Complete Stalky by Kipling: First Edition (20 results)

Condition: New. 2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. Implied throughout the stories is the question 'What happened to these fifteen-year-old boys, and how did the lessons they learned at school apply to the world of warfare and imperial government?' Editor(s): Quigly, Isabel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254. . . . . .…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1929. Hardcover. First edition, first impression. Waxed red cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Gilt stamped illustration to spine and to upper board. Top edges gilt. Black and white frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates. No dustjacket. Previous owner's inscription pencilled to front pastedown. Head and foot of spine rubbed. Spine faded. Corners of fore edges of boards slightly bumped. Top, fore and bottom edge of upper board lightly bumped. Top edge of lower board lightly bumped. Lower board rubbed and slightly soiled. Rear free endpaper missing. Overall, the book is in a good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Red boards with gilt illustration of three males at the side of the sea to front board. Gilt tipped top fore edge. Gilt title and illustration of a boy catching a turtle to spine. 17 full page illustrations . Boards have a little mottling. Spine is dulled down. Ink inscriptions to both the front paste down and ffep. Tiny amounts of foxing to the fore edges and prelims. Main text block is very clean, bright and tight. 447pp. L. Raven-Hill (illustrator).…

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth, top edge gilt (casing with lean and upper board discoloured - in protective cover). Pp. xv + 447, illus with b&w plates by L. Raven-Hill (front inner hinge loosened; inscribed M.H.C. from T.H.C. and list of characters on front endpapers).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. *** Please note - All Kipling's prose and fiction listed on this site were published before his death in 1936. BOOK. This classic school story was first published in 1899; this is the second printin of the complete stories. Red boards with gilt title on spine, and gilt illustration on upper board. Top edge gilt. Name on frontispiece, Clean and tightly bound, as is common with Kipling books, it has been well read and carefully looked after. 447 pages. 17 line illustrations. This is the well known story of Kipling's education at a boarding school in the 1890s. The first stories were published in 1899. L Raven-Hill (illustrator).…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [Fine Binding]. Three-quarter red morocco leather over marbed boards, green morocco label, raised bands, gilt title and decoration on spine, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., (7.5 x 5 inches). 447 pages; 17 illustrations including frontis by L. Raven-Hill. SIGNED Binding, stamped "Bound by Jas. MacDonald Co. NY." Printed by R. & R. Clark. Showing some general wear and rubbing to extremities, internally clean. A handsomely bound copy with a strong shelf presence. L. Raven-Hill (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. A Fine Copy of this Book in red cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt design to upper cover depicting Stalky and companions sat under a tree,same design used as frontis top edge gilt,a lovely copy,almost fine apart from the very slightest sunning to spine,8vo 447pp First Edition. L Raven Hill (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Stiff unmarked book in sturdy slipcase; about new.; 288 pages. Illustrated by David Eccles (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Nice condition copy of "The Complete Stalky & Co." by RUDYARD KIPLING. 1929 1st edition; Macmillan and Co.; London. Nicely illustrated with 17 full-page drawings by L. Raven-Hill. Gilt top page edges. The book is a collection of semi-autobiographical stories about the clever and rebellious antics of three students at a British boarding school. It portrays the school as a training ground for life in the British Empire, emphasizing cunning and independent thought over blind obedience. The book is based on Kipling's own experiences at the United Services College in Devon, which was a school for boys preparing for military or colonial service. Condition: Clean front and back covers; the red cloth and gilt lettering on the spine has partially faded. Sharp cover corners. Bright gilt top page edges. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The text pages are in excellent condition and appear unread - clean with no notable issues found. Some very light tanning to the end papers and pastedowns, and to the half title page. Name written in old pencil handwriting on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.…

