Kipling, Rudyard

57 US copyright editions in 76 volumes 8vo, generally printed in around 50 to 75 copies - 1st volume of The war in the Mountains; The Roads of an Army" (1917) is missing; brown, yellow and cream wrappers printed in black, green.

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An important set of Kipling U.S. copyright printings. Each pamphlet was printed in an edition of 50 to 75 copies, preceding the appearances of the articles and poems in the press, and constitute the first appearances.

Kindly note that this lot includes the following 76 volumes:

The Horse Marines, 1910 The New Army (Infantry): The Men at Work, 1914 The New Army II: The Quality of the Machine, 1914 The New Army III: Guns and Supply, 1914 The New Army V: Indian Troops, 1914 The New Army IV: Canadians in Camp, 1914 The New Army VI: A Territorial Battalion, and a Conclusion, 1914 The Fringes of the Fleet I : The Auxiliary Fleet, 1915 The Fringes of the Fleet II : The Auxiliary Fleet, 1915 The Fringes of the Fleet III : Submarines, 1915 The Fringes of the Fleet IV : Submarines, 1915 The Fringes of the Fleet V : Patrols, 1915 The Fringes of the Fleet VI : Patrols, 1915 Tales of “The Trade” I: Some Work in the Baltic, 1916 Tales of “The Trade” II: Business in the Sea of Marmora, 1916 Tales of “The Trade” III: Ravages and Repairs, 1916 Destroyers at Jutland I, 1916  Destroyers at Jutland II, 1916 Destroyers at Jutland III, 1916 Destroyers at Jutland IV, 1916 The Neutral, 1916 Mesopotamia, 1917 A Nativity, 1917 “The Holy War”, 1917 The War in the Mountains II: Podgora, 1917 The War in the Mountains III: A Pass, a King, and a Mountain, 1917 The War in the Mountains IV: Only a Few Steps Higher Up, 1917 The War in the Mountains V: The Trentino Front, 1917 A Pilgrim’s Way, 1918 The Irish Guards, 1918 The Song of the Lathes, 1918 The Greek National Anthem, 1918 Justice, 1918 The Supports, 1919 Great-Heart, 1919 The Scholars, 1919 The King’s Pilgrimage, 1922 Address by Rudyard Kipling at University College, Dundee, 1923 Address by Rudyard Kipling at the Annual Dinner of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1923 Independence: Rectorial Address at St. Andrews, 1923 London Town, 1923 The Shipping Industry, 1925 A Choice of Songs, 1925 Chartres Windows, 1925 A Rector’s Memory, 1926 Healing by the Stars, 1928 The Nerve That Conquers, 1928 The Tender Achilles, 1929 The Church That Was at Antioch, 1929 Address by Rudyard Kipling at the Opening of the New Home at Milner Court, Sturry, 1929 Unprofessional, 1930 The Miracle of Saint Jubanus, 1930 The Manner of Men, 1930 The Great Play Hunt, 1930 The Day of the Dead, 1930 A Naval Mutiny, 1931 Address by Rudyard Kipling at the Annual Banquet of the France Grande Bretagne Association, 1931 Selections from the Freer Verse Horace, 1932 Selections from the Freer Verse Horace, 1932 Neighbours, 1932 The Storm Cone, 1932 Mary Kingsley, 1932 Souvenirs of France I, 1933 Souvenirs of France II, 1933 Bonfires on the Ice, 1933 To the Companions, 1933 The Fox Meditates, 1933 Proofs of Holy Writ, 1934 Three Poems, 1934 Ham and the Porcupine, 1935 “Teem”—A Treasure-Hunter, 1935 Hymn of the Breaking Strain, 1935 Our Lady of the Sackcloth, 1935 Author’s Notes on the Names in The Jungle Books, 1937 Doctors; The Waster; The Flight; Cain and Abel; The Appeal, 1939 B.E.L., 1944