SIGNED!!!! THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF RUDYARD KIPLING 37 VOL (1897-1932) (Numbered Ltd Edition 170 of 204)

Extremely SCARCE complete collection. I can only find a single volume available online from this collection. Many of the covers show significant wear with bumping, peeling of spines, fraying. Deckle-edged pages, some of which are darkened on the outside edges. Top edge of pages in gilt. Bindings are tight and pages are clean and straight. All significant flaws will be pointed out below. If you would like additional pictures, please reach out, I am limited on the amount I can post. 

Numbered Limited Edition. This collection is number 170 of 204, printed throughout on Japan paper. "Bound in yellow raw silk, and green half levant morocco spines, at $4 per subscription-set copy. Kipling's royalty rate was set at 15% on the retail price, or 30 cents per volume on the trade set and 60 cents per volume on the limited edition, and (though he thought the yellow silk a trifle too yellow) he was rightly pleased with the Edition de Luxe result, writing to Doubleday that upon viewing the first two volumes in their box on the drawing room table: each time I look at them I feel as though I had just had a shave and a shampoo at Hoffman House; a Turkish bath a new suit of dress clothes; a Sherry's dinner and a green mint and a cigar (14 March 1897, Letters 2, P. 290). x, [ii], 292pp. Approximately 8 ½ inches tall."

1. SIGNED!!! Limits and Renewals (1932). Spine is faded and rubbed but fully attached. Beautiful signed edition. 
2. Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks (1898). Spine cover is not attached, but included. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight. 
3. Verses 1889-1896 (1897). Light foxing to first few pages. Spine is significantly bumped and rubbed, spine cover has large chip, and is almost completely detached. Light fraying to edges. Binding still tight. 
4. The Jungle Book (1897). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight.
5. The Second Jungle Book (1897). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight.
6. The Day's Work: Part One (1899). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight.
7. From Sea to Sea: Part I: Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away along edges. Binding still tight.
8. From Sea to Sea: Part II: Spine cover is bumped and chipped. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away along at parts. Binding still tight.
9. From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel Part III (1899). Spine is significantly bumped and rubbed, spine cover is cracked at edges and starting to pull away from book body. Light fraying to edges. Binding still tight. 
10. Early Verse (1900). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight.
11. The Light That Failed (1897). Spine cover is not attached but has been taped on. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight.
12. The Naulahka: A story of West and East (1897). Spine is significantly bumped and rubbed, spine cover is cracked at edges and starting to pull away from book body. Light fraying to edges. Binding still tight. 
13. In Black and White (1897). Spine cover is not attached, but included. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight. 
14. Plain Tales from the Hills (1897). THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE HAND NUMBERED page, still believed to be a part of the collection, the page is just missing Spine cover is not attached. Front cover is no longer attached to book body, back cover is attached. Binding is subsequently loose. Light fraying along corners and edges. 
15. Soldiers Three and Military Tales: Part I (1897). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight. 
16. The Day's Work Part II (1899). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight.
17. Something of Myself: For My Friends  Known and Unknown (1938). Spine bumped and significant rubbing but still attached. Light fraying on edges. Binding tight. 
18. The Years Between and Poems From History (1919).  Spine bumped and significant rubbing but still attached, large chip at top of spine. Light fraying on edges. Binding tight. 
19. Letters of Travel 1892-1913 (1920). Spine bumped and significant rubbing but still attached. Light fraying on edges. Binding tight. Includes letters from the publisher addressing a flaw in the book.
20.  Soldiers Three and Military Tales: Part II (1897). Spine bumped and significant rubbing but still attached. Light fraying on edges. Silk peeling away in a few small places. Binding tight. 
21. The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Stories (1897). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away at the front slightly. Binding still tight. 
22. Under the Deodars * The Story of the Gadsbys *  Wee Willie Winkie (1897). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away at the front slight. Binding still tight. 
23. Kim (1902). Spine cover is barely attached with significant rubbing. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away in a few small spots. Binding still tight. 
24. Just So Stories For Little Children (1903). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away at the front slightly. Cover is discolored along edges. Binding still tight. 
25. The Five Nations (1903). Spine attached but significant chipping and rubbing. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away at the front slightly. Cover is discolored along edges. Binding still tight. 
26. Puck of Pook's Hill (1906). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away significantly at the back and front. Binding still tight. 
27. War Writings and Poems (1937). Spine cover is attached but significant rubbing and discoloration. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away at the front. Binding still tight. 
28. Debits and Credits (1926). Spine cover is attached but faded with rubbing. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is frayed by spine at the front slightly. Cover is discolored. Binding still tight. 
29. A Book of Words (1928). Spine cover is attached but faded with rubbing. Binding still tight. 
30. Land and Sea Tales (1937). Spine cover is attached but faded with rubbing. Light fraying along corners and edges. Binding still tight. 
31. Stalky & Co. (1900). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away along edges. Binding still tight. 
32. Traffics and Discoveries (1904). Spine cover is attached but significant bumping, discoloration and chipping. Heavy fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away significantly at the front. Binding still tight. 
33. Actions and Reactions (1909). Spine cover is not attached, tape mars on cover. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is peeling away lightly along edges. Binding still tight. 
34. Rewards and Fairies (1910). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Light discoloration on edges of spine. Binding still tight.
35. A Diversity of Creatures (1917). Spine cover is not attached. Light fraying along corners and edges. Silk is discolored and dark. Binding still tight.  
36. The Irish Guards in the Great War: Part I (1923). Spine cover is not attached but is included. Silk is discolored and dark. Dark stain on front cover. Binding still tight.
37. The Irish Guards in the Great War: Part II (1923). Spine cover is attached but significant fading, rubbing and light chipping. Silk is discolored and dark.Binding still tight.