Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, Reprint, 1899, Book: Very Good, Vol 15 (Part 1): 494 pages. 3 b/w plates with tissue guards. Vol 16 (Part 2): 553 pages. 3 b/w plates with tissue guards. Hardcovers. Deckled untrimmed edges. Early editions in the Scribner's series, bound in publisher's brown cloth with gilt decoration and elephant and swastika sign (Kipling's trademark) on the front cover and title page, top edge gilt. Just a touch of age wear to spine and cover boards, fading, soil, chipping. Bindings tight. Lovely, clean copies from this collection.
Hardcover. New York, E.P. Dutton, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 234 pages. Light blue cloth cover, light wear to edges, some faint stains. Dust jacket has minor bumping to edges. Inside is bright and clean with b&w photographs.
Softcover. Great Barrington, MA, The Berkshire Courier Press, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 25 pages. Softcover pamphlet. Green construction paper wrapper (spot on front cover bottom where label was removed-see image), gilt title on front cover. Previously exhibited at the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, proprietor label and stamp on front endpapers and flyleaf. Pages clean. Binding (staple) tight, no pages missing. Frances Barker recalls her journey by boat and covered wagon, in 1835 from Vermont to Chicago, at the age of 5 yrs., to start a new life with her family. Book later compiled by a descendant: "In 1835 my father became infected with the 'Western fever,' as it was then called, and resolved to try his fortune with others in the then far West." A true tale of adventure. RARE.
Softcover. Ontario, Canada, W.K. Gummer, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 61 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Rare. In good shape, just a bit of foxing to endpapers and slight yellowing of covers. Author tells about his adventures over sixty years with friends and family on the open waters in Canada.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 214 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to dust jacket. Previous owner's signature front fly leaf. Light stain to rear dust jacket panel, not affecting book. dust jacket shows heavy spine fading.
New York , Alfred A. Knopf, 1st US, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 380 pages, With black & white photos. Dust jacket with edgewear, small water stains.
Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 315 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages clean and bright, binding tight, spine straight. Dark brown cover boards, gilt title stamped on spine and author's initials blind embossed on front cover. In beautiful condition, looks barely read.
Hardcover. NY, Harper Collins , 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Ed by John D. Weaver : the correspondence of Cheever & John Weaver 1945-82
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