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Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous : A Story of the Grand Banks. Century Company, New York, 1897.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Preceded the English first edition. Includes frontispiece and 20 plates. Green, gilt-lettered cloth decorated in red, gold, and green with image of a sailship on front cover panel, top edge gilt. Rubbing and slight soiling to cover, corners bumped, former owner's inscription dated 1897 on front free endpaper. Lacking one plate. Still a bright tight copy.
Seller: Great Northern Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks. The Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$39.60 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in green cloth w/gold embossed boat dec and titles, red and black dec, deckled edge, top edge gilt. Good; No DJ (as issued?). Spine slant, text block pull at crown, cloth scuffed, tears at crown, owner info front pastedown, else About Fine and unmarked. 323pp; illustrated in drawings by I. W. Taber.
Seller: BASEMENT BOOKS, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous. The Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$42.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover bound in green cloth with illustrated front board. Ink inscription on ffep. Small red stain on front board. TEG.
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$44.52 + shipping
Description: 8vo, viii, 323pp, Numerous Illustrations. Internally some minor staining especially to bottom corners of first 70 pages o/w Good. Top edge gilt. other edges untrimmed. Inscribed on ffep "Mrs J, Berlingett from a Friend November 1897". Green Cloth with gilt cover & spine in Good++ condition. Protected by clear wrappers.
Seller: Handsworth Books PBFA, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Rudyard Kipling. Captains Courageous. The Century Company, 1897.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1897 The Century Company, First Edition, green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering top edge gilt, corners lightly rubbed, owner's name and date, upper corners of all pages bumped, one page tanned from old paper laid in, hinges and binding are tight, 323 pages
Seller: Stone Soup Books, Camden, ME, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard. Captains Courageous. A Story of The Grand Banks. The Century Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition, Octavo, publishers decorated green cloth over boards, stamped in gilt red, and dark green, gilt top edge. Includes black and white illustration throughout, concerning the adventures of 15-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr. Good. Good, front hinge cracked, several page corners turned, one signature starting.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous A Story of the Grand Banks. Century Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 323pp octavo. A very good copy in green decorated cloth, top edge gilt. Non-authorial inscription on the front fly leaf. Complete with 20 illustrations. Nice copy
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captain's Courageous" A Story of the Grand Banks. The Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Spine a trifle sunned, slight bumping to bottom edge, leaning somewhat, otherwise a nice tight copy; Nearly Very God. I prefer to be paid via PayPal, username Michael Grano Thank you.
Seller: Michael Grano, Seaside, OR, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous. The Century Co, 1897.
Price: US$63.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Description: 1/1 US Condition: Decorative green cloth boards. Top edge gilt. Gilt image of ship to upper board. Several newspaper clipping tipped in. Rubbing to extremities with slight lean. Front free endpaper missing. Internally clean. Minor damage to plate at page 202, but all present. A well preserved copy. Size: 200mm x 135mm
Seller: Stephen Conway Booksellers, Halifax, United Kingdom
Rudyard Kipling. Captains Courageous A Story of the Grand Banks. The Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$66.82 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Beautifully decorated book with green ship against a gold background on the cover, Complete, clean and tight. It appears that a former owner glued down the front end paper to the paste down to add strength to the front hinge. Book a bit offset otherwise in very nice shape. 323 pages. 21 illustrations by Taber. First American Edition. Very Nice copy.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Rudyard Kipling. CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS, A STORY OF THE GRAND BANKS. The Century Co., 1897.
Price: US$68.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: viii, [2], 323 pp. First American Edition. Illustrated by I.W. Taber. Original gilt-lettered pictorial green cloth, top edge gilt. Shaken, ubbing, minor soiling to boards.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket). Top and bottom of spine, corners, slightly rubbed., Front cover with color decoration quite bright. Former owner's ink notation on the ffep. Inner hinge weak, but holding. Internally clean and tight.
Seller: Waverly & Rugby Books, Pinehurst, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: 323 pp. 8vo, publisher's green decorated cloth, t.e.g. First US edition. Slight use to cloth at extremities; tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard. Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks. The Century Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. Octavo. Original green decorated cloth over boards, gilt decorations and lettering on front cover and spine. Very good, discoloration to spine spine ends very slightly bumped, pages slightly agetoned.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Rudyard Kipling. Captains Courageous. The Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Slight cocking to spine else a lovely near fine copy.
Seller: Courtside Books, Medford, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: The Century Company, 1897. One of Kipling's most popular novels, and the source for Spencer Tracy's Academy Award in 1937. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition, issued the same year as the English version. Green cloth decorative cover, featuring a sailing ship, and stamped in black, red, and gilt. Clean text; 323 pages; top-edge gilt, others rough deckle. Very slight lean, very light bumps. Front gutter is starting to crack, but without ill effect. A solid copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: In Very Good+ condition. Bound in full olive-green cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt and green; the decorative front panel, lushly in gilt, green and red. Top edge gilt. Octavo. viii + 323pps., with 21 black and white plates (included in the pagination) by W. Taber. There is mild rubbing to the extremities and a few light soil-marks to the text. The binding is slightly shaken, though sound, with all pages intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy -- with variations in the text from the British original published earlier in that same year. ".Harvey Cheyne is the overindulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner he is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and, initially against his will, joins the crew of the We're Here for a summer. An exciting adventure story, 'Captains Courageous' follows the trials of a boy who is thrown into an entirely alien environment." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st American Edition. Many B&W illustations. A fine copy.
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
Rudyard Kipling. Captains Courageous A Story of the Grand Banks. The Century Co.,, New York:, 1897.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing Very near fine in decorated green cloth covered boards with red, black and gilt decorations on the front board and with the top edge of the text block gilt. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with the spine tanned and with minor rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the lower tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket. 323 pages of text with all 21 of the illustrated black and white plates present as called for in the table of contents within this copy. A very presentable, collectible copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$213.98 + shipping
Description: Worn set bound in blind-bordered and gilt-decorated cloth with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 20 volumes. Contents; Volume 1. Plain tales from the hills -- v. 2-3. Soldiers three and military tales -- v. 4. In black and white -- v. 5. The phantom 'rickshaw and other stories -- v. 6. Under the deodars ; The story of the Gadsbys ; Wee Willie Winkle -- v. 7. The jungle book -- v. 8. The second jungle book -- v. 9. The light that failed -- v. 10. The naulahka : a story of West and East / written in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier -- v. 11. Verses, (1889-1896) -- v. 12. "Captains courageous," a story of the Grand banks -- v. 13-14. The day's work. -- v. 15-16. From sea to sea : letters of travel -- v. 17. Early verse -- v. 18. Stalky & co. -- v. 19. Kim ; v. 25. Rewards and fairies. Subjects; Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936). Writings in prose. Writings in verse. 19th - 20th century writings. 20 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$244.00 + shipping
Description: Worn set bound in blind-bordered and gilt-decorated cloth with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 20 volumes. Contents; Volume 1. Plain tales from the hills -- v. 2-3. Soldiers three and military tales -- v. 4. In black and white -- v. 5. The phantom 'rickshaw and other stories -- v. 6. Under the deodars ; The story of the Gadsbys ; Wee Willie Winkle -- v. 7. The jungle book -- v. 8. The second jungle book -- v. 9. The light that failed -- v. 10. The naulahka : a story of West and East / written in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier -- v. 11. Verses, (1889-1896) -- v. 12. "Captains courageous," a story of the Grand banks -- v. 13-14. The day's work. -- v. 15-16. From sea to sea : letters of travel -- v. 17. Early verse -- v. 18. Stalky & co. -- v. 19. Kim ; v. 25. Rewards and fairies. Subjects; Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936). Writings in prose. Writings in verse. 19th - 20th century writings. 20 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard. Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks. The Century Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Small 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and black, gilt and orange pictorial and decorative stamping. viii, 323pp. Frontispiece, 20 full-page called-for plates. Very good. Internally tight and near fine, though binding is a bit edgeworn and the cloth "flecked," with a few stray small spots on spine and rear board; small homely gouge at lower left of front board. A tight and decent first edition of this great seafaring adventure in a binding that's well-loved but still fairly attractive, with front board gilt bright. The illustrations by Walton Taber (1857-1933) are pristine.
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard.. Captains Courageous.. NY. Century Co. 1897., 1897.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. With 21 full-page black and white drawings. Very good in finely woven green cloth with bright gilt title and drawing of schooner on front boards. The gilt has been rubbed away in the left top half of the sky. With 3 seashells stamped on spine with bright gilt lettering. t.e.g. Name in ink on the second free endpaper and some light staining along the left side of the rear boards. First Edition.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Rudyard Kipling. Captains Courageous. The Century Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st American Edition. 12mo with green cloth covered boards decorated in gilt, black and red, with gilt printing and a silhouette of a sailing ship inside a circular gilt imprint. Clean pages with gilt top edge, slight age-tanning, slightly bumped corners and shelf wear to ends of spine. Binding tight but front hinge slightly loose. Twenty one illustrations by T.W. Tabor. Considered one of the great sea novels of the 19th century, written while Kipling lived in Vermont. A coming-of-age tale of fishing off the New England coast. A beautiful copy in decorative green, red and gold boards with stamped designs of ship, fish and other nautical symbols.
Seller: Sam Barcelo, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS. A Story of the Grand Banks. , 1897.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Description: New York: The Century Co., 1897. Original light green cloth decorated in black, orange and gilt. First Edition, which according to the Richards bibliography preceded the London edition by about a month. This is Kipling's great novel about the cod fishing fleet of Gloucester Massachusetts, written while the newlywed Kiplings lived in Vermont. Kipling freely acknowledged that the book owed much to Dr. James Conland of Brattleboro, who brought the Kiplings' elder daughter into the world -- for Conland had been a member of the Massachusetts fishing fleet, and it was he who took Kipling to explore the wharves and quays of Boston and Gloucester. (This American edition, in fact, is dedicated to Conland; the English edition bears no dedication.) This is the only book of Kipling's which is set entirely in America. All the characters are American. Not only that, but the heart of the book -- its moral in a single sentence -- is one of Kipling's main beliefs of this period expressed in terms essentially American, or perhaps more particularly New England. He put it later in verse: ".If you don't work you will die!" It is a saga of hard physical work in conflict with natural forces. It is a book which could hardly have been written by anyone who did not admire Huckleberry Finn; it is a book whose claim to survival rests mainly on detail, and it is all American detail. [Mason] This is an attractive copy, just about fine with scarcely any wear or soil; the frontispiece recto bears a Christmas 1897 inscription. Richards A102; Stewart 164.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous : A Story of the Grand Banks. Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$403.00 + shipping
Description: 323p. De Vinne Press Very good condition, bottom of spine worn
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$440.00 + shipping
Description: First Impression. Octavo (19cm); royal blue cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front panel; all edges gilt; 245pp, [1], [2] ads. Previous owner's name and date opposite half-title; edges lightly rubbed, gilt has dulled, bit of sunning to spine, with a tiny patch of sticker-pull at front pastedown, 2 small glue spots on rear endpaper and a 2" crack at lower rear hinge; Very Good. One of the great 19th century adventure stories, basis for Victor Fleming's Oscar-winning adaptation in 1937, starring Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous. The Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition in very good plus condition. A 12mo with green cloth covered boards decorated in gilt, black and red, with gilt printing and a circular gilt element with a central silhouette of a sailing ship. Clean, bright and sharp cornered, with a gilt top edge. Twenty one illustrations by Tabor, including the frontis. The binding is mostly firm with one loose page, number 161-2, inserted in place. viii, 323 pp. Antiquarian, Fiction, Literature, Classics. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS: A STORY OF THE GRAND BANKS. The Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-viii [ix-x] 1-323 [324-326: blank], twenty-one plates with illustrations by L. W. Taber, original pictorial gray green cloth, front panel stamped in red, black and gold, spine panel stamped in black and gold, rear panel stamped in black, top edge gilt, other edges rough trimmed. First American edition. "Kipling's third attempt to write a long story was made during his residence in the United States, and the background for this novel centers around the deep-sea fishing industry of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The story first appeared in serial form in McCLURE'S MAGAZINE, November, 1896, to May, 1897, with twenty-five illustrations by I. W. Taber, and in PEARSON'S MAGAZINE, December, 1896, to April, 1897, with forty-one illustrations by I. W. Taber and Fred T. Jane . The American edition, published by the Century Co., and the English, by Macmillan & Co., were both published in 1897. The texts differ from one another in a number of minor details." - Stewart, pp. 149-150. "The work has always been popular in the USA and various versions have been filmed." - Sutherland, Victorian Fiction, p. 104. Stewart 164. Neat 1897 Christmas gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Slight spine lean, lower front corner tips lightly rubbed, upper front corner tip lightly bumped, a nearly fine copy. A lovely copy of this classic. (#164553)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous. Century Co., New York, 1897.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Captains Courageous A Story of the Grand Banks by Rudyard Kipling. First edition in publishers original green cloth. Precedes the UK edition. Publisher: The Century Co., New York, 1897. Binding is in fine condition. Top edge gilt. Owners name and June 4th 1898 in ink on ffep. Small library sticker to paste-down. Contents clean. 323 pages. 5 ½ x 7 ¾ inches. Inventory #24-003. Price: $500.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$544.50 + shipping
Description: First Edition, preceding the British printing. Illustrated with 21 plates from drawings. 8vo, green cloth gilt lettered, pictorially decorated in colors and gilt on the spine and cover, t.e.g. viii, 323. A fine, bright copy with very minimal evidence of use. FINE FIRST EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC WORK. Kiplings tale of a spoiled youth who becomes a man at sea is one of his best loved stories. Its themes are universal and timeless. The British and American editions where published in conjunction with one another, precedence has long been questioned. As it is the tale of the Gloucester fishing fleet of Massachusetts, written while the Kiplings were living in the United States, the American edition holds much appeal.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous. The Century Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Preceding the first British edition. An attractive copy of Kipling's classic tale of the Grand Banks. Original publisher's cloth binding stamped in gilt, red, and black. Top edge gilt. A Nearly Fine copy of the book on account of a small spot to the front joint else a square and bright, retaining its gilt and colors; internally fresh and unmarked. A fantastic coming-of-age story set on the rough seas, it was famously adapted for the screen in 1937, for which Spencer Tracy won a best actor Oscar. A maritime coming of age story, Captains Courageous follows Harvey Cheyne from his spoiled and privileged childhood, to a life-changing experience on the sea that transforms him into a good man. After falling overboard off a luxury liner and being rescued by the crew of a fishing boat, Harvey's eyes are opened to different cultures and classes of the world. He learns the value of hard work and gains a new appreciation for adventure and loyalty. Near Fine.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard; Taber, L. W.. CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1897.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First UK edition of this adventure story, following a spoiled young boy as he matures aboard a fishing vessel - from the collection of publisher Michael Sadleir. Written while Rudyard Kipling lived in Vermont with his family, CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS is a classic English nautical adventure story with a distinctly American flavor. This tale of a spoiled rich boy coming into his own after being rescued by a fishing vessel was originally serialized in McCLURE'S, and was inspired by the Kiplings' "family physician, who had shipped as a sailor in his boyhood" (Rice, 370). This copy was once owned by English book collector and publisher Michael Sadleir, who founded THE BOOK COLLECTOR periodical with Ian Fleming. An attractive volume with lovely provenance. 7.5'' x 4.75''. Original blue pictorial cloth with gilt lettering and designs. All edges gilt. Navy blue coated endpapers. Black-and-white frontispiece with tissue guard, 21 black-and-white illustrations. 246 pages, [2] pages of ads to rear. Bookplates of Michael Sadleir and Douglas C. Ewing to front pastedown. Binding spine ends mildly bumped. Some foxing to tissue guard, occasional light foxing to leaf margins. Sharp and bright.