Thy Servant Dog by Kipling: First Edition (32 results)
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Published by Macmillan and Co, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: L G BOOKS, WEYMOUTH, United KingdomL G BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No jacket, cloth wear and tears at extremities, top corners and and top of front board knocked, play in hinges, front endpaper part split in gutter, tiny bookstore label on front pastedown, foxing on eps, name at top of front pastedown, foxing on sides, otherwise good.
Language: English
Published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Halkirk Books, Halkirk, CAITH, United KingdomHalkirk Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 92 pages, full page and in text illustrations by G.L.Stampa. The life story of Scottish Terrier told by himself.Dust Jacket spotted with wear to cover edges.Not price clipped. Boards are very good. Foxing to end papers and a few internal pages. Tight binding,…First edition October 1930 this copy reprinted November 1930. G.L.Stampa (illustrator).
Published by London: Macmillan, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United KingdomPlurabelle Books Ltd
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 93p red cloth a little aged and spotty, many illustrations, first edition, back panel of dustjacket preserved and folded inserted Language: English.
Published by Macmillan & Company , Ltd., London, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, BulgariaDarkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Missing DJ, corners bumped and slightly rubbed, ink name and slight surface tear to inside front cover, gift message and clear tape to front endpaper, minor foxing to endpapers. ; First printing of Library Edition. Red cloth boards with gilt letteri…ng to spine. Nice tight copy. Heavy book; B&W Illustrations; 208 pages; Seven tales about dogs most told from the perspective of Boots, a small terrier, with an interesting use of language. Illustrated by Stampa, G L (illustrator).
Published by Macmillan, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stephen Dadd, Ashford, United KingdomStephen Dadd
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 93pp. HARDCOVER. Internally, foxing appparent to endpapers at both ends. Light browning is also apparent intermittently through the interior of the book but text remains perfectly legible. Externally, various marks to cloth, but binding remains strong. Includes supply & fitti…ng of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. G. L. Stampa (illustrator). Book.
Published by Macmillan, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stephen Dadd, Ashford, United KingdomStephen Dadd
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 93pp. HARDCOVER. Tiny sgn.& date to ffep. O/w clean throughout. Some marks & abrasion to external cloth but remains tidy. Binding remains strong. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. G. L. Stampa (illustra…tor). Book.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan And Co, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Third impression. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Cmplete with numerous illustrations by G. L. Stampa. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED O…UTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Macmillan, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 93pp. Foxing to endpapers, ink gift inscription on front, else a very good hardback in a rubbed jacket that has a one inch deep chip to the head of the spine and a dark spot of the rear panel.
Language: English
Published by Macmillan & Co Ltd, London, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United KingdomAmazing Book Company
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and uniform gilt Kipling elephant head motif to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is some typical offsettin…g to the endpapers. The unclipped dust wrapper has some edge wear an small areas of loss to the head and foot of the spine but is still in very good condition. Laid in is some correspondence dated 1944 from the 'Tail Waggers Club. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. 'Thy Servant a Dog and other Dog stories' brings together a delightful selection of Kipling short stories featuring dogs. The first three tales, Thy Servant a Dog, The Great Play Hunt and Toby Dog, are narrated by the Black Aberdeen Terrier Boots, and concern the adventures of himself and his canine friends Slippers, Ravager and Toby, their wars with Kitchen Cat and their incomprehension of the ways of the humans in their lives. A Sea Dog is a nautical tale about Malachi, who sees action in the North Sea, and Teem - a Treasure-Hunter tells of a little French dog with a nose for truffles. These tales are complimented by black and white illustrations by G. L. Stampa. Ref MMM 7. G. L. Stampa (illustrator).
Published by MacMillan and Co., Limited, London
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, CanadaSpafford Books (ABAC / ILAB)
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Add to basket1930, 1st English edition, 1st printing. (hardcover) Fair, no dust jacket. 92pp, [1]. 8vo. Red cloth boards, lettering and illustration in black to spine and top board, illustration in black to bottom board. Boards rubbed, a couple small soiled spots, two small closed splits to cloth at front hinge. Previous owner's stamp to fro…nt-pastedown and ffep. Gift inscription to first blanco. Starting at p88. Occasional light foxing, age spotting. Faint smell of must to the book, no evidence of internal dampening or mold. Illustrated by G. L. Stampa. A fair, complete copy of this 1st / 1st at an accessible price. Stewart / Yeats 577.
