Fleet Being Notes Two Trips by Kipling, First Edition (34 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Light blue cloth with black ship, 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 inches, 84 pages. Spine faded, some spots to covers, neat ink inscription on half title dated 1898. Good.

Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. First Edition. Original teal boards, very good plus with decorated cover containing minor rubbings to cover and spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1898. First edition, first impression. Waxed pictorial boards. No dustjacket. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Spine and adjacent areas of upper and of lower board lightly tanned. Boards partially tanned and partially soiled. Top and bottom corners of fore edge of upper board lightly bumped. Front hinge cracked. Pastedowns and endpapers lightly tanned. Overall, the book is in a fair condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 84, blue pictorial covers, some dust staining but a well-preserved copy without inscriptions etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good condition, shading on end papers, spine faded, some wear and marks on boards, corners slightly rubbed.

First edition, tenth printing. Very good hardback edition (the book was first issued as a paperback in 1898) . Some limited foxing. No dustjacket.

First edition, first printing. Very good paperback original with some foxing Front cover detached.

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 84pp, covers sl worn, spine darkened, sl staining, inscr on front cover and ffep.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG, Chips, Tears, Wear, Brown/NO DUST JACKET. 1st Edition. Maritime. Cover illustration by N Wilkinson. 1st issue in wrappers. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

[First edition, cloth issue]. Lightly soiled sky-blue pictorial cloth, sunned on spine and bumped at ends and corners. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Please note - All Kipling's prose and fiction listed on this site were published before his death in 1936. *** BOOK in good clean tight condition. Blue boards with a picture of a couple of battleships on the front (N Wilkinson). Boards and endpapers a bit grubby. 84 pages including notes. *** CONTENTS: In naval warfare, a "fleet in being" is a naval force that extends a controlling influence without ever leaving port. This is Kipling the reporter at work, as he was able to accompany a warship on exercises in the Channel. Size: 195x130mm.

Hardback. Condition: G++. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. Small 8vo., 84 pp. Light blue cloth with title and naval design in black on the front board. Light to moderate soiling of the boards. Very Good.

Original Wraps. Condition: Poor. First Edition. First edition. 84 pp. Original illustrated paper covers. Missing rear cover, some small losses to spine ends and corners, tear to base of joint. Internally well preserved and clean, with only a small tear to edge of p4. Ink ownership inscription to front. Small 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 84 pages rebound in blue pebble limp cloth, gilt title on the spine, inked name on half-title, "F. D. Bluett?" contents clean, cloth a little handled, slim octavo. *Covers the scenes and articles Kipling witnessed whilst taking two journeys with the Royal Navy on manoeuvres on a British Light Cruiser.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 84 PAGES. MINOR WEAR TO TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE WITH SOME BROWNING TO CLOTH SPINE, MARKS TO EDGES OF CLOTH BOARDS, CORNERS BUMPED, ENDPAPERS BROWNED WITH NAME TO FRONT ENDPAPER. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CRACKING TO HINGES & TEXT PAGES CLEAN. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

1898, 1st edition. (Pictorial cover) Very good. 77pp. Light soiling to edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Pictorial cloth boards. Very slight soiling, very near fine. An attractive volume.

First edition of this collection of articles written by Kipling when he joined the fleet of the Royal Navy at sea in 1898. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. In very good condition. Cover illustration by Norman Wilkinson. Kipling's account of the recently strengthened fleet of the British Royal Navy at the turn of the 20th century first appeared as a group of five articles in the Morning Post in November 1898. Allowed to join the Fleet at sea, Kipling here offers an intimate portrait of the ships and their crew.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. London: MacMillan & Co., 1898 84 pp perfect-bound in blue illustrated paper. From the library of C. Lovat Frazer, English artist, designer and author. The phrase 'A Fleet in Being' referrs to a fleet in port which extends control of the surrounding seas just by its presence without leaving port. The book will appeal to those interested in naval warfare and in particular the development of the British fleet at the turn of the 20th Century. Text is clean and tight , Contemporary owner's name on half-title, no other interior markings. Covers have soil and edgewear, chips to spine ends front cover detached but present Double-cased in blue buckram with gold-stamped titles along spine. ASSOCIATION BOOKPLATE. First Edition. Cased Softcover. Good/Very Good +. 5" x 8".

