Kipling Rudyard Walter Mare Malcolm (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Two Poems Specially Contributed By Rudyard Kipling Rector Of The University 1922-25 & Walter De La Mare With Sixteen Reproductions From Pencil Drawing And Etchings Of St Andrews By Malcolm Patterson". First edition and printing. In very good pale grey boards with black titles to front. The boards are tight and very flat; the spine is tanned and the edges are slightly tanned. The free end papers are very tanned and the paste downs are lightly marked. There is the name of a previous owner on the rear paste down. The text block is arranged with the drawings and etchings to the rear. The pages are tightly bound, even and clean. Very good condition. Not paginated. In good minus beige pictorial dust jacket with black and white image of church in St Andrews to front with black titles. The jacket fits well and is foxed. It is inside a removable protective sleeve. Malcolm Patterson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. tan boards with titles front board, dulled areas, unpaginated, pages clean and VG condition. Malcolm Patterson (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. W.C. Henderson, St Andrews, 1935. Hard cover. Book Condition : Very good, very clean unmarked text. Superb illustrations. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #016631. Malcolm Patterson (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Stiff bright book in sunned printed boards; unmarked crisp pages include the 16 pencil drawings and ethcings of Malcolm Patterson; toned endpapers with rectangle excised from top of front endpaper. Illustrated by Malcolm Patterson (illustrator).…

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 8pp text plus 16 plates, slight browning and foxing, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, buff printed cloth, rubbed, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

First Edition. First edition. Two poems, one each by Kipling and De La Mare, "A Rector's Memory" and "A Memory" respectively. First appearance of both poems. The book was published as a fundraiser for the "Student Welfare Scheme." Illustrated with reproductions 16 pencil drawings and etchings of St. Andrews by Patterson. 8vo light gray linen boards stamped in black on front only; unpaginated. Spine and edges browned, small stain on rear pastedown otherwise very good with unavoidable offset to endpapers from binding. Lacking dust jacket. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Boards have light edge rubbing with some discolouration around the edges and rubbing to the edges of the spine. Endpapers browned with light browning to the pages which are otherwise clean and unmarked. No jacket. Illustrated by Malcolm Patterson. First printing. Patterson, Malcolm (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Very good, Hardcover with Pencil Drawings and Etchings of St. Andrews by Malcolm Patterson. Patterson, Malcolm (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. A Clean unmarked copy in a worn and stained dust jacket. Spine panel missing from dust jacket. Malcolm Patterson (illustrator).

8vo, pages not numbered. Includes 8 pencil drawings and 8 etchings of the University. Paper over boards. Cover little worn, o/w VG. Malcolm Patterson (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. A richly illustrated edition of these two memorial poems, written by Rudyard Kipling and Walter de la Mare to benefit St Andrews University. Kipling was the rector of St Andrews University between 1922 and 1925; these poems were both written recounting memories of the city for the university's benefit.Most renowned for 'The Jungle Book', 'Kim' and 'Just so Stories', Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is seen as a pioneer for the short story form and a classic author of children's fiction. He was born in India, the inspiration behind a vast amount of his writings, which include 'The Jungle Book', 'Just So Stories' and 'Kim'. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907, becoming the youngest ever recipient and first English language writer to do so.Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was an English poet and short story writer remembered for his children's works and horror stories.Illustrated with sixteen etchings of St. Andrews by Malcolm Patterson. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally very smart, a touch faded to the spine. Ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. A small inch long tear to the half title page. Near Fine. Malcolm Patterson (illustrator). book.…

Condition: Poor. Light marks to the cover. The book is clean and readable throughout, a decent hardback copy.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Only. First edition. A volume of two memorial poems on St Andrews by Rudyard Kipling and Walter de la Mare. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Two poems, written by Rudyard Kipling and Walter de la Mare, published for the benefit of the Student Welfare Scheme of St Andrews University, as the profits from this book went to the society.Illustrated with sixteen plates, by Malcolm Patterson.Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book', however he was a prolific writer of poems, novels, and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work, and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. Kipling became the Lord Rector of St Andrews University in 1922.Walter de la Mare was a British poet, best known for his children's works.Collated, complete.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son, literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities of the boards are a little age-toned. A few light marks to the boards, a little heavier to the rear board. Dust wrapper is worn, wraps are detached from one another, with loss to the backstrip. Wraps are age-toned with some light spots, and some edge wear, resulting in chips, mostly to the head of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Malcolm Patterson (illustrator). book.…