Signed by Kipling Rudyard: First Edition (47 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good, No markings save sig in ink to prelim. of Samuel Baines, 32 Hanover Sq Leeds, 1st Nov 1903 with some marking tofront and rear dark red boards; Some foxing to early pp. 38 pp advertisements dated July 1903. An attractive item. Guaranteed condition .

Condition: Very Good. 375 pages. Hardcover with original slip case. (1st LIMITED EDITION #1337 OUT OF 2000. Monthly letter laid-in.)(SIGNED AT BACK PAGE BY ILLUSTRATOR) Bound in green/blue, gilt title and decoration on spine and front cover. Vibrant color and b/w illustrations throughout by Charles Raymond. Slip case has a little bit of age wear. Spine has a touch of shelf wear. In very good condition, clean and bright inside. Record # 30997. Charles Raymond (SIGNED) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited edition. Limited edition of 167 this being hand number 165 and signed by Trovillion, 1939. A Very Good copy. Narrow 8vo., unpaginated, bound in yellow cloth with title paste down on front cover. Cloth is faded and soiled with some wear at tips and edges. Title label tanned. Publishers correction slip on first page of introduction. Very occasional spots of foxing. An address given by Kipling to the students of McGill University bound as a Christmas gift from Violet and Hall Trovillion 1939. …

Tela. Condition: Buen estado. Primera edición en español. Primera edición de 2000 ejemplares con retrato y autógrafo del autor. (El autógrafo es impreso). Incluye: La aldea de los muertos; El rey de Kafiristan; El juicio de Dungara; La inundación y En la muralla. [Libro en Español / Book in Spanish] [DEDICATORIA AUTOGRAFA] === LITERATURA FANTASTICA INGLESA === 16mo. …

