text is bright with a warm toned patina. Golden lettering on spines are intact. Dark navy cloth boards have some wear from age. Mild foxing present on text-block.

12mo. 33 volumes. Publisher's limp red/burgundy leather, gilt. Top edges gilt. Silk marker ribbons. Some volumes illustrated. Most volumes have a little wear to the spine ends. No ownership marks except for a neat ink presentation on the fly of Something of Myself, 'To Willie, With fondest love from Clara 15.vi.37.' Contents clean and fresh. Near fine. This run lacks just four volumes from the complete set: A Kipling Anthology: Prose; A Kipling Anthology: Verse; Souvenirs of France & Thy Servant a Dog. Most volumes are reprints from the late 1920s but there are some first editions (in any format) included. Complete sets are very uncommon due to the long publishing history and the fact that, though it is called a Uniform Edition, it was never sold new as a set. Someone has clearly spent years putting this together.

Hardcover. Garden City N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company. Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1914. Hardcover. Signed on the half title page, Each chapter has first initial in red color, 2 volumes have partial slipcases as issued. #812 of 1050 copies. . Sm 4to., Buckram cloth and boards, extra labels included . Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Thus. 27 volumes complete, signed by Rudyard Kipling in Volume I. Copy #256 of 1050 numbered sets issued of the celebrated Seven Seas edition. Published 1914-1926. A very good and attractive set in the original tan linen over boards, paper spine labels (labels browned with some wear; 4 volumes carelessly opened with chipping at top, several volumes have surface wear to boards, some spotting to top edges of text). The color of the boards on this set varied over the 12 years of production from light gray to a grayish blue, but the spines and cloth are uniform. PROVENANCE: Bookplates of Frank and Hannah Schwabacher in most volumes; additional bookplate of Steven Whittaker in Volume I.

Condition: A very good set. publisher?s cloth, title in gilt on flat spine, flat spine with decorative gilt illustration, upper board with gilt ruling and central gilt ruled device, side and bottom edges uncut, top edges in gilt., Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865?1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden: The United States and the Philippine Islands" (1899), and "If?" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story., Size : Small quarto, Volume : 20 volumes (of 36).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Very Good hardcover, 1914 Seven Seas edition SIGNED BY KIPLING on half-title page, Limited Edition (#18 of 1050) , Volume ONE of Seven Seas ediiton. We also have several other volumes of this set that are NOT signed, (but still the Seven Seas limited edition). Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Published. Original grey paper over boards with linen spines, deckle edges, ribbon markers. Volume 1 signed by Rudyard Kipling on half title page. A very nice looking set of 24 volumes, missing volumes 14, 17,& 26. Very good condition. The linen spines are a little age toned. The Seven Seas Edition of the works of Rudyard Kipling is limited to one thousand and fifty numbered copies of which this is No. 689. If you have any questions or would like to see more photos please ask. The set weighs 50 lbs before packing.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rudyard Kipling; Charles E. Brock (illustrator). A smart twenty-one volume set of works by Rudyard Kipling, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. A twenty-one volume set in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers.A bright and smart collection of twenty-one volumes of the work of the notable author Rudyard Kipling, published by Macmillan and Co. With illustrations to the Just So Stories by the author, and publisher's advertisements to the rear of eight volumes.This collection comprises: Soldiers Three, The Story of the Gadsbys, In Black and White (1927, pocket edition, later reprint) Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories (1926, pocket edition, later reprint) Life's Handicap (1923, pocket edition, later reprint) The Light that Failed (1925, pocket edition, later reprint) The Jungle Book (1924, uniform edition, later reprint) The Second Jungle Book (1924, uniform edition, later reprint) The Naulahka: A Story of West and East (1928, ninth reprint) "Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks (1925, uniform edition, later reprint) Stalky & Co. (1927, pocket edition, later reprint) Kim (1927, pocket edition, later reprint) From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches: Volume I (1924, pocket edition, later reprint) From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches: Volume II (1927, pocket edition, later reprint) Just So Stories for Little Children (1926, pocket edition, later reprint) Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides (1925; first uniform edition) Traffics and Discoveries (1904, first edition, later issue, no publisher's advertisements) Puck of Pook's Hill (1927, pocket edition, later reprint) Actions and Reactions (1927, fourth reprint) Rewards and Fairies (1928, fifth reprint) Songs from Books (1918, sixth reprint) A Diversity of Creatures (1917, first edition, later issue) Debits and Credits (Sept 1926, first edition, first reprint, published in the same month as the first edition) In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, cloth is very bright and smart, apart from damp staining to the boards of Debits and Credits, also affecting the paste downs and end papers with tide marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for spotting to the fore edge and offsetting to the end papers. A little spotting to Traffics and Discoveries. Small marks to the title page of Actions and Reactions. Dust wrappers are darkened to the spines of all volumes. Chipping to the head and tail of the spine to the dust wrappers of eight volumes. Small losses to the spine of the wrap to Life"s Handicap, Just So Stories, and From Sea to Sea, Vol II. Mark to the rear flap of Naulahka. Marks to the rear of the dust wrapper to Actions and Reactions, and to the front of Stalky & Co. and Traffic and Discoveries. Damp staining to the dust wrapper for Debits and Credits. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An attractive library set of 8 Rudyard Kipling works, comprising; Traffics and Discoveries, 1904, 1st edition;  Life's Handicap; Being Stories of Mine Own People, 1916, Reprint;  Actions and Reactions, 1917, Reprint;  The Day's Work, 1919, Reprint;  Many Inventions, 1920, Reprint;  Letters of Travel (1892-1913), 1920, 1st edition;  The Light That Failed, 1925, Reprint;  Debits and Credits, 1926, 1st edition.   All published by Macmillan and Co, Limited, London. Printed by R. and R. Clark of Edinburgh. A very good set of hardbacks with dark green leather spine and corners. The leather is sunned to brown on spine. Spines with raised bands, morocco title labels and gilt motifs to panels. With green linen over boards. With mild bumping and wear. All volumes are soundly bound. With gilt top edge to text block. Three of the volumes have the gilt armorial crest of Eton College to the front and rear cover and feature a different, but complementary emblem to the spines. One of these volumes also carries an Eton prize presentation label to the first pastedown. Some offsetting to borders of marbled endpapers opposite the leather, and occasional light spotting. Text pages are generally in near fine condition - clean and bright throughout. A very smart set indeed. Text in English. Dimensions: Each volume approx 205mm high x 136mm wide x c.30mm deep. Weight: Approximately 4.4kg (the set - unpacked). Many more phtoso available on request. Extra postage may be payable.

Green cloth boards with black cloth label on spine. , Ninth volume with index. , Size : 8vo, First volume with frontispiece portrait of Kipling., Volume : Nine volumes., P. Vol 1. 312 pp; Vol 2. 329 pp.; Vol 3. 321 pp.; Vol 4. 357 pp.; Vol 5. 290 pp.; Vol 6. 1-162, 1-218 pp.; Vol 7. 190 pp.; Vol 8. 193-460 pp.; Vol 9. 300 pp., 26 ff. Stains to final volume rear cover, otherwise in very good condition.

leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Red lambskin, gold embossed pocket editions with gilt at the top of the pageblock, all in very good condition. List as follows: Plain Tales From the Hills: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 Life's Handicap: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 Many Inventions: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 The Light That Failed: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1927 Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Soldiers Three and Other Stories: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 'Captains Courageous': Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 The Jungle Book: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1930 The Second Jungle Book: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 The Day's Work: Macmillan, Elephant: 1942 Stalky & Co.: Macmillan, Elephant & Swastika: 1924 From Sea to Sea: Volume 1: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 From Sea to Sea: Volume 2: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 The Naulahka, with Wolcott Balestier: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 Kim: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1927 Just So Stories: Macmillan: Elephant, 1931 Traffics and Discoveries: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Puck of Pook's Hill: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Actions and Reactions: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 Rewards and Fairies: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1924 Songs from Books: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 A Diversity of Creatures: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Letters of Travel: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1920 Land & Sea Tales for Scouts & Guides: Macmillan,Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1925 Debits & Credits: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1927 A Book of Words: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1928 Limits and Renewals: Macmillan, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1932 Souvenirs of France: Macmillan, Elephant: 1933 Something of Myself: Macmillan, Elephant: 1937 Departmental Ditties: Methuen, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1924 Barrack-Room Ballads: Methuen, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1926 The Seven Seas: Methuen, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1923 The Five Nations: Methuen, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1923 The Years Between, Methuen, Elephant & Hindu Swastika: 1919. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. "Captains Courageous" A Story of the Grand Banks; Plain Tales from the Hills; Soldiers Three, The Story of the Gadsbys, In Black and White; Under the Deordars, The Phantom 'Rickshaw, Wee Willie Winkie; Life's Handicap, Being Stories of Mine Own People; Department Ditties and Ballads and Barrack-Room Ballads; The Day's Work; The Light that Failed; The Seven Seas; The Second Jungle Book; From Sea to Sea - Letters of Travel (Volume One); From Sea to Sea - Letters of Travel (Volume Two); Many Inventions; and The Naulahka, A Story of West and East.

Hardcover. Condition: NEAR FINE set. Mandalay ed. FINE but: All with minor edgewear, AND Jungle book has 2 flaws; tp reinforced at gutter line & top 1/20" of spine worn away. Half black morroco with gilt lettered red leather author & title labels. Five gilt dotted raised ribs. Blank panels with gilt decorative floral devices. Marbled boards. TEG. A gorgeous set. Most of the outer hinges have light wear normally associated with occasional use but the spine ends (not the jungle books vol) are AS NEW. Zero evidence of finger pulling or any spine heel wear. With the exception of Barrack Room Ballads NONE OF THESE HAVE EVER been read. Many leaves are attached at their top edge. The attachments seem not to be from unopened leaves but because the gilt on the text block top edges sticks together. Open any of these books and they are all the same. Still and all, it is odd that the outer hinge scuffing would seem to indicate lots of opening and closing. Each vol has two books listed on the tps but only Jungle Book and From Sea to Sea vols print the 2nd title on their spine's title labels. All these second titles are separately paginated. A complete listing of all 26 titles available on request. FINE interiors (again, except for Jungle Book), no aging, glue browned pastedowns, foxing, marginalia, etc. LASTLY, all stay closed when stood on their spines.

