Kipling, Rudyard
Rare books by Rudyard Kipling, including first editions, signed and finely bound copies, and handsome sets of his collected works.
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Works. 1937
£17,500
The Sussex Edition, the definitive edition of Kipling's works. One of a limited edition of 525 numbered sets signed by the author on the limitation leaf. During the last years of his...
35 volumes, large octavo. Original full tan niger morocco, titles to spines gilt, raised bands, double line rule to boards gilt, top edges rough gilt, other edges... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Bombay Edition. 1913–38
£15,000
The Bombay Edition, one of only 500 complete sets from a limited edition of 1500 sets signed by the author on the half-title. The Bombay edition was initially published in 20 volumes...
31 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles and centre tools to spines gilt, rule to boards gilt, twin rule to turn-ins gilt,... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Bombay Edition of the Works. 1913–38
£8,750
The Bombay Edition, one of only 500 complete sets from a limited edition of 1500 sets signed by the author on the half-title. The Bombay edition was initially published in 20 volumes...
31 volumes. Recent brown morocco, spines gilt in compartments, burgundy and green morocco labels, marbled endpapers, decorative roll to boards, top edges gilt, others... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Bombay Edition of the Works. 1913–38
£8,750
The Bombay Edition, one of only 500 complete sets from a limited edition of 1500 sets signed by the author on the half-title. The Bombay edition was initially published in 20 volumes...
31 volumes. Recent burgundy morocco, spines gilt in compartments, light and dark blue morocco labels, marbled endpapers, decorative roll to boards and top edge gilt,... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Writings in Prose and in Verse. 1897
£4,250
The Edition De Luxe, one of a limited edition of 1,050 copies and very handsomely bound in burgundy morocco.
39 volumes, octavo. Recent burgundy half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, green morocco labels, gilt elephant roundels to upper boards. Frontispiece portrait in... Read more
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KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Jungle Book [together with] The Second Jungle Book. 1894 & 1895
£3,750
First Editions, First Impressions.
2 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial block to upper boards,... Read more
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KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Jungle Book [and] The Second Jungle Book. 1894 & 95
£3,500
First editions, first impressions.
2 volumes, octavo. Original blue cloth, titles and pictorial designs to spines and upper boards gilt, green coated endpapers, all edges gilt. Frontispiece to each... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Works. 1914–26
£3,000
The Seven Seas edition. One of a limited edition of 1050 numbered copies signed by the author on the half-title. This edition was the American equivalent of the Bombay edition, the...
27 volumes bound in 26, octavo. Recent tan half calf, spines gilt in compartments, red and green morocco labels, marbled sides. Title page printed in red and black.... Read more
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KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Jungle Book [together with] The Second Jungle Book. 1894 & 1895
£2,500
First Editions, First Impressions.
2 volumes, octavo. Bound in mid-20th century full blue calf, one red and one green morocco label to each spine, titles and decoration to spines gilt, twin rules to... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Just So Stories For Little Children. 1902
£2,500
First edition, first issue of Kipling's famous collection of twelve stories and twelve poems, including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots." This copy is...
Small quarto. Original red cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to boards in black and white. Housed in a rebacked red quarter morocco solander box. 22 full-page... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Just So Stories. 1902
£2,500
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, twin rule to boards, multi-coloured onlay of elephant to... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Jungle Book. 1894
£2,250
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial block to front boards, twin rule to... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Poems 1886 to 1929. 1929
£1,850
First edition, limited to 525 numbered copies signed by the author.
3 volumes, large octavo. Original red crushed morocco, titles and raised bands to spines gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Departmental Ditties and Other Verses. 1886
£1,500
First edition. Kipling's first published book of which only 350 copies were printed. Preceded only by the juvenilia Schoolboy Lyrics. Rare.
Slim quarto. Original fawn paper wrappers in the form of a public document envelope. Housed in a red cloth slipcase with chemise made by The Chelsea Bindery. Lacking... Read more
(CHIVERS BINDING) KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Five Nations. 1903
£1,500
The binding is signed in gilt at the foot of the rear turn-in, and is a characteristic example of the "vellucent bindings" produced by Cedric Chivers of Bath from 1903. In these...
Octavo (186 × 117 mm). "Vellucent" binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath in transparent vellum over blue paper, with watercolour painting under the vellum, the front... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Two Jungle Books. 1924
£1,375
First Thin Paper Edition.
2 volumes in 1, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt,... Read more
(ROBINSON, W. Heath) KIPLING, Rudyard.
Collected Verse. 1910
£1,375
First and only edition in this form, with illustrations by the cartoonist, illustrator and author W. Heath Robinson.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, pictorial title block to front board, inner dentelles,... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Kim. 1901
£1,375
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, twin rule to turn-ins, plain black... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Humorous Tales. 1931
£1,250
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "Lord Brentford from his friend the author Rudyard Kipling, Xmas/31".
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine and comedy mask to upper board gilt, red top-stain. Frontispiece and 25 plates. Rubbed and partially faded, circular marks... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Poems 1886–1929. 1930
£950
First edition, first printing thus. One of a limited edition of five hundred and thirty-seven sets signed and numbered by the author on the limitation leaf. Includes inserted...
3 volumes, large octavo. Original japon boards, red paper labels to spines, gilt roundels to upper boards, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Bindings lightly rubbed... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Second Jungle Book 1901
£650
Seventh Edition. Signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page.
Octavo. Finely bound in contemporary red half morocco with red boards, titles and decoration to spine gilt, five bands. Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling. First and... Read more
(ROBINSON, W. Heath) KIPLING, Rudyard.
Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling. 1914
£600
Large octavo. Recent full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, fillet to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated with 9 mounted colour plates,...
Large octavo. Recent full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, fillet to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated with 9 mounted colour... Read more
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KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Jungle Book [together with] The Second Jungle Book. 1899
£475
An attractively bound set from the collected works.
2 volumes, octavo (178 × 118 mm). Late 20th-century blue half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers and sides, top edges gilt. Frontispiece to... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling. 1912
£450
Edition de Luxe, limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by the publishers.
Quarto. Recent burgundy morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, roll to boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A fine copy. Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Collected Verse. 1912
£375
Third edition of the collected verse. A handsomely bound copy.
Octavo (240 × 160 mm). Late twentieth-century brown morocco by Otto Schulze of Edinburgh, spine gilt in compartments, titles, single-line ruling to boards,... Read more
