Buy The Bombay Edition of the works of Rudyard Kipling - Complete set of 25 volumes Book

The Bombay Edition of the works of Rudyard Kipling – Complete set of 25 volumes

Publisher: MacMillan and Co. Ltd, London, 1913-1917.

Printed by R.& R. Clark from the Florence Press type

Edition : Limited to 1050 copies

Illustrated : Only in vol. XVI (Just So Stories) by the Author, in black and white.

Illustration Condition: Good

Volume I signed by Kipling

Binding : Original cloth-backed paper boards with printed spine labels. Includes paper title panel on last blank, laid in. Some chipped and a little worn, 2 edges uncut, top edges gilt.

Binding Condition : Average

Description

A historically significant limited edition of The Bombay Edition of the Works of Rudyard Kipling, issued by MacMillan & Co. (London) for Indian distribution between 1913–1917. Limited to 1050 copies, this 24-volume set is in the original cloth-backed paper boards and includes the highly desirable feature of Rudyard Kipling’s signature in Volume I.

Edition & Physical Features

24 volumes (Bombay Edition)
Original cloth-backed paper boards with printed spine labels
Only Volume XVI (Just So Stories) illustrated
Volume I signed by Kipling, greatly enhancing value

Market Context

The Bombay Edition was produced for the colonial Indian market and is less commonly found in Western collections. Signed copies — especially within a multi-volume set — are strongly sought after.