SIGNED, FIRST AND LIMITED EDITION BOOKS (16-17 MAY 2023)

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Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) The Sussex Edition of the Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling [35 volumes, Limited Edition Complete Set, Signed by the Author in Volume One] Rudyard Kipling, The Sussex Edition of the Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling, London: Macmillan and Company, Sussex Edition, 1937-39 The Sussex Edition. Number 78 of 525 sets, signed by the author in volume one; hardbound in full crimson Niger morocco, bound by James Burn & Co. Ltd., with raised bands in six compartments, gilt, and double gilt fillet borders to upper and lower boards. Top edges gilt on rough, others uncut. Marbled endpapers. Titles handsomely printed by R.& R. Clark Ltd. of Edinburgh on hand-made rag-paper by Messrs. Portals Ltd. in white on chestnut panels, printed on handmade paper with a watermark of Ganesha (each). 9.75 x 6.75 in (25 x 17.5 cm) (each) The Sussex edition is universally considered as unquestionably the definitive and most desirable edition of Kipling's collected works. It is also one of the most splendid and extravagantly produced of all literary sets. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 6,00,000 - 7,00,000 $7,410 - 8,645 Details	Winning bid Rs 6,60,000 \| $8,148 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) Songs of the Sea from Rudyard Kipling’s Verse Rudyard Kipling, Songs of the Sea from Rudyard Kipling’s Verse, London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1927 xi + 99 pages including 12 colour plates and numerous monotone illustrations throughout by Donald Maxwell; original quarter vellum with light blue-grey paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, top edge in gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, housed in original slipcase. 11.5 x 9.5 x 0.75 in (29.5 x 24 x 2 cm) 12 x 9.5 x 1 in (30.5 x 24.5 x 3 cm) (with slipcase) Signed by the author to the limitation page. First edition, one of 500 large paper copies. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 60,000 - 75,000 $745 - 930 Details	Winning bid Rs 66,000 \| $815 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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