Published by Macmillan, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United KingdomHunter Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. A very well preserved copy, near fine with a few spots to ffep, in VG jacket, unclipped with some rubbing at spine ends and a couple of small nicks.
Published by London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; [6], 92, [4] p. : ills. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Fiction in English. Dogs in literature. 1 Kg.
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Published by Macmillan, Edinburgh, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: InkandSignatureBooks, Zetland, NSW, AustraliaInkandSignatureBooks
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Thy Servant a Dog, told by Boots and edited by Rudyard Kipling, is a charming and enduringly popular work presented as the first-person narrative of Boots, a devoted Aberdeen terrier. One of Kipling's most warmly received later works, it captures the inner lif…e of a dog with characteristic wit and tenderness, and proved immediately popular on publication. The volume contains three stories: "Thy Servant a Dog," "The Great Play Hunt," and "Toby Dog." This copy is a first edition, first printing, published by Macmillan in October 1930, printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. The book is bound in the publisher's original red cloth, blocked in black to the front board and spine with the characteristic image of Boots. The cloth is very good, showing only light wear and some minor fading to the spine ends and corners. The pages are clean and the binding firm. The dust jacket is present, a notable survival for a book of this age, and is good overall, with toning, soiling, and chipping to the head of the spine and corners consistent with nearly a century of age. The rear panel is blank. The jacket is priced at 5/- net to the rear. A pleasing copy of a sought-after Kipling first edition, attractively presented and with the rare survival of its original dust jacket.
Published by London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; [6], 92, [4] p. : ills. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Fiction in English. Dogs in literature. 1 Kg.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan and Co, London, UK, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United KingdomBookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 96pp, with numerous black and white sketches by G L Stampa. In red cloth boards, with black illustration and lettering front and spine (boards a tad rubbed and faded at edges, corners and spine tips). Some moderate spotting on endpapers, else in…ternally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (toned and marked, chapped on all edges with several short nicks and tears, minor loss at ends of a sunned spine). Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. 8vo. First published in the US in Liberty magazine and the in the UK in Cassell's Magazine in August 1930, this is this first appearance in book form of Kipling's Thy Servant a Dog, collected together with The Great Play Hunt and Toby Dog. The story is told by Boots, a black Aberdeen terrier similar to those owned by Kipling himself; Kipling is playfully credited as the editor of Boots' story, but in practice was the author. Stampa, G L (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Macmillan & Co, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, CanadaContact Editions, ABAC, ILAB
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Black lettered red cloth wrapped in pictorial dust jacket. Three dog stories. A particularly nice copy with jsut some edgewear. G. L. Stampa (illustrator).
Published by Macmillan and Co Limited, London, 1930
- First Edition
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.sonalsorises
Contact seller2-star sellerCondition: Fine. Very Good Plus. First Edition. First Edition. Original red cloth, fine black lettering bright, in a very good plus non-clipped dust jacket with wear to extremities, dust jacket in a plastic protective cover. Illustrations (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Doubleday, Doran, NY, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Pleasant Street Books, woodstock, VT, U.S.A.Pleasant Street Books
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First. Kirmse, Marguerite (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Macmillan,, London,, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United KingdomBurwood Books
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo.pp.93. Children's fiction featuring the adventures of Boots and Toby Dog. B/w illustrations by G.L. Stampa.Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865Ð1936)was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. George Loraine Stampa (1875Ð1951) was a British artist and illustr…ator. He contributed to Punch for over 50 years and, according to his obituary in The Times, was well known for his drawings of London street urchins and dogs. Original publisher's binding in red linen boards with black lettering and illustration of Boots the Dog. Very good. Endpapers slightly foxed. slight fading to spine.
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Published by Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United KingdomTarrington Books
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. *** PLEASE NOTE *** The bookshop is currently closed for holidays. Items can still be ordered, but will not be dispatched until we reopen on Friday 21st August. Many thanks for your patience. *** First printing. The deluxe leather edition. Flexible blue calf leather binding with gilt illus…tration to both covers. Gilt decorated turn-ins. All edges gilt. A few very light marks to covers. Marbled endpapers with tanning. Very clean text throughout. Previous owner's name to half title page. Includes the original glassine jacket (heavily creased) and the scarce original box (with fading; side panel of lid has some stains and is split to one corner). Richards: A392. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 6.75 x 8.75 inches (17 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: v, [1], 93, [2].
Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst British edition of Kipling's beloved children's classic, as told by Boots the dog. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by G. L. Stampa. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in very good condition. English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Bo…ok (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.