Hardcover. 1st ed. 1st ptg large 8vo, full brown cloth, illustrated with evocative watercolors by Barry Moser. Bookplate signed by Moser laid in. Fine in fine dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by the artist. Moser, Barry (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition thus. Condition: Near Fine. No jacket as issued. Housed in red publisher's slipcase. Red leather spine with gold lettering and beautifully illustrated boards. Signed by engraver George Tute and dated 2004. International shipping may be subject to additional postage charges. George Tute (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Printing. Pictorial boards, top corner of front board bumped, one of the small pop-ups with a corner crease else fine. Large dual-page pop-up scenes plus smaller pop-up scenes below the main scene. This copy is signed by Reinhart. Includes original plastic wrapper and insert sheet. Size: Thick 8vo. Reinhart, Matthew (illustrator). Signed by Artist.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Limited Edition -- signed by illustrator Marguerite Kimse -- of this collection of dog-themed stories and verse by Rudyard Kipling. Signed by Marguerite Kimse on a limitation page at front and number 72 of 450. 277 pages, illustrated. Has rubbing and some fading covers. Has a damp stain at the top of the back cover and also showing at the tops of about 10 pages at back. Also, the front endpaper has a glue stain from a previous sticker. Illustrations in the nice shape. Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. [Fine Binding]. Full red polished calf, five raised bands, black morocco title labels, gilt decoration and tooling, gilt embossed elephant design on front board, inner dentelles, marbled enpapers, top edge gilt. 8vo: (7 3/4" x 5 1/2"), 276 pages, plus publisher's list at rear. Original cloth covers bound in. SIGNED BINDING (stamped "Bound by by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London England for J.W. Robinson Company" on upper verso front fly). Spine lightly toned and rubbed, internally clean and tight, a handsome fine binding. Size: Octavo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. [DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION - ONLY 200 COPIES] Hand-signed and numbered by the illustrator Lute Vink. --- DESCRIPTION: Deluxe limited edition of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale. Published by Books Illustrated / Art of the Imagination, 2015. Beautifully and lavishly hand-bound in premium burgundy leather with dramatic gold embossing to the front board and spine. All page edges are elegantly gilded. Housed in the original publisher's prestige cloth presentation box. Features 18 breathtaking full-colour plates and numerous black-and-white drawings by the celebrated wildlife artist Lute Vink. --- CONDITION: Near fine. The leather binding is tight, clean, and unrubbed. Gilt edges are bright and flawless. Internal pages crisp and unread. Presentation box is structurally sound and in very good/near fine condition. --- ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lute Vink is a renowned Dutch-born, South African wildlife artist and finalist for the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2013, known for his masterful, hyper-realistic portrayals of natural environments and animals. *Note: We also have the ultra-rare matching 18-plate signed illustration folio (limited to 20 copies) available; please view our other listings.*. Lute Vink (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A de luxe limited edition of Kiplings Collected Verse, one of just 500 copies printed on English handmade paper and signed by the publisher and printer, representing a finely produced example of early twentieth-century book craftsmanship. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. De luxe edition, one of 500 copies printed on English handmade paper, this copy numbered 96, and signed by the publisher and printer to the limitation page. A substantial and attractively produced edition of Kiplings verse, issued at a time when fine press-style production and limited print runs were increasingly sought after by collectors. Bound in original limp vellum, titled in gilt to upper cover and spine. Binding shows age-related wear, including loss at the foot of the spine affecting the imprint, general soiling, toning, and rubbing to extremities, and lacking original ties. Internally with light spotting and browning, particularly to endpapers, and occasional light handling marks. Structurally sound, with minor opening at the gutter in places. An increasingly scarce limited Kipling edition, combining literary significance with strong material and decorative appeal. Key Features; De luxe edition, limited to 500 copies Signed by publisher and printer (issue point) Printed on English handmade paper Original vellum binding Early 20th-century fine production Complete and numbered copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Copy II of additional 30 copies 'not for sale' and numbered in Roman numerals separate from the Limited edition run of 1000 for sale to members of the Folio Society. Hardcover. Near fine condition. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat. This limited Folio Society edition was produced in an edition of 1,000 copies, each containing a signed illustration by the artist. The volume includes an introduction by Michael Morpurgo. Quarter bound in vellum with vellum tips and paper-covered boards, lavishly decorated in gilt. The top edge is gilt, and the book is printed on Cordier wove paper. Illustrated throughout with fourteen colour plates, decorative borders, numerous black-and-white illustrations, and the signed plate by Niroot Puttapipat. Housed in a cloth-bound clamshell box with a leather spine label. The box measures approximately 36 × 28 × 6 cm. A superb copy, showing only a few very minor marks to the top of the box; otherwise near fine. The book itself is firmly bound and appears unread. Carefully packed for secure shipment. Signed by the illustrator. Niroot Puttapiat (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Two Volume Set of the two Jungle books. Signed slip tipped into the inner page by Rudyard Kipling. In the same format and style as the 1st editions. The Jungle Book is printed 1896 (5th Imp) and the Second Jungle Book is 1895 1st edition. Books are very good and bright. Light edge rubbing.Spine on Jungle book darkened. Contents quite good. Foxing to varying degrees to the pages of the Jungle book. Quite a bright set. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17453/17421/19329. J L Kipling, W H Drake, P Frenzeny (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. [SIGNED LIMITED EDITION - ONLY 20 COPIES WORLDWIDE] This copy is No. 5. --- DESCRIPTION: Small square 4to containing 18 loose-leaf full-colour plates reproduced from the original oil paintings by Lute Vink. Includes the original signed title page. Every individual art plate is protected by its original tissue guard, with each individual plate also hand-signed by Lute Vink. These beautiful illustrations were created for the companion deluxe book edition. --- PRESENTATION: Housed in the original publisher's green cloth-covered clamshell presentation box. The box is beautifully lined with deep burgundy felt, featuring bright gilt titles to the spine and a striking gilt tiger motif on the front board. --- CONDITION: Near Fine / Fine. The presentation box is in near-fine condition. All 18 plates and the signed title page are in fine condition. A superb copy. --- ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lute Vink is a celebrated Dutch-born, South African wildlife artist known for his breathtakingly hyper-realistic style. He was a finalist for the prestigious BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year in 2013. Very scarce. *Note: We also have the companion deluxe leather-bound book edition available for sale, please view our other listings. Lute Vink (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Author: Rudyard Kipling. Illustrator: F H Townsend. Price: £595. Publisher: Macmillan, London, UK. Edition: First edition. Publication Date: 1905. Format: Original cloth gilt. Condition: Very good. Pages: 80. Description: Short story. Signed 'Rudyard Kipling' to the title page by the author. Binding nice and tight with very slight creasing. Cloth a little marked and slightly sunned to the spine. Slight foxing to the endpapers otherwise pages and illustrations very nice and clean. A very good copy overall. Very scarce signed. They: A Short Description: 'They' is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1904 in his collection Traffics and Discoveries. It is considered one of Kipling's more mysterious and introspective works, blending elements of supernatural fiction with themes of loss, memory, and the afterlife. The story reflects Kipling's personal grief following the death of his daughter, Josephine, and is often regarded as one of his most emotionally profound pieces. Signed by Author(s).…

