The Works of Rudyard Kipling, published between 1904 and 1915 and here uniformly very finely bound by Bumpus.
- The Jungle Book. With Illustrations by J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1915.
- The Second Jungle Book. With Decorations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1915.
- Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses. Metheun and Co. Ltd.; London; 1915.
- The Light that Failed. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1913.
- Many Inventions. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1914.
- Just So Stories for Little Children. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1913.
- The Day's Work. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1914.
- Actions and Reactions. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1910.
- Plain Tales from the Hills. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1915.
- From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches. Volume I. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1914.
- From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches. Volume II. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1914.
- Kim. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1913.
- Soldiers Three. The Story of the Gadsby's in Black & White. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1913.
- 'Captains Courageous'. A Story of the Grand Banks. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1913.
- The Naulahka. A Story of West and East. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1913.
- Puck of Pook's Hill. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1914.
- The Seven Seas. Metheun and Co. Ltd.; London; 1914.
- Songs from Books. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1914.
- Life's Handicap Being Stories of Mine Own People. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1913.
- Departmental Ditties and Other Verses. Metheun and Co. Ltd.; London; 1914.
- The Five Nations. Metheun and Co. Ltd.; London; 1913.
- Stalky & Co. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1915.
- Wee Willie Winkie Under the Deodars the Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Stories. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1915.
- Rewards and Fairies. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1910.
- Traffics and Discoveries. Macmillan and Co., Limited; London; 1904.
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Bound by J & E Bumpus.
The bindery was established in the 1860s by John and Edward Bumpus. They quickly gained a great reputation for their high quality bookbinding and their specialisation in fine bindings. They would often use premium materials to create exquisite and decorative book bindings. They were later recognised by the British royal family with a Royal Warrant, and won numerous awards and bookbinding competitions.
Size: 135 x 195 mm (approx., each) - but varies.
Condition:
These were not published as a set and many different editions are here. Most are first editions, later printings and some are later editions. These have been uniformly bound but there are a few different sizes here, including different depths of books. Spines unevenly sunned and with very minor scuffing. All boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with some sporadic sunning next to joints, very minor superficial scratches and marks. Very minor shelf and edge wear. Toning and foxing on page edges. Binder's stamp on preliminary in all volumes. Endpapers with minor foxing. Text blocks extremely clean with very light toning. Uncollated but appear to be complete. Newspaper extract on Rudyard Kipling tipped in to preliminary in Stalky & Co.
