Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Kipling, Rudyard. Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People. Macmillan 1891 London, 1891.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: Good plus or better, light general wear, corners bumped. Cloth Pages browned. Many weak or split hinges, binding shaken. Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3:11:08 PM 52pp publisher's catalogue at rear. Prev owner's bookplate inside front cover, blacked-out name on front endpaper.
Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard.. THE LIGHT THAT FAILED.. 1891 Reprint, Macmillan., 1891.
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Description: 339pp. In original blue cloth. Very good. Bookplate. Crack in binding.
Seller: Verandah Books, Sherborne, United Kingdom
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: October 1891; 2nd printing. Olive and light green cloth over boards; front cover and spine gilt stamped with titles and with garlands surrounding books design in light brown. Clean, lightly scuffed covers and spine; some rubbing at spine ends - not split or frayed; tightly bound; front hinge has been reglued at end papers; clean interior. 12mo, 351 pp.
Seller: Lee Madden, Book Dealer, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. The Light That Failed. MacMillan & Co., London, 1891.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Pages are yellowing around the edges. Spine is beginning to crack front endpaper. Spine has faded, and is beginning to chip. First few pages are foxing. Front endpaper has two stickers, one that says "Tyler Kipling Collection."
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Rudyard Kipling. Life's Handicap, Being Stories of Mine Own People. MacMillan & Co., 1891.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pub by Macmillan, 1891, early reprint ed. (Oct, 1891). VG cond. hardcover now in archival Brodart, no dj. Quarter green cloth w/ bright gilt dec & lettering on cover & muted gilt dec & lettering on spine. Light bumping & rubbing to wear points. Prev owner's name & date in ink ffep, bookplate front pastedown. 351pp + 8pp ads. Book is square, straight, tight & clean, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard.. The Light that Failed.. London: Macmillan & Co 1st edn, 1891.
Price: US$29.89 + shipping
Description: [viii], 339[1] pp, authors advert leaf, 55[1] page publishers catalogue. Original pebble grained navy cloth gilt. 20 cm x 14 cm. Cloth slightly soiled with some randommarks, rubbing with some minor wear to extremes, rear hinge paper cracked, contents lightly age browned with some random foxing.
Seller: John Turton, Crook, United Kingdom
Kipling, Rudyard:. The Light That Failed.. London: Macmillan, 1891.
Price: US$30.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 339p royal blue cloth with Greek border design to top edge of front and spine, June 1891 second reprint of the First Edition, spine a little faded, very good Language: English
Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Rudyard Kipling. Lifes Handicap - Being Stories of Mine Own People. Macmillan & Co, 1891.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good+, Tight and square, couple heavy spots on front cover else very good. Red cloth with gilt imprint to cover and gilt lettering to spine, 1/2" tear at top edge of spine. Interior is clean and unmarked, light toning
Seller: Stone Soup Books Inc, Waynesboro, VA, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard.. THE LIGHT THAT FAILED.. 1891 Macmillan. First English edition., 1891.
Price: US$36.07 + shipping
Description: 339pp. In original blue cloth. First edition with the revised 'sad' ending. Very good. Bookplate. A little cocked.
Seller: Verandah Books, Sherborne, United Kingdom
Price: US$45.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A wonderful two volume set containing early editions of some of Kipling's works, those being 'Soldiers Three', and 'Plain Tales from the Hills', in the publisher's original cloth binding. Early impressions of these Macmillan editions.Two volume set in the original cloth binding.This is a wonderful collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, published between 1891 and 1898 by Macmillan and Co. This set contains 'Plain Tales from the Hills' as well as 'Soldiers Three, The Story of the Gadsbys, and In Black and White'.This is the third edition of 'Plain Tales from the Hills' (1891), containing a selection of short stories that appeared in the 'Civil and Military Gazette' between 1885 and 1887. This was Kipling's first collection of prose, containing stories with a 'deceptively simple narrative style'. Most of the stories are set in the Hill Station of Simla, and contains works such as 'Lispeth','Thrown Away', 'Miss Youghal's Sais', and 'Cupid's Arrows'.This is the third impression of 'Soldiers Three, The Story of the Gadsbys, and In Black and White' (1898), which contains three other collections of short stories by Kipling. These works were all published in 1888, and contains an assortment of characters including three soldiers named Learoyd, Mulvaney, and Otheris, as well as various Indian characters. These short stories were originally published in booklet form by A H Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library.Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, and poet who is particularly known for 'The Jungle Book'. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his literary works throughout his life.With six pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of 'Soldiers Three', and forty-one pages of adverts to the rear of 'Plain Tales'.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Minimal edge wear to the extremities, with light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Fading to spine, with wear along the raised bands of joints. A few marks to boards. Marks to rear pastedown and endpaper of 'Plain Tales'. Front endpaper to 'Soldiers Three' has been neatly excised from text. Internally, firmly bound. Binding is loosening towards the middle of 'Plain Tales'. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning to margins. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Kipling, Rudyard. The Light That Failed. Macmillan, London, 1891.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original blue gilt stamped cloth. Spine leaning, otherwise a decent copy.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. The Light That Failed. Macmillan, London, 1891.
Price: US$61.00 + shipping
Description: Kipling's first novel. 8vo, (8),339pp, (2) ads, 55 pp Dated February 1891. Original dark blue gilt cloth with gilt title at spine. Front cover slt marked & slt rubbed at edges; spine rubbed top & base. Internally, owner signature top of title page, some light scattered foxing.
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard. Life's Handicap: Being Stories of Mine Own People. Macmillan and Co, London, 1891.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. Octavo. Original two toned green cloth with gilt lettering on close and black stamped designs, gilt lettering with black stamped design on spine. A collection of short stories with ads prices in back. Very good, light shelf wear, dent at top of back coverfront hinge cracked on first free page about an inch on the top and the bottom, pages clean.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard. LIFE'S HANDICAP: Being Stories of Mine Own People. London Macmillan 1891, 1891.
Price: US$74.72 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION 8vo. hardback, rebound by Zaehnsdorf in half red morocco,raised bands, decorative gilt to spine and marbled boards, with original cloth front cover and spine preserved and bound-in at end. Marbled endpapers. t.e.g. xvi, 352pp. Previous owner's engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Pencil bookseller's notes to verso of ffep. Light foxing to prelims. Very slight rubbing to spine edges and slight scuffing to marbled boards. A GOOD+ COPY. (Shelf 2) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Kipling, Rudyard. Life's Handicap. Macmillan and Co., London, 1891.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good plus, first edition book, no dust jacket. Bright red cloth covered boards with publisher's logo stamped in gilt on the front panel, blind-stamped on the back panel, and gilt lettering and graphics on the spine. Front and back boards also have blind-stamped vertical borders along the upper and lower edges. Boards are clean in general with only a few light stains and scuffs. Spine is sunned. Edges at head and tail of board spine are crimped and with small vertical closed tears in the center and at the corners. Eight undated pages of ads at the back. Pages are lightly age-toned. Internally clean and with snug text block. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo half green decorated cloth and olive paper-covered boards, stamped in gilt and olive. A light scuff at the upper spine, else a fine copy in the publisher's second issue binding.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First U.S. edition with imprint of New York printer at base of copyright page. First issue sheets without "October" on copyright page; in second issue binding [Richards A58]. Short stories and a poem. 8vo half light-olive cloth stamped in gilt and black, dark-olive cloth lettered in gilt on front; 351 pages plus 8-page publisher's catalog; top edge olive. Light soiling, spine a little darkened spine ends rubbed, otherwise very good.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard. LIFE'S HANDICAP, BEING STORIES OF MINE OWN PEOPLE. , 1891.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: KIPLING, Rudyard. LIFE'S HANDICAP, BEING STORIES OF MINE OWN PEOPLE. London: MacMillan and Co., 1891. First edition. Octavo. xvi,351,[1] pp., +[6] pp. ads. for MacMillan, NY. Red cloth, gilt-stamped title to spine and publsiher's device to upper board. Binding is lightly sunned and damp-spotted, with some rubbing at heel,crown and joints, and the upper board shows light general soiling. Quite clean within, but for light spotting in top margin of a few leaves, and a bit overopened near the center. Nonetheless, it is a solid copy whose overall condition is very good plus. (Stewart 99).
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard.. The Light That Failed.. London: Macmillan and Co., 1891., 1891.
Price: US$150.81 + shipping
Description: First English trade edition. (preceded by the U.S. edition and an English copyright issue which was not seen by Stewart). 8vo., orig. red cloth, 339, (2)pp.ads. Spine slightly cocked with rubbing o/w a very good copy. Stewart 87--noting "First Macmillan edition and first with 15 chapters, and the 'sad ending,' and first appearance of 'Mother O'Mine."
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Kipling, Rudyard. The Light That Failed. MacMillan &And Co., London, 1891.
Price: US$188.52 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: first MacMillan edition and first trade edition; blue original publisher's cloth; lettering in gilt on the spine; intricate border design in gilt at top edges of front cover and spiine; all gilt is bright; 339 pages followed by two pages of publisher's ads, one blank leaf and 55 pages of a catalogue of MacMillan's publications; modest shelf rubbing at edges; tips bumped and rubbed; attractive 19th century book plate on front paste down; slate gray end papers; hinges tight; mild lean. Stewart 87; Richards A55.
Seller: Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB), South River, ON, Canada
KIPLING, RUDYARD. THE LIGHT THAT FAILED. MACMILLAN & CO PUB 1891, LONDON, 1891.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL NAVY CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT SPINE TITLES, GILT DECORATIVE BORDER ALONG TOP OF SPINE AND UPPER COVER, GREEN COATED ENDPAPERS, CIRCULAR PUBLISHER'S DEVICE AT CENTER OF REAR COVER, TWO PAGES OF ADDS FOLLOWING 340 PAGE TEXT WITH A 55 PAGE PUBLISHER'S CATALOGUE DATED FEB 1892 INSERTED AT REAR. OTHER THAN SOME MODEST WEAR AT THE BOTTOM FORE-EDGE CORNER, SOME VERY FAINT DAMPING TO THE REAR COVER, SMALL PORTRAIT OF YOUNG KIPLING AFFIXED TO VERSO OF THE FRONT FREE-ENDPAPER OPPOSITE THE HALF-TITLE THAT ALSO CONTAINS A PREVIOUS OWNER'S SIGNATURE DATED JANUARY 14,1892, KIPLING RELATED NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ALSO AFFIXED TO THE LAST BLANK OF THE CATALOGUE ADN THE VERSO OF THE REAR FREE-ENDPAPER AND THE REAR ENDPAPER. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLES AND DECORATION.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
Rudyard Kipling. The Light That Failed. Macmillan and Co. London, 1891.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: great condition, blue boards with gilt design at top front board and spine, spine lettering gilt, gilt lettering is bright, some foxing, enclosed a blue board folder enclosing book, spine is slighted sunned and in slipcase, with leather and gilt lettering.,green fly pages, 1st edition penciled in on inside front board, wonderful condition, will send pictures upon request! XV chapters with catalogue at end
Seller: Classic Books Of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1281.82 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A smart first edition copy of John Lockwood Kipling's work on India, an illustrated study of this work from the library of Kipling's agents. The first edition of this work, uncommon to see in the original cloth.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son, literary agent of Rudyard Kipling.An extensive work by John Lockwood Kipling in which he explores the culture of India.This work has dedicated chapters to the Hindu relationship with elephants, dogs, reptiles, horses and more. Kipling discusses the role of animals traditionally in Indian culture and religion in addition to their contemporary usage.Illustrated with in-text engravings throughout.Written by John Lockwood Kipling, father of famous author Rudyard Kipling. John Lockwood Kipling was an English art teacher, illustrator and museum curator. Much of his career was spend in British India.Fifty-five pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small tear to the head of the rear joint. Spine is faded. A few light marks to the boards. internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Rudyard Kipling. The Light That Failed. Macmillan and Co, 1891.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition of Kipling's first novel. Octavo. 339 pages, 2 pages ads. Publisher's original embossed red cloth with bright gilt design on front and titles on spine. Fraying to head and heal of spine. Light foxing to end papers. In archival cover.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Kipling, Rudyard. The Light That Failed.. Macmillan and Co, London, 1891.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Kipling's first novel. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, publisher's gilt emblem to the front panel. In very good condition. Written when Rudyard Kipling was 26 years old, The Light That Failed is semi-autobiographical; being based upon his own unrequited love for Florence Garrard. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan and Port Said. It follows the life of Dick Heldar, an artist and painter who goes blind, and his unrequited love for his childhood playmate, Maisie. Though it was poorly received by critics, the novel has remained in print for over a century. It was also adapted into a play, two silent films as well as a drama film.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
KIPLING, Rudyard. The Light That Failed. London: Macmillan & Co., 1891., 1891.
Price: US$2900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed by Kipling on the title-page "Alick Watt from the much indebted author Mar : 91:", bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright, A VERY GOOD COPY. Kipling's first novel. Inscribed to the son of the of A. P. Watt, the literary agent to Kipling
Seller: D&D Galleries - ABAA, Somerville, NJ, U.S.A.