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KIM. (Pocket edition).
by KIPLING, RUDYARