16 Vols A Collection of the Works of Rudyard Kipling

A substantial sixteen-volume collection of Rudyard Kipling"s works, including several first editions and illustrated volumes, charting his literary career. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original red cloth binding, with Kipling's signature elephant head stamped in gilt to the front boards.A smart collection of sixteen volumes of Rudyard Kipling"s works, including nine first editions and early printings spanning from Stalky & Co. (1899) to Something of Myself (1937).Several volumes are illustrated, including Kim, Puck of Pook"s Hill, and "Captains Courageous".This collection consists of:Stalky & Co.(1899). First edition. Kim (1901). First edition. This copy is illustrated with ten monochrome plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. Traffics and Discoveries (1904). First edition. Puck of Pook"s Hill (1906). First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 19 plate illustrations by H. R. Millar. Collated, complete. Actions and Reactions (1909). First edition. A Diversity of Creatures (1917). First edition. Rewards and Fairies (1923). First published in 1910, this is the fourth reprint. This copy is illustrated with four monochrome plates by Frank Craig. Collated, complete. Debits and Credits (1926). First edition. Plain Tales From the Hills (1928). This copy is a later reprint. This copy is illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. A Book of Words: Selections from Speeches and Addresses Delivered Between 1906 and 1927 (1928). First edition. Life"s Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People (1928). First published in 1891, this is a later reprint. Soldiers Three: The Story of the Gadsbys in Black and White (1930). Originally published in 1895, this is a later reprint. This volume comes with the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. "Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks (1932). First published in 1897, this is a later reprint of the uniform edition. Illustrated with 20 monochrome plates and one in-text illustration. Collated, complete. Limits and Renewals (1932). First edition. The Light that Failed (1935). First published in March 1891, this is a later reprint. Something of Myself: For My Friends Known and Unknown (1937). First edition. This copy is illustrated with a monochrome portrait frontispiece.Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was an English novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for The Jungle Book, Kim, and his evocative tales of British India, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. Previous owner"s bookplate to front paste down of "Actions," with slight offsetting ad rubbing to endpapers. Spines slightly faded, more so to older copies. The odd minor handling mark to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, occasionally resulting in slight fraying to cloth or very minor loss to cloth. Previous owner"s contemporary inscription to front free endpaper of "Traffics," "Puck," "Stalky," and "Captains Courageous." Hinges of "Kim", "Stalky," cracked, with binding materials slightly exposed, but holding. Small newspaper clipping affixed to front paste down of "Puck" with small inscription. Discreet bookseller"s label to front paste down of "Traffics." Hinges of "Puck" slightly strained in places, with binding slightly less firm than other copies, but holding. Offsetting from a newspaper cutting, loosely inserted to the dedication and copyright pages of "The Light." Dust wrapper of "Soldiers Three," very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting the odd very small closed tear, chip and crease. Slight soiling to wraps. Age toning, heavier to spine. The odd minor handling mark to wraps. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Slight creasing to final few leaves of "Handicap" Very Good.…