Condition: Good. Limited Edition [1050]. G: in good overall condition. Covers rubbed with some marks. Some spines water stained. Split to cloth outer hinges of volumes I and VI. Browning to eps. Occasional foxing. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). 6000pp. Signed by Kipling on edition page of volume I. Published 1913 - 1915. The first 23 of an eventual 31 volume set. I - Plain Tales from the Hills; II -Soldiers Three and Other Stories; III - Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories; IV - From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches 1; V - From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches 2; VI - Life's Handicap; VII - The Light that Failed; VIII - The Naulahka; IX - Many Inventions; X - Captains Courageous; XI - The Jungle Book; XII - The Second Jungle Book; XIII - The Day's Work; XIV - Stalky & Co.; XV - Kim; XVI - Just So Stories; XVII - Traffics and Discoveries; XVIII - Puck of Pook's Hill; XIX - Rewards and Fairies; XX - Actions and Reactions; XXI - Departmental Ditties & Barrack-Room Ballads; XXII - The Five Nartions and Seven Seas; XXXIII - Songs from Books. N.B.: Heavy set - extra shipping needed for overseas. Pale blue hardback boards with buff cloth spines.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Please note that this is a heavy item and will incur extra shipping. ; The first 25 volumes of The Bombay Edition of the Works of Rudyard Kipling, plus the Handbook to the Poetry, consisting of 1.Plain Tales from the Hills, 2. Soldiers Three: The Story of the Gadsbys: In Black and White. 3. Wee Willie Winkie. Under the Deodars. The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other stories. 4. & 5. From Sea to Sea and other sketches. Letters of Travel. 6. Life's Handicap, etc. 7. The Light that Failed. 8. The Naulahka A Story of West and East. By R. Kipling and Wolcott Balestier. 9. Many Inventions. 10. 'Captains Courageous'. 11. The Jungle Book. 12. The Second Jungle Book. 13. The Day's Work. 14. Stalky & Co. 15. Kim. 16. Just So Stories. Illustrated by the author. 17. Traffics and Discoveries. 18. Puck of Pook's Hill. 19. Rewards and Fairies. 20. Actions and Reactions. 21. Departmental Ditties. Barrack-Room Ballads and other verses. 22. The Five Nations. The Seven Seas. 23. Songs from Books. 24. A Diversity of Creatures. 25. The Years Between. The Muse Among the Motors. First volume signed on the half-title, blue boards all slightly age-toned, some foxing and off-setting on endpapers, pages age-toned at outer edges, top edges gilt though dusty, all other edges untrimmed, some joints exposed but binding generally tight, no previous ownership marks, vol i front board upper corner creased and slightly loose, all silk ribbons frayed, labels on three volumes slightly nicked with some loss, corners bumped on some volumes, vol vi cloth spine torn at top and bottom, some marks on other spines, slight tear on vol xxiv. Limited edition of 1050 sets.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A handsome set of this extremely readable collection. Light shelf wear, several spots of careful repair to leather, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small 8vo. Various Pagination. Illus. (b/w plates).

Leather. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. Eight volumes of works by the renown author, Rudyard Kipling, including the first edition of 'Traffics and Recreations', all bound by Hatchards in half cloth. The first edition to "Traffics and Discoveries". The thirtieth edition of "Barrack-Room Ballads", the uniform edition to "The Light that Failed", "Life"s Handicap", "Wee Willie Winkie" and "Just So Stories For Little Children", the first edition third impression to "Actions and Recreations", the first edition fourth impression to "Kim".Illustrated with monochrome vignettes and twenty-two monochrome plates to 'Just So Stories', and a monochrome frontispiece and nine plates to 'kim'. Collated, complete.An eight volume set. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards by Hatchards with their binder's stamps to the front blanks. This set includes "Barrack-Room Ballads"(1911), "The Light That Failed"(1911), "Life"s Handicap" (1911), "Actions and Recreations" (1910), "Traffics and Discoveries" (1904), "Wee Willie Winkie Under the Deodars, The Phantom "Rickshaw and Other Stories" (1912), "Kim" (1912), "Just So Stories For Little Children" (1910).This set features a collection of works written by Rudyard Kipling, the popular English author and journalist, best known for his beloved 'Jungle Book" duology. Being born in India, many of Kipling"s works were inspired by his experiences and the country. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. Externally very smart with fading to the spines, and to the boards to the odd volume, the odd slight mark, slight cockling to the front board to the odd volume. Front joint starting to 'Kim'. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Binder"s stamp to front blanks. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Volume I ONLY. Number 577 of only 1050 copies SIGNED by Kipling on half-title. Tanning to spine. Otherwise VG w/ only minor edge wear. Pages/boards clean, binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition; this is one of 1,050 copies of this Bombay Edition; this is Vol. XVIII of The Bombay Edition of the Works of Rudyard Kipling; Hardcover; Very Good+ in publisher's original tan half-cloth over light blue paper-lined boards, with a paper title label to spine; top edge gilt; other edges deckled; very minor shelf wear and light rubbing to edges and extrems; slight softening to spine ends; top corners very lightly bumped; light rubbing and faint dust soiling to boards and spine cloth; light scuffs and tanning to paper title label; a couple of very small and faint stains to boards; one small ding to fore edge of front board; light yellowing to page margins; light foxing and tanning to first few and last few pages; else a very clean and very tight copy of this very scarce edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Victo Searles (illustrator). Imperial De Luxe Edition, red cloth, limited to 1000 sets.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London: Macmillan and Co.; and Methuen and Co. Ltd 1908-1928, Later Editions. 32 volume set. Publisher's leatherette, with gilt titles and decoration. Page edges gilt. Many with silk marker ribbons. Some volumes illustrated. Wear or scuffing to the volumes, worn and rubbed to the spine ends, fading to the spines, some straining to the internal gutters on a few volumes, split to the front hinge of Life s Handicap with the front 2 pages standing proud, generally in good condition. A nice set. Titles set out below: The Jungle Book [1909]; The Second Jungle Book [1910]; A Book of Words Selection from Speeches [1928 First Edition]; A Diversity of Creatures [1917 First Edition]; Actions and Reactions [1910]; Barrack Room Ballads [1915] Methuen; Captains Courageous [1914]; Departmental Ditties [1915] Methuen; Debits and Credits [1927]; From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches, Volume I [1910]; From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches, Volume II [1910]; Just So Stories [1928]; Kim [1910]; Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides [1927]; Letters of Travel 1892-1913 [1920 First Edition]; Life's Handicap [1908]; Limits and Renewals [1932 First Edition]; Many Inventions [1910]; Plain Tales from the Hills [1916]; Puck of Pook's Hill [1911]; Rewards and Fairies [1910 First Edition]; Soldiers Three The Story of the Gadsbys [1909] Stalky and Co. [1924]; Songs from Books [1913]; Traffics and Discoveries [1909]; The Seven Seas [1916] Methuen; The Naulahka: A Story of West and East [1910]; The Day's Work [1910]; The Five Nations [1915] Methuen; The Light that Failed [1910]; The Years Between [1919 First Edition] Methuen; Wee Willie Winkie [1914]. Provenance: the names WH Lynn, Wheeler, AH Gimblett, AN Black to single volumes; bookplate for Cecil Harold Wright in one volume. Approximately 7 inches tall (17.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles and decoration, spines faded to varying degrees, worn and rubbed, particularly to the spine ends with some loss. Joints good condition gently rubbed and worn; rear hinge of Life's Handicap cracked. Corners good condition gently worn. Boards good condition red leatherette, gilt Kipling decoration to most front boards. Page edges good condition top edge gilt or all edges gilt, darkened, others tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure to all but one volume where the hinge is strained but intact (Life s Handicap). Paste downs good condition plain, tanned and foxed. End papers good condition plain, tanned and foxed. Title good condition red decorated frame surrounding the title. Pages good condition pages tanned. Binding good condition. See photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A selection of 6 works by Kipling bound in three books. 1917-1919. Three volumes. Octavo's. Comprising: The Seven Seas, 34th edition, 1919; The Five Nations, 22nd edition, 1918; Barrack-Room Ballads, 51st edition, 1918; Departmental Ditties, 32nd edition, 1917; Songs from Books, 7th impression, 1918; & The Years Between, 1st, 1919. Uniformly bound in 20th century half blue morocco, blue cloth sides, gilt ruled, T.E.G. With blue silk page markers. Spines evenly sunned but gilt remains bright. Heraldic bookplate to f.e.p's. Contents generally clean and bright. An attractive set. Heavy - additional shipping may be required due to weight and value.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3/4 Leather. Gilt decorations with raised bands on the spine. Top edge gilt. Leather has edge wear, cracking and rubbing, especially at head/tail of spine. Outer joints cracking but still fully intact. Several volumes have chips at head of spine. Corners worn. Interior clean. Binding sound. #LGL/O.