Kipling, Rudyard. THE BURWASH EDITION OF THE COMPLETE WORKS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF RUDYARD KIPLING [28 volumes, limited, signed]. Doubleday, Doran: np (Garden City, NY), 1941.

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Condition: Very Good

Description: 28 vols. Frontispiece, 9 x 6", gilt-dec red cloth with beveled edges; teg, vp, covers a bit rubbed with some abrasions and spine sunning else a nice set. LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES (this is set #240), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, RUDYARD KIPLING.

Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

KIPLING, Rudyard. The Burwash Edition of the Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling (28 vols). Doubleday, Doran & Company, [Garden City], 1941.

Price: US$9350.00 + shipping

Description: No. 148 of one thousand sets, signed by Kipling in the first volume. Twenty-eight octavo volumes; red gilt-blocked beveled cloth, top edges gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed; in uniform dustjackets. Front endpapers with printed bookplates of Harry Bishop Clapp (to each pastedown) and James Glen Mead (to each free endpaper). The latter have caused some mild rippling to the endleaves, else a fresh, fine set in the original printed dustwrappers, uniformly fine and free of darkening or wear. The authoritative edition of Kipling's works, rarely found in the original dustwrappers and almost unheard of in this condition, certainly the finest set to reach the market in the past twenty or more years. RICHARDS D25.

Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.

Kipling, R.. The Burwash edition of the complete works in prose and verse of Rudyard Kipling. The Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling. [ 28 vols, complete set,, Burwash Edition. ]. Doubleday, Doran, & Co., Inc., [Garden City], Burwash edition, 1941, 1941.

Price: US$10246.91 + shipping

Description: Limited edition of 1010 numbered sets, the first volume signed by Kipling. 28 vols, full green morocco, covers ruled in gilt, upper covers stamped with gilt facsimile of Kipling's signature, spines lettered and tooled in gilt in compartments, five raised bands, blindstamped turn-ins, marbled endpapers,top edges gilt, 23 cm, many I. Plain tales from the hills.-II. Soldiers three. The story of the Gadsbys. In black and white.-III. Wee Willie Winkie. Under the deodars. The phantom rickshaw, and other stories.-IV. Life's handicap.-V. Many inventions.-VI. The day's work.-VII. Traffics and discoveries.-VIII. Debits and credits. Actions and reactions.-IX. A diversity of creatures.-X. Limits and renewals. "Thy servant a dog."-XI. The jungle books.-XII. Just so stories.-XIII. Puck of Pook's Hill. Rewards and fairies.-XIV. Stalky & Co. Land and sea tales.-XV. The light that failed. The naulahka.-XVI. Captains courageous. Kim.-XVII-XVIII. From sea to sea, and other sketches.-XIX. Letters of travel, 1892-1927.-XX. The war. A fleet in being.-XXI-XXII. The Irish guards in the Great War.-XXIII. Uncollected prose.-XXIV. A book of words. Souvenirs of France. Something of myself.-XXV. Departmental ditties and Barrack-room ballads.-XXVI. The seven seas. The five nations. The years between.-XXVII. Songs from books and Later songs from books.-XXVIII. Early verse. The muse among the motors. Miscellaneous. Set No. 60, signed by Kipling. A Fine set, splendidly bound.

Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom