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The Jungle Book [and] The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books

Title: The Jungle Book [and] The Second Jungle Book
Author: Kipling, Rudyard
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good+, Near Fine
Description: London: Macmillan and Co, 1895. First editions. Very Good+, Near Fine. A handsome set. Publisher's blue cloth bindings stamped in gilt. All edges gilt. Dark green endpapers. Slight wear to the spine ends and corners of The Jungle Book, a little foxing internally, otherwise very clean and fresh throughout. A Very Good+ copy. The Second Jungle Book presenting very well indeed, front hinge a little tender, bookeller's ticket to foot of front free endpaper verso. A Near Fine copy overall. Both volumes illustrated throughout with contributions by J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny in The Jungle Book; the author's father, Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., illustrated The Second Jungle Book. This set contained in a custom blue cloth slipcase. Few books have shaped the imagination of childhood quite like Kipling's Jungle Books. First published in 1894 and 1895, these two volumes introduced the world to Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Kaa, and Shere Khan. The timeless stories blended fable, folklore, and imperial adventure into one of the most enduring classics of English literature. The Jungle Book (1894) includes the first appearance of "Mowgli's Brothers," "Kaa's Hunting," and "Tiger! Tiger!" alongside such favorites as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." The Second Jungle Book (1895) continued the tales,deepening the Mowgli cycle and adding enduring pieces like "The King's Ankus" and "Red Dog." Together, the two books form the complete Mowgli canon. First edition sets in original cloth are increasingly scarce, especially when both volumes present well. These are the foundational works of Kipling's career - the stories that earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature (1907) and secured his place in the canon of English storytelling. Based on folktales and legends that Kipling learned during his childhood in India, the Jungle Books were met with huge success upon publication and continue to enthrall readers of all ages to this day. According to Professor Edwin L. Miller, their publication "caused even severe critics of [Kipling's] previous work to admit that he is a writer of inspired genius." Largely focused on man's relationship to nature, the Jungle Books in part narrate the tales of Mowgli, a human ("man-cub") raised by wolves, as he tries to find his proper place in the world. As he struggles with his own identity, he finds allies and adversaries among the animal communities through which he travels. They also include the story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the heroic mongoose who would later inspire an animated short voiced by Orson Welles. For contributions like these, Kipling became the first English-language writer, and the youngest ever, to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Very Good+, Near Fine.

Oinos Krithinos. A Dissertation Concerning the Origin and Antiquity of Barley Wine [Bound with:] A Philosophical Dialogue Concerning Decency. To Which is Added a Critical and Historical Dissertation on Places of Retirement for Necessary Occasions by [ROLLESTON, Samuel (ca 1702-1766)]

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Title: Oinos Krithinos. A Dissertation Concerning the Origin and Antiquity of Barley Wine [Bound with:] A Philosophical Dialogue Concerning Decency. To Which is Added a Critical and Historical Dissertation on Places of Retirement for Necessary Occasions
Author: [ROLLESTON, Samuel (ca 1702-1766)]
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: Some intermittent foxing, light wear to binding
Description: I: Oxford; II: London: James Fletcher, 1751. Some intermittent foxing, light wear to binding. Two works in one volume, 4to (9.5 x 7.5 inches). I: Half-title. 38, [2] index, [3] publisher's catalogue. II: 47, [1] index. Modern quarter calf preserving early marbled boards. Provenance: Edward Hamilton (gilt-morocco bookplate); Wigan Free Public Library (discreet blindstamp on second title). COLLECTING THE ONLY TWO RECORDED WORKS BY SAMUEL ROLLESTON, FIRST (and only) EDITIONS. Both are informative, and highly witty, discussions, the first on the origins of alcoholic beverages, and the second a dissertation in the form of a dialogue on the history of public bathrooms. In it, Rolleston coins the word "watercloset." Both works are followed by an index with long lists of the Greek, Latin and English authors quoted. ESTC T72861 & T72231; Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 1303; Vicaire, Bibliographie Gastronomique, page 403.

Lay Down My Sword and Shield by Burke, James Lee

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Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Author: Burke, James Lee
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by James Lee Burke on the title page. Near Fine with faint scuffing to top of spine, offsetting to end sheets. In a Very Good price clipped dust jacket with a small nick to the front spine joint, light toning and light edge wear. Signed by the author.

His Day is Done; A Nelson Mandela Tribute by Angelou, Maya

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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Title: His Day is Done; A Nelson Mandela Tribute
Author: Angelou, Maya
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Random House, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed by Maya Angelou, the first edition of His Day is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute.. Octavo, 42pp. Hardcover, cream paper-covered boards. Title in gilt on spine, facsimile of Angelou's signature stamped in blind on front cover. The first printing, with the publisher's full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $15.99 retail price on front flap, a few scuff marks to front panel, otherwise fine. Signed by the author on the half title: "Joy! Maya Angelou." Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, becoming the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. Imprisoned for 27 years for his activism against the apartheid regime, Mandela became a global symbol of resistance to oppression and a champion of human rights. After his release in 1990, he led efforts to dismantle apartheid and foster reconciliation, earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his contributions to peace and justice.

Collection of 7 fully bound in brown morocco novels in French

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Title: Collection of 7 fully bound in brown morocco novels in French
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition: Bound in full brown morocco, gilt spines. Fine
Description: Paris, vd. 7 vols. 8vo. Bound in full brown morocco, gilt spines. Fine. 7 vols. 8vo. Including 3 Pearl Buck novels and 3 Thyde Monnier books and a single Paul Vialar.

THE COCKETTES | TRICIA'S WEDDING [1971] Photo by Grove Press

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Seller: Walterfilm, Inc.

Title: THE COCKETTES | TRICIA'S WEDDING [1971] Photo
Author: Grove Press
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Grove Press. No binding. Fine. [New York]: Grove Press, [1971]. Vintage original 10 x 8" (25 x 20 cm) black-and-white photo. Printed off-center and entirely untrimmed, fine. A very scarce photo from this avant-garde "acid drag" short film in which the notorious hippie theatre group The Cockettes reenacted the recent wedding of Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia. In this version, Eartha Kitt spikes the punch bowl with LSD.

Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Letter Signed on "California Bicentennial For the U.S. Constitution" letterhead by Buzz Aldrin

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Title: Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Letter Signed on "California Bicentennial For the U.S. Constitution" letterhead
Author: Buzz Aldrin
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1969. Apollo 11 Astronaut. Typed letter Signed by Buzz Aldrin, 1p, quarto, on "California Bicentennial For the U.S. Constitution" letterhead. The letter is a presentation certificate for the state and explains how the stone will travel to Philadelphia's Independence Hall for placement in the freedom foundation wall. Signed in his hand, "Buzz Aldrin." This was originally purchased from a Beverly Hills auction at which Aldrin sold some of his personal space memorabilia.

ANTHOLOGY OF MAGAZINE VERSE FOR 1914 AND YEAR BOOK OF AMERICAN POETRY by Braithwaite, William Stanley. Vachel Lindsay, Louis IntermeyerEdwin Arlington Robinson, et al (contributors)

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Title: ANTHOLOGY OF MAGAZINE VERSE FOR 1914 AND YEAR BOOK OF AMERICAN POETRY
Author: Braithwaite, William Stanley. Vachel Lindsay, Louis IntermeyerEdwin Arlington Robinson, et al (contributors)
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cambridge MA: Issued by W.S.B., 1914. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Brown cloth spine, paper label, over brown paper-backed boards, teg, sides untrimmed, xxiv, 205. Paper spine slightly stained, else a solid clean copy,

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

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Title: Manhattan Beach
Author: Jennifer Egan
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9781501184321
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author on a tipped-in page. A pristine copy of this novel from the Pulitzer winning author of "A Visit From the Good Squad". Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.

A Unique and Fortuitous Combination: An Administrative History of the University of Georgia School of Law by Wood, Gwen Y.

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Title: A Unique and Fortuitous Combination: An Administrative History of the University of Georgia School of Law
Author: Wood, Gwen Y.
Seller: Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Athens: The University of Georgia Law School Association. Distributed by the University of Georgia Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xii, 329 pages. Illustrated.

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