Two Forewords by Rudyard Kipling (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1935; New York; marbled paper covered boards with black cloth spine; gold titles; spine is worn and rubbed; in slipcase that is stained and edge worn; bottom edge of slip case is missing a section; top edge unopened; Previous owner's bookplate on front end paper; stated first edition limited to 950 copies; Interior clean and unmarked; 12mo, 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" Tall; 31 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Garden City, NY; Doubleday, Doran & Co.; 1935; 1st Edition Thus; Hardcover; Very Good with no dust jacket; First Edition (Thus) Limited to 950 copies. First separate publication of two forewords to Kipling's work. Very Good Hard Cover, no dust jacket. Slight foxing to end papers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Limited to 950 copies. A Fine copy in a mildly worn glassine jacket and a somewhat sunned Publisher's slipcase. Small format Volume.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited First Edition. Limited to 950 copies. In a worn slip case. Browning to inner hinges and edges of endpapers.

Hardcover. First Edition. Limited first edition, 950 printedClean pages, tight binding, cloth boards crisp, splitting to slipcase Clean pages, tight binding, clot.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. 1st Edition. Black 1/4 cloth, marbled boards, titled in gilt on spine, in red paper-covered slipcase. [x],31 pp. in French fold. As issued. Slipcase rubbed along edges with partial separation along backstrip. Limited to 950 copies. Stewart 623. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition, Limited Edition. Limited Edition Very near fine in 1/4 black cloth and marbled paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 1/8 inches with foxing to the paste downs due to a reaction with the glue used in binding. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained within a good, paper covered slip case which is worn at the opening edges and around all joints. One of only 950 copies printed. All of the pages in this edition are unopened as the text appears only on the rectos or versos. 31 pages of text. (Richards, A428).

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 31 pages, one of 950 limited release copies with slipcase and marbled cover. Very clean and tight copy. Record # 853856.

First edition of this collection of two letters written by Kipling to Frank Nelson and Nelson Doubleday. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth over marbled boards. One of 950 copies. Fine in the original slipcase which is in near fine condition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This FIRST EDITION is limited to 950 copies. "Foreword To the Publisher Being the Instructions to the Nakhoda, The Captain, of this Ship." Gilt lettering on black cloth spine, attractive marbled boards, 8vo, 31pp. Pages uncut. rear cover edge scraped near the top, reference number on the lower spine but no other library markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Slipcase. Kipling, John Lockwood (illustrator). 1st Edition. Small octavo (7.75 in. x 5 1/2 in.). Quarter-bound Peacock marbled-patterned cloth over boards. Black leather spine, with gilt lettering. Just a hint of rubbing to book itself. Pages are unopened. 31 pp. plus blanks. Housed in red slipcase which is scuffed and edgeworn/ A special Christmas token for friends and associates of the press, which underwent significant corporate shuffling of business names, imprints, etc. over a forty-year period. This little book was issued to introduce "A Kipling Pageant" to showcase .the sweep of Kipling's work. The first in the book is "Foreword To The Publisher" Being The Instructions to the Nakhoda,The Captain, of this ship 1935 In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful!". The second reads: "Foreword To The Publisher" To the Nakhoda or Skipper of this Venture / A Letter or Bill of Instruction from the Owner 1897 In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful!" Stated First Edition, Lilmited Edition 1/950 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in marbled paper-coverd boards wtih a black cloth spine. The original glassine dust jacket is present but in tatters and fragile. The red paper-covered slpcase is in very good condition with wear at the extremities and a one inch portion missing from the bottom edge. One of 950 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THIS FIRST EDITION IS LIMITED TO 950 COPIES.

Hardback. Printed pages: 31. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Slipcase: Original paper covered slipcase. Chipped and worn to edges, panels rubbed. . Overall case condition is Good. Book: Limited edition of 950 copies. Issued as a Christmas gift from the publisher to members of the book trade. Quarter black buckram with marbled boards. Very slight marking to the spine. Page edges untrimmed and unopened. Sheets printed to one side only. A little light foxing to top page edge and endpapers. Very clean text throughout. (Richards A428). Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13.5 x 20 cm).

31 pp. 12mo, publisher's quarter cloth and marbled boards in glassine and slipcase. First edition; one of 950 copies. A fine copy in glassine wrapper split and chipped at the spine, in a slipcase with some minor rubbing at the corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 31 pages, gilt printed black cloth spine with marble paper covered boards. The endpages are lsightly foxed and soiled and the spine is sunned. Otherwise the contents are bright and complete. Near very Good.