More imagesPublished by MacMillan, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, AustraliaRare Collections
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG+. dj. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1st edit, 1st imp, hbk, pub by Macmillan, VG+ book, no names or inscriptions, light foxing only on free eps, vg DJ, un-price clipped, age toned/spotted, 3 closed tears without loss, top edge v. Slightly nibbled in places, a delig…htful and touching story to pull at the heartstrings of dog lovers, told by 'Boots' the dog in the most insightful 'dog-speak', tight copy, and in excellent condition.
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Published by Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United KingdomKerr & Sons Booksellers ABA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1931, 9th printing. Small Quarto. 92pp. Publisher's advert at rear. Illustrated. Former owner gift inscription to blank. This copy has been specially bound in a full leather, with a decorative embossed title to the upper cover featuring illustrations from the book of Tags the Fox and… Toby Dog. Spine slightly faded and some minor rubbing. Marbled end papers. Sporadic spotting and foxing within, otherwise a very good copy. This copy belonged to the actress, Helen Cherry (wife of Trevor Howard), who gifted the book to her mother at Christmas, 1931. G. L. Stampa (illustrator).
Published by London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Scattered foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; [6], 92, [4] p. : ills. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Fiction in English; Dogs in literature; English fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Scattered foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; [6], 92, [4] p. : ills. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Fiction in English; Dogs in literature; English fiction. 1 Kg.
More imagesPublished by Doubleday, Doran And Company, Inc., Garden City, 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Roebling Books, Covington, KY, U.S.A.Roebling Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Told by Boots. Edited by Rudyard Kipling. Good Book/Fair Dust Jacket. First Edition as stated. Illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse. Includes 14 black and white illustrations. Tan full cloth binding with black and gilt stamped decoration on front, gilt stamped t…itle on spine, and cream endpapers. Front cover shows several small dents to top edge and fore edge. Back cover shows some discoloration. Gilt is bright. Corners are sharp. Dust jacket shows age tanning, creases, edgewear, foxing, rubbing, soiling, and scratches to all extremities. Heavy chipping and open and closed tears to top and bottom edges and corners. Puncture to center of spine. All four corners of the flaps are clipped but $2.00 price is visible on the front flap. Stray pencil mark to front flap. Top edge of textblock gilt. Gilt is shiny with a few small scratches and minor gilt loss. Fore edge and tail edge show age tanning, scratches, and spots of foxing. Light paste action to front and rear pastedowns with offsetting to free endpapers. Bookseller's label on front pastedown with offsetting to front free endpaper. Inscription written in ink by previous owner on front free endpaper: "To my husband - ending his college courses - 1931 - Consolation Prize -". Heavy foxing to bibliography page, frontispiece, and title page. List of illustrations page shows repair made with tape. Front hinge shows two small tears but otherwise hinges are solid. Binding is loose in a few spots but tight overall. Pages show light edge tanning and spots of foxing throughout. All plates are present. All plates are present. 95 pages. 5-1/2 X 8.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Celsus Books, PBFA., London, United KingdomCelsus Books, PBFA.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Large 8vo, pp 93 plus ad leaf. Dust jacket present, unclipped, with price 5/-.Chip (3mm) to head of dj, without effecting letters, a little foxing to endpapers, otherwise a very nice clean copy.
Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition of Kipling's beloved children's classic, as told by Boots the dog. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse, frontispiece. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. 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.
More imagesPublished by DOUBLEDAY, DORAN & CO., 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Saadeddine Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Saadeddine Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ILLUSTRATED BY MARUERITE KRIMSE.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan and Co, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketLeather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A Kipling story of friendship and discovery told from the perspective of dogs. The first edition in book form. First published in the Liberty in the United States and Cassell's magazine in the UK in the same year.A children's story told from the perspective of dogs who play the main…role within the narrative. Kipling comments on society through how he uses the dogs to see the human world. Humans in form of owners are judged through how their dog behaves. This edition is with black and white vignettes by G. L. Stampa an artist known for illustrating the Punch magazine. The illustrations are important to how the story is narrated. They are fun and playful giving unique characters to the dogs. The main character Boots was inspired by Kipling's black Aberdeen terrier. In a half calf binding. Externally generally smart with slight rubbing to the boards. Slight loss to the back corners caused by rubbing. Fading to the front board near spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with occasional spotting. Clean vignette illustrations. Contemporary ink inscription dated 1930 to front blank. Very Good. G. L Stampa (illustrator). book.
