Departmental Ditties and Other Verses

London: W. Thacker & Co. 1897, a numbered copy form a limited edition of 1500. (Hardcover) 189pp. Very good, no dust jacket. The de luxe edition with two extra illustrations and with notice numbered and signed by the publisher. Red cloth with gilt illustration over vellum spine. Vignette illustrations, full-page illustrations with tissue guards. The… Read more about this item

Calcutta, Bombay and London, Thacker, Spink and Co, 1891, 8vo, pp. vi, 125, 24 (publisher's catalogue in the rear); orig. maroon cloth gilt, drab floral end-papers. Sixth edition. - A very nice copy of this early, Indian edition of Kipling's satirical verses, always regarded by him as "my first book" (1886; see Stewart-Yeats, page 19). The fifth edition by… Read more about this item

Lahore: Civil and Military Press Gazette, 1886. First Edition of Kipling's first published book. Tall narrow 4to. Bound original light brown printed wrappers in the form of an Indian civil service envelope, overlapping flap. Laid into red morocco spine and cloth slipcase and chemise. The George Ulizio copy. First Edition of Kipling's first published book. Tall narrow 4to.… Read more about this item

Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co., 1890. 4th Edition (1st UK Edition) . Very Good Plus/Fine. 5.75 x 7.75 inches (15 x 20 cm). Slipcase: Custom made maroon cloth slip case with gilt lettering to end panel. Overall case condition is Fine. Book: Fourth edition and the first edition to be printed in England. Ads at rear dated February… Read more about this item

London: Methuen and Co, 1904. First edition of Kipling's first collection of verse. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt. In very good condition. Kipling published his first collection of verse, Departmental Ditties, in 1886, a year that also brought a change to the editors at the Civil and Military Gazette which allowed him more creative freedom and the ability… Read more about this item

London: Thacker, Spink And Co., 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A smart edition of the collection of poems from Rudyard Kipling, first printed in 1886. A very smart eighth edition of Rudyard Kipling's 'Departmental Ditties and Other Verses', containing such poems as 'The Plea of the Simla Dancers' and 'To the Unknown Goddess'.  Kipling… Read more about this item

Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1921. Hardcover. Good. 1921. Thirty-Sixth Edition. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Full bound red leather. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Mild sunning to front board. Mild… Read more about this item

Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co., 1890. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The fourth edition in the original cloth of Rudyard Kipling's anthology of verses. The fourth edition of this work. A collection of poems by the renowned author Rudyard Kipling. Seen in both blue and maroon variant cloth binding.This work originally appeared in 1886 on the… Read more about this item

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London: W. Thacker and Co. 1898. 8vo. xix, 208 pp. Half green calf over marbled boards, with raised bands and gilt lettering and devices to tan spine. Top edge gilt. Very light wear to extremities, with very light rubbing to boards and spine. Marble endpapers. Foxing to fore and bottom edge and scattered throughout. Includes black and white plates and… Read more about this item

Thacker, Spink & Co, Calcutta, 1891. 6th edition.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. [viii]+125pp+24pp publishers catalogue, edges of the cloth a little worn, gilt lettering to the spine dulled & worn, the gilt decoration on the upper cover bright, front endpaper discoloured presumably where at one time a newspaper clipping was laid in, a nice copy. The adverts are dated… Read more about this item

PAPERBACK MAGAZINE, SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1962* Publisher: Nova Publications Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated paper covers. Considerable shelf wear overall. Creases to spine & front cover. Front corners severely creased. ACC* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Somewhat aged and worn. Staple bound showing some rust. Small pen inscription to… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co, 1914. 27th. hardback. Very Good (both vols), no d/j, blue boardsgood, with gilt spine titling bright; untrimmed pages unmarked and tight; a little tanning on endpapers; both front pastedowns inscribed by owner.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Methuen 'Service Edition' of Kipling's works: Poetry with a military theme, particularly of the… Read more about this item

Thacker, Spink and Co., Calcutta 1888 3rd edition. In brown cloth bevelled covers with elaborate gilt device on upper board replicating a note from Kipling. Floral endpapers. In very good condition. Corners slightly rubbed. Mild foxing to edges. A few very minor marks. Else a clean and tight copy. Size 7.5 x 5.5 inches 85pp. plus 40pp.cat. Third edition… Read more about this item

Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1918-01-01. Unknown Binding. Very Good. in x in x in. 22nd edition1913 on red leather cloth reverse swastika to frontis + signature

London: Methuen & Co, 1946 Very Good Copy in Good + unclipped D/J. Previous owners inscription on FFE. Attractive red/black frontis and title page. Some light foxing to rear end papers.

Newnes, 1899-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1989, 10th edition. Previous owner's inscription present on first page. Hardcover. Covers have minor bumping to corner with scuffing overall, see picture. Otherwise binding firm and internally clean.

Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1892. Hardcover. Boards clean and bright. 3/8" tear to cloth at head of spine. Several 1/8" chips to cloth at tail of spine. Corners rubbed. Some splitting to gutters at hinges. ; Seventh edition. The author's first book. vi, [2], 125, [3] pages + 24 pages… Read more about this item

London.: Metheun and Co., 1904. Hard. Good. 12mo. 7 3/4".. Good. Lacking dust jacket. Foxed. Uncut pages.

London: George Newnes Limited, 1899 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Dudley Cleaver. A wonderfully illustrated, very scarce copy of this collection of poetry from Rudyard Kipling. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth. Eleventh edition. Written by English novelist, poet and short story writer Rudyard Kipling, who was born in India, a country… Read more about this item