10 Vols A Collection of Rudyard Kipling First Editions and Uniform Edition Reprints

Rudyard Kipling; Wolcott Balestier

Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited 1899-1928, London, 1899

About this Item

A ten-volume collection of Rudyard Kipling"s works, including three first editions, showcasing his fiction, stories, and speeches. In the publisher's original red cloth bindings.A ten-volume collection of Rudyard Kipling"s works spanning 1899 to 1928, comprising early uniform edition reprints and featuring three first editions,including major story collections, a novel, and a volume of speeches. The Light that Failed (1899), uniform edition. Many Inventions (1904), later impression of the uniform edition. Wee Willie Winkie, Under the Deodars, The Phantom "Rickshaw, and Other Stories (1905), later reprint of the uniform edition. The Naulahka: A Story of West and East by Rudyard Kipling and Wolcott Balestier (1906), reprint. Life"s Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People (1908), later impression of the uniform edition. Actions and Reactions (1909), first edition. Soldiers Three: The Story of the Gadsbys in Black & White (1909), later impression of the uniform edition. Plain Tales from the Hills (1910), later impression of the uniform edition, with a frontispiece. A Diversity of Creatures (1917), first edition. A Book of Words: Selections from Speeches and Addresses Delivered Between 1906 and 1927 (1928), first edition. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Externally, generally smart. The odd handling mark and scratch to boards. Slight fading to spines. Damp staining and the odd handling mark more to "Creatures," with slight paper residue to front board. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Rubbing and residue from bookplate removal to front paste downs of "Many Inventions" and "Wee Willie." Bookplate with previous owner"s inscription to front free endpaper of "The Light." Previous owner"s inscription to front free endpaper of "Soldiers Three," "Handicap." Bookplate to front paste down of "Book of Words." Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges sligthly strained in places, but holding. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot to first and last few leaves. Good.

Seller Inventory # 984H24

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 10 Vols A Collection of Rudyard Kipling First Editions and Uniform Edition Reprints
• Publisher: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1899-1928, London
• Publication Date: 1899
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book