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. Five Original Hand Written/Typed and Signed letters from Rudyard Kipling to Walter Mumford 1919 and 1927. Three autograph letters (dated February - August 1919) and two typescript letters, from Kipling to Walter Mumford (dated June - September 1927). Full transcript are availible. Two letters discussing Oliver Baldwin (son of the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin) , 'For once in his n moderate sense and I'm grateful to you for your letter. The idea of him Captain Kettleing about on a Rhine tourist-steamer's quarterdeck, with a loaded automatic and a stern (eyebrow) is a very pleasing one. I hope to Heaven he doesn't take a hand in the navigation.', others discussing his new pipe, farm livestock and agriculture. Captain Walter Clarkson Mumford MC (1886-1959) was a friend of Kipling, Oliver Baldwin (1899-1958) was the son of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and a cousin of Kipling. Both Oliver Baldwin and Walter Mumford both served in the Irish Guards during the First World War along with John Kipling, Rudyard's son, who was recorded missing in action during the Battle of Loos in 1915. Full translations included. Size of letters approximately are 160mm x 100mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. More images can be taken upon request. Ref A1234. Signed by Author(s).…

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. [Fine Binding]. Two volumes (Jungle Book, First Edition/Third Printing; The Second Jungle Book, First Edition/Second Printing). Finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in matching bindings. Full green polished calf, red morocco title lables, raised bands, gilt tooled and decorations including gilt embossed elephant on front boards, inner dentelles, animal motif colored endpapers, all edges gilt, silk page markers. 8vo's: (7" x 5"), 212, 240 pages; illustrated. SIGNED BINDINGS (stamped "Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, Bath England for Marshall Field and Company" on upper verso front fly). Considered to be Kipling's most beloved works; a children's classic for generations. Original green spines sunned to tan (as expected) with light rubbing, else clean and tight in fine leather bindings with a strong shelf presence. J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. Inscribed on front endpaper by Clifford H. Cassidy. A GOOD- COPY OF A SCARCE EDITION., ESPECIALLY SIGNED. PORTIONS OF SPINE BINDING MISSING, LIGHT SOILING TO BOARDS, SOME PAGE CORNERS FOLDED. BINDING TIGHT, TEXT CLEAN.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Beautifully illustrated by the great artist/world traveler, Baum, who has inscribed on the ffep: "To Gracia and Ed with all my best wishes for Thanksgiving 1979 yours Willi." Stated First Printing. Illustrated children's book based on Kipling's tale of India. Dust jacket, protected by mylar cover, is bright & unclipped. One small repaired tear. Stain on reverse side of dj is not visible on front or back of dj. Olive green cloth boards w/black titles. Binding tight. Text clean & unmarked w/no rips or tears. Very minor rubbing at top and bottom edges of backstrip. Lovely copy, rare signature. Baum, Willi (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition, 1 of 950. Pages uncut. The marbled paper covered boards are very clean & bright. Top of spine very lightly bumped. Endpapers foxed. Slipcase rubbed around edges, and shows surface rubbing. Top & bottom extremeties of open edge rubbed through to cardboard. The book includes a typed letter (on Doubleday, Doran letterhead) offering this book as a "Christmas token" to "our friends. In the book-trade". The letter is signed by Nelson Doubleday and is addressed to a Minneapolis dept store book department manager(?). It is dated December 3, 1935. The letter has been folded in sixths to fit inside the front cover. ; lfh4d804; 31 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Printed on Oxford laid paper by The Whittington Press in a limited, numbered edition of 125 copies. This is copy #95 and is SIGNED in pencil by Judith Verity on the colophon. Seventeen linocuts of Whittington Court garden hand coloured by the artist. Bound fan-fold within stiff green card covers. Colour oval shape title plate tipped to front cover. Together with an illustrated 4pp prospectus, including a specimen page. Dark green paper covered slip case. All in fine condition. Judith Verity (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. This includes laid in return envelope and order for as well as a special note. Special Invitation' Brochure / Prospectus. Laid initems are fine. 'A Special Invitation' brochure / prospectus for the signed limited Burwash Edition of Kipling's Complete WorksDescription[16] pp. (including covers). With 5 illustrations, including wood engravings and facsimiles. 12 1/2x9 1/2, original saddle stitched printed wrappers. Scarce booklet that would add completeness to any Burwash Edition set of Kipling's Complete Works.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author.