1st edition orig. dec. cloth Nice Copy octavo 84pp., A little lighter at spine o/w a nice copy in pale blue decorated boards.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A paperback original from 1898. ***Very good in sewn light blue paper wrappers. Front wrapper has a line illustration by N. Wilkinson portraying a ship of the fleet. Tiny owner's name on rear of front wrapper. Pages clean. Spine creased and browned, but tight with complete author and title showing apart from the first half of the first letter "A". Pages creased at lower corners. Two tears and small loss to both head and tail of spine of wrapper. Edges of wrappers slightly browned . Front and rear wrapper have light diagonal crease. ***84 pages including notes to rear. 195 mm x 134 mm. ***'Next day both Fleets were exercised at steam tactics. ***All I remember is that we were eternally taking up positions at fifteen knots an hour amid a crowd of other cruisers, all precisely alike, all as still as death, each with a wedge of white foam under her nose; wheeling, circling, and returning. ***Cruisers are wondrous human. In the afternoon the battleships overtook us, their white upperworks showing like icebergs as they topped the sea-line.' (Extracts taken from page 7). ***The first publication of this work took the form of six articles in the Morning Post, a London newspaper (since merged in the Daily Telegraph) on 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th of November, 1898. The articles correspond with the chapters in the book. ***In very good condition considering the fragile nature of this first book edition, bound in the original thin paper wrappers, which is the true first edition, issued before the hardcover edition. A scarce first edition Kipling title. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition, First Issue. Small Octavo. 84 pages. Bound in original blue pictorial wrappers. Minor wear at fore-edge of front wrapper; very good+ in a handsome cloth covered slipcase.

84 pp. 8vo, original pictorial flexible cloth. First edition. Stewart 191. Some light soiling to cloth; still, a nice copy.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition (stamped presentation copy). 84 pp. Original blue paper covers with illustration to front. Small loss to base of spine and back cover corner. Tear to base of joint and head of spine. Some creasing to covers and spine but generally in nice condition. Ink ownership inscription to half title-page and "presentation copy" stamp to title page. Internally clean. Small 8vo. Presentation Copy.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, wrappered issue. Pictorial blue wrappers. Light wear at the extremities, a very good or better copy. *Stewart* 191.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age, and somewhat foxed. Narrow water stain top edge of end endpapers. All endpapers lightly foxed; there is a small water stain to margin of page 14, but the text block is otherwise bright and clean. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 84 pages. Notes; Illustration by N. Wilkinson on front cover. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Navy. Great Britain. Royal Navy Sea life. Warships Great Britain History 19th century. Naval operations, British. Military life Great Britain. 3 Kg.

Condition: Very Good. 1898. First edition. Wrappers. Scarce. First edition. Very good in dark blue wrappers stamped in black. Wrappers chipped and showing some age and shelfwear. Lightly toned, text is clear and crisp and remains a very nice copy. . . . .

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age, and somewhat foxed. Narrow water stain top edge of end endpapers. All endpapers lightly foxed; there is a small water stain to margin of page 14, but the text block is otherwise bright and clean. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 84 pages. Notes; Illustration by N. Wilkinson on front cover. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Navy. Great Britain. Royal Navy Sea life. Warships Great Britain History 19th century. Naval operations, British. Military life Great Britain. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Rudyard Kipling's many articles on the power of the Royal Navy, and the British Channel Fleet. The first edition of this work.Rudyard Kipling's series of articles about the British Channel Fleet, written as he as involved in the debate about Britain's response to the rise of Germany's naval power.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.The original blue front wrap is bound in.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front wrap, 'M. E. Coulson'. Rebound is a full cloth binding, with the front wrap bound in. Externally, the boards are a little discoloured. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail fo the spine and to the extremities. Light spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of occasional light spots. Very Good Indeed. book.