Hardcover. First edition. 31 pages. A Christmas memento for the year 1935. Some pages roughly opened at head. Limited edition, one of 950 copies. Owner inscription. Orig. marbled boards andcloth. Near fine.

Hardcover. First Edition. Limited to 950 copies bound in cloth-backed marbled boards. Near Fine in a worn Very Good slipcase.

31pp. In original marbled boards and red slipcase. This edition limited to 950 copies. Prefaces reprinted from 1897 and 1935. Issued as the publisher's 'Christmas card'. Very good indeed, slipcase rubbed. Largely uncut.

Hardcover. First edition. This first and limited edition collects two letters written by Kipling to his American publishers, Frank Nelson Doubleday and his son Nelson Doubleday. The first letter was written to Nelson, and used as the Foreword to A Kipling Pageant in 1935. The second letter was written to Frank, and used as the Introduction to the Outward Bound Edition of Kipling's works, published by Scribner's in 1897, and arranged through the efforts of Frank Doubleday. This copy comes to us from the Doubleday library. The edition was limited to 950 copies, each bound in marbled paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped, black cloth spine, the volume housed in a notched, red cardboard slipcase. This near-fine, unread copy retains the original slipcase, which is damaged and worn. The binding is square and tight with sharp corners and bright spine gilt. Neither the boards nor cloth spine show any appreciable wear. The signatures remain uncut, so the copy is demonstrably unread. There are no previous ownership marks. What prevents our grading this volume as fine is spotting, moderate to the first and final few leaves, and thereafter primarily confined to the untrimmed fore edges. The accompanying slipcase has done its job protecting the book and remains in one piece, but shows definite wear, with some loss to the top and bottom edges to a maximum depth of one inch. Most of the seams show wear, with the beginnings of splits evident in places. This book came to us from the library of Nelson Doubleday Jr., son of Nelson Doubleday, and grandson of Frank Nelson Doubleday, Kipling's friend and U.S. publisher and founder of the Doubleday publishing empire. F.N. Doubleday began work in the publishing industry working for Charles Scribner's Sons. His 18-year career with Scribner's included the task of assembling a complete set of Kipling's works for publication in a collected edition in 1897 (the aforementioned Outward Bound Edition). His work with Kipling on this endeavor sparked a friendship and partnership that lasted for decades. Kipling affectionately gave Doubleday the nickname "Effendi", a play on the initials of his name - F.N.D. Frank's son Nelson was president of the firm from 1922 to 1946, as was Nelson Jr., from 1978 to 1983. Iconic English poet, short-story writer, and novelist Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Despite this reputation, Kipling's extraordinary body of work "eludes all labels in its range and variety Kipling's work is not only of the highest artistic excellence, it is deeply humane and fully expresses the sense of one of his favourite texts: 'Praised be Allah for the diversity of his creatures.'" (ODNB) Kipling was in his twenties when his stories of Anglo-Indian life made him a literary celebrity, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. Kipling remains the youngest person to receive the Prize and was also the first English language author awarded. Bibliographic Reference: Richards A428.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited edition of 950 copies. Small thin Octavo. 31pp. Unopened. Publisher's black cloth spine, gilt title (a little dulled). Marbled paper boards. Contents clean and bright. A 'Very Good+' copy.

KIPLING, Rudyard. Two Forewords. Original cloth-backed marbled boards. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. First edition. Stewart A623. One of 950 copies. Small bookplate, else fine.

First Edition. One of 950 copies End-papers a little darkened at hinges, otherwise a nice copy The author's foreword to the Outward Bound edition of his works and to A Kipling Pageant. Original quarter black cloth, marbled paper sides.

First edition. 8vo., original quarter black cloth with marbled paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, edges untrimmed. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Doran & Co.  Modern bookplate to front pastedown, else a near fine, unopened copy. Housed in a functional modern slipcase.  Richards A428.

31 pp., uncut. 8vo. First edition, limited to 950 copies. First edition, limited to 950 copies. 31 pp., uncut. 8vo. Marble covered black boards with gilt titles on spine, in original glassine that's separated on spine and heavily chipping, in publisher's red cardboard slipcase with shelfwear; a very good copy with handsome marbled boards.

HBnoDJ issued,1935, Beautifull art Deco marbled cover, stated 1st limited edition 950 copies, Uncut pages,Minor Wear, VG+/VG, AS-IS.

Hardbound. Condition: Fine. 1st ed. NY (Doubleday Doran) 1935. 1/950 copies. A fine, unopened copy in damaged slipcase.

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