Hardback. Condition: Good. 1st. Signed limited first edition hardback (58/150), 1926, with no jacket or slipcase. In overall good used condition with some signs of age, handling and storage - grey paper-covered boards with cream vellum spine rubbed to edges with slight stain to front upper right-hand corner, the spine tanned, brittle and chipped. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; page-ends slightly toned and cockled but text and tipped-in illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Donald Maxwell (illustrator). Signed.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Very Good hardcover, 1914 Seven Seas edition SIGNED BY KIPLING on half-title page, Limited Edition (#18 of 1050) , Volume ONE of Seven Seas ediiton. We also have several other volumes of this set that are NOT signed, (but still the Seven Seas limited edition). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Thus. An illustrated edition of Kipling's poetry, published in an edition of 125 signed and numbered copies printed on handmade paper. Robinson contributes seventeen plates, eight of which are full color tipped to mounts with gilt borders. xx, 392 pages. 7-3/4 by 10 inches. First illustrated edition. A very good to near fine copy in original half vellum-style paper over light gray-green paper. There are olive green morocco spine labels; the top edge is gilt; the other edges are untrimmed. The spine ends are somewhat bumped and the vellum has darkened, as usual. This is copy 35 of 125, signed by Kipling on the limitation page. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A rare collection of three works by the author and the Nobel Laureate's books of poetry, all signed by him. Plus autographed signed letter to whom these were sent, housed in a contemporary slip case. The books are worn, though still intact. More Photos available on request. FIVE NATIONS, Methuen and Co, 1903. First edition, first issue of Kipling's notable poetry, identifiable by the error on page 56 where David is printed instead of Saul, and by the publisher's advertisements dated July 1903. Jorg Mikula's stamp appears on the rear and front end pages with a small owner signature above. Cloth boards show wear and minor loosening at the spine. BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS AND OTHER VERSES, Methuen and Co, 1892. Second edition of perhaps Kipling's most popular poetry collection. The A troop Salisbury Recreation Club appears 9 times throughout the book, including front and end papers. Jorg Mikula has over-stamped three of these with the recipient of the letter's signature on the title page. Boards have been repaired. Rudyard Kipling has crossed his name out on the title page and signed above. THE SEVEN SEAS, Methuen and Co, 1896. Collection of poetry and ballads. Second Edition. The front-end page is loose. The pages' edges are worn with minor loss, featuring a Jorg Mikula stamp on the rear end page and again at the top of a text page. Cloth boards show wear and some loosening at the spine. Rudyard Kipling has crossed his name out on the title page and signed below. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTER. To H N Watters of Southern Rhodesia, dated 14th September 1923, on printed stationery from Bateman's Wash, where he lived. I shall be very glad to autograph the three books which have for so long been your companions. The letter is fully intact with mailing folds, in the original worn envelope. Signed by Author(s).…

First Edition. First edition. Three volumes. Number 41 of only 100 copies SIGNED BY KIPLING IN EACH OF THE THREE VOLUMES. 8vo full gilt-stamped vellum, top edges gilt, rest untrimmed. Very good to near fine with covers lightly soiled, spine on volume one a little darkened, a bit of rubbing to head of spine on volume two, small light red stain to front board of volume three and with boards on volume three a bit splayed. Signed.…

Hard Cover. Number 174 in a limited edition of only 1,000 copies only. Quarto, pp.,197. With 14 tipped in colour illustrations, including frontispiece and a numbered hand-printed etching, SIGNED by the artist, and 9 further monochrome tail-pieces. Vellum quarter binding with titles blocked in 22-carat gold to spine, blocked in four metallic foils; top edge gilt; tan pictorial endpapers. Printed on Cordier Wove paper and housed in a copper-coloured solander box, with title label laid on and promotional prospectus loosely inserted. An extremely handsome copy, which is in Fine condition and appears unread with no annotations or inscriptions. Slipcase shows small areas of unobtrusive surface scuffing and single small bruise to one edge; near fine condition. Sumptuous edition which contains all twelve of the iconic Just So Stories, along with 'The Tabu Tale'. With an Introduction by Michael Morpurgo and glorious illustrations by Niroot Puttapipat. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.…

Calf. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. De Lux edition, printed on Japanese vellum, limited to 100 signed copies. Book measures 27.5x21.cm. Bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling along with swastika symbol to the spine, front and rear panels along with a embossed gilt elephant on the front board, top edges gilt, others uncut. Calf lightly rubbed, some minor abrasion wear. Generally bindings in very good condition. Internally, pages clean. A very nice copy. The anthology Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling, which was released by Hodder & Stoughton in 1912, is an outstanding compilation that encompasses the vast array of poetic accomplishments associated with Kipling. This signed and limited-edition deluxe copy not only exemplifies his lyrical prowess but also constitutes a significant artefact of literary history. Featuring Kipling's autograph and bound in opulent materials, this edition is a collector's delight and a testament to the enduring legacy of one of the most renowned authors in British history. Size: Large 8vo.…