447 S. u. 17 Illustrationen von L. Raven-Hill, rote OLwd. mit goldgeprägt. Deckelillustration, Kopfgoldschnitt Erstausgabe. ExLibris.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition. VG in G DJ. First thus, scarce in jacket. Lightly worn at spine ends and corners, top end of spine heavily discolored from sun, spine very lightly cocked, several creases across ffep, else very nice example. Gilt nice and bright, binding tight and straight, clean and unmarked inside and out. Jacket significantly chipped at top spine end, moderately worn and soiled, else largely intact and in great shape.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. 1st Edition. 1st edition, finely bound by Bayntuns of Bath, red morocco Gilt rules and dentelles, all edges gilt, Illustrated. A splendid copy. L. Raven Hill (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good, first edition book in good plus dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards; gilt illustration on front panel matches front panel of dust jacket and frontispiece. Gilt lettering and different illustration stamped on spine. Upper external page edges are gilt. Board spine and edges are faded. Small bumps to lower fore-edge corners. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down. Book is internally clean and text block is tight. Dust jacket is soiled overall, more obvious against the white background of back panel and flaps. Lower corner of back jacket panel has irregular loss of 2 1/8" by up to 7/8". Additional losses are 1 7/8" by up tp 3/8" across width of at head of jacket spine and carrying over to upper left corner of front panel; and 1/2" by 5/16" at upper right fore-edge corner of front panel. Lower right fore-edge corner of front panel has a 1/2" closed tear along the fold. Lower left corner of back fold has a similar closed tear. Several chips and rubs along lower edge at tail of jacket spine. Price of 10'6 NET is on spine. Inside flap corners have not been clipped. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A charming illustrated first edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Complete Stalky & Co. A charming first edition copy of popular author Rudyard Kipling's novel The Complete Stalky & Co. The novel is about adolescent boys at a British boarding school and a collection of school stories.Rudyard Kipling was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet and journalist with his most famous works of fiction being the Jungle Book and Just So Stories.Illustrated by L. Raven-Hill.With sixteen plates and a frontispiece.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some marks to the boards and fading to the spine. There is an inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good. L. Raven-Hill (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of school stories from English writer Rudyard Kipling. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen plates. Collated complete. A novel about adolescent boys at a British boarding school, being the complete collection of school stories whose three juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all, cynical outlook on patriotism and authority. Written by Joseph Rudyard Kipling, an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. Illustrated by Leonard Raven-Hill, an English artist, illustrator and cartoonist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light fading to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed. L. Raven-Hill (illustrator). book.…

fester Einband. . Leinen, Schutzumschlag, 446 Seiten, 8°. * Schutzumschlag etwas ausgefranst, ansonsten guter Zustand (K56). 530 gr.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good++. First Edition. First thus. Very Good in Good++ dust jacket with light rubbing to spine tips, protected in brodart. This is the first collection of Stalky Series. Scarce dust jacket. Lightly used with NO markings in text; binding is tight. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.…

First edition. 8vo. 447 pp. Illus. by L. Raven-Hill. Pictorial cloth, gilt, t.e.g., very good. (32984). Livingston supplement #541.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Kiplings Brilliant account of his childhood schooldays with his adventurous chums, Stalky and M'Turk. Well illustrated with 17 Full Page Monochrome Illustrations by L. Raven-Hill. Red cloth cover with gilt illustration of the 3 boys on the front. Gilt lettering and picture of a schoolboy, having fished up a tortoise, on the spine. Top page edges Gilt. 447 Pages, 570g, 7 3/8" Tall. Gift inscription on Endpaper, dated 1930. No other inscriptions. Jacket has considerable edge wear and small bits missing from bottom edge, top corners of spine and top right corner. 2 small closed tears at bottom and a longer one, 4" long, on fore edge. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall. Raven-Hill, L (illustrator).…

First edition thus. Octavo. pp xv, 447. Illustrations by L. Raven-Hill. Publishers' de luxe binding of full red gilt pictorial morocco, all edges gilt.Spine slightly creased. Very good indeed. A bright copy and scarce in this binding.