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii [1] 2-245 [246: blank] [247-248: ads], twenty-two full page illustrations by L. W. Taber, original pictorial blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, all edges gilt, black coated endpapers. First British edition. "Kipling's third attempt to write a long story was made during his residence in the United States, and the background for this novel centers around the deep-sea fishing industry of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The story first appeared in serial form in McCLURE'S MAGAZINE, November, 1896, to May, 1897, with twenty-five illustrations by I. W. Taber, and in PEARSON'S MAGAZINE, December, 1896, to April, 1897, with forty-one illustrations by I. W. Taber and Fred T. Jane . The American edition, published by the Century Co., and the English, by Macmillan & Co., were both published in 1897. The texts differ from one another in a number of minor details." - Stewart, pp. 149-150. "The work has always been popular in the USA and various versions have been filmed." - Sutherland, Victorian Fiction, p. 104. Stewart 163. Just a touch of wear to cloth at lower corner tips, a fine copy. A lovely copy of this classic. (#160992)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Description: 85 pp. Slim 8vo. Handsomely bound in 3/4 reddish-brown niger morocco over reddish-brown cloth, t.e.g. The five parts are bound without any preliminary leaves, containing 85 pages from the magazine. The binding is by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, of London. The spine is in compartments with delicate gilt lettering and the date 1896-7 at bottom. The leather of the front board is a bit spotted, more so near the top than elsewhere, and the top of the hinge is rubbed. The boards are also slightly bumped. The front free endpaper shows some scuffing. There are four small spots to the rear endpaper, of no particular consequence. The contents are generally clean, if slightly edge-worn. Overall, the book is in very good condition, in a most attractive binding. Martindell 68. Written when Kipling was but 31, and not long married to the sister of his American agent, this is his only book to be set entirely in America. This unique item contains the December, 1896; and the January to April, 1897 parts of Pearson's Magazine which constituted the first appearance in print of Kipling's famous novella. The first book publication was by Macmillan (London), later in 1897, with 21 illustrations by I. W. Taber. The first American book publication was also in 1897 by The Century Co. (New York City). This true first printing also contains 16 illustrations by I. W. Taber, as well as an additional 21 illustrations by Fred T. Jane (the founder of 'Jane's Fighting Ships '), and two by Swain.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
KIPLING, Rudyard. Captains Courageous" A Story of the Grand Banks. Century Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. Original green illustrated cloth and publisher's dustjacket. Although the English edition is occasionally found in dust jacket, the American edition is much less common. Not in Tanselle (for the English dust jacket see Tanselle 97.91) Very good with light shelf wear in nearly Very good dustjacket, with chips at top and bottom of spine, and a few tears along the spine and front flap.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard. Captains Courageous A Story of the Grand Banks. Century Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. Original green illustrated cloth and publisher's dustjacket. Although the English edition is occasionally found in dust jacket, the American edition is much less common. Not in Tanselle (for the English dust jacket see Tanselle 97.91) Very good with light shelf wear in nearly Very good dustjacket, with chips at top and bottom of spine, and a few tears along the spine and front flap.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks. London: Macmillan & Co., 1897.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-two black and white plates by Isaiah West Taber. First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue cloth stamped in gilt to front board and spine, all edges gilt, black coated endpapers; original off-white dust jacket with boating illustration to front panel, list of Kipling's works to rear panel, lettered in blue. Fine with a tiny bookseller's stamp to front pastedown, exceptionally bright gilt; very good unclipped dust jacket with a bit of thumbsoiling to front panel, some toning to spine, curved closed tear to upper portion of spine, minor chipping to spine ends, a few small closed tears to front and rear panels, and corners lightly chipped. Overall, a gorgeous copy, in its exceptionally scarce first issue jacket. Housed in a custom blue slipcase with folding chemise. Originally published serially in McClure's Magazine beginning in November 1896, Captains Courageous is a story about Harvey Cheyne, the marooned son of a wealthy railroad magnate who is rescued by fishermen off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. After being tossed overboard an ocean liner, Harvey meets Disko Troop, captain of the small fishing boat We're Here, who refuses to take the young man back to port, but agrees to take him on as part of the crew. Over the course of the novel, Harvey befriends the captain's son Dan, who helps the arrogant millionaire develop into a hard-working, honest young man who is self-reliant and content with living simply.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.