Captains Courageous, Signed (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. dj:none. book: gorgeous copy. fine. dark red boards, some wear to gilt on spine. signed by author, first edition, illustrated with what appear to be woodcuts Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Signed by Author(s)wraps are shelf rubbed and a bit creased. inscribed and signed by Gleason. light marks. disk is missing. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Illustrations by Ben F. Stahl. 8vo. Full red calf with gilt lettering, raised bands and gilt decorations. 227pp. All edges gilt. Line drawings, green moire endpapers and matching sewn-in page marker. Very good. Spine mildly sunned. A tight and attractive volume (unspecified limited edition) in "The Collector's Library of the World's Best-Loved Books" -- with choice and unusual autograph addition: This copy extra-illustrated with unique added frontispiece consisting of a reproduction of a cartoonist's 1938 renderings of the stars of the 1937 MGM film version of this book, Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy, for the Disney film "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood" -- and tipped beneath this 5½" X 4½" image is a fine vintage signature of Bartholomew in bold green ink on a heavy stock 3" X 2" card. Bartholomew (1924-92) was an English-American actor, one of most famed child stars of all time.

The Bombay edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo, 31 volumes, bound in full morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling and ruling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1,050 sets with volume one signed by Rudyard Kipling. In fine condition. A very sharp set. The works of Rudyard Kipling contains his poetry, novels, stories, travel writings, children's tales, military tales and essays. Kipling in 1907 became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize.

Signed limited edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo, 27 volumes. Bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling and ruling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1,050 sets with volume 1 signed by Rudyard Kipling. In fine condition. An exceptional set. The works of Rudyard Kipling contains his poetry, novels, stories, travel writings, children's tales, military tales and essays. Kipling in 1907 became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize.

The Bombay edition of Rudyard Kipling's collected works. Octavo, 30 volumes, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling and ruling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1,050 sets with volume one signed by Rudyard Kipling. In very good condition. The works of Rudyard Kipling contains his poetry, novels, stories, travel writings, children's tales, military tales and essays. Kipling in 1907 became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize.

The Bombay Edition, one of only 500 possible complete sets signed by the author on the half-title. The Bombay edition was initially published in 20 volumes and limited to 1,000 copies. Kipling continued to write and the edition eventually grew to 31 volumes, but the last 11 volumes were limited to 500 copies only. Because later volumes were issued separately and at a lower limitation, complete sets such as this one are rare. 31 vols, octavo. Attractively bound in recent burgundy morocco, green morocco labels, centre tool to spines gilt, raised bands, roll to boards, gilt, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Mild partial toning to a couple of the half-titles, an excellent set.

Condition: Near Fine. First British Edition. First British edition, first printing. Signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page. viii, 245 pp., illustrated with wood engravings. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with pictorial stamping in gilt, all edges gilt, black endpapers; lacking the exceedingly rare dust jacket. Near Fine with sunning to spine, light rubbing and soiling to cloth, and minimal mottling to cloth over rear board. Hinges starting with webbing exposed at rear hinge, contents lightly toned, faint foxing to prelims and margins. Housed in a custom chemise slipcase, blue cloth over quarter blue morocco titled in gilt, somewhat rubbed, with foxing to paper lining of chemise. Livingston 136, Martindell 68. Rudyard Kipling wrote Captains Courageous during the years he lived in Vermont with his young family, in a house he designed to resemble a ship. The Dr. James Conland to whom the American edition is dedicated was the family physician, whose stories of his time in a Massachusetts fishing fleet inspired this bildungsroman about a millionaire's son who learns the value of hard work at sea. The novel drew praise from Teddy Roosevelt, and the 1937 film adaptation won Spencer Tracy an Oscar for his portrayal of a kindly fisherman. The first British edition, slightly preceded by the first American edition, was issued by Macmillan in pretty gift binding reflecting the status Kipling had already achieved as a writer. Signed copies are rare.

Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. A total of 27 volumes. Signed by Kipling to Vol. I and limited to 1,050 numbered copies, of which this is number 489. Half dark purple morocco over mauve cloth boards. Five raised bands with gilt compartments. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Some wear to heads and tails, as well as to the raised bands, predominantly to Vol. XXI (see image). Moderate wear to corners and hinges, while all remaining intact. Clean interiors with no previous owners' names or other defacements. 6.75 x 9.75 in each (17 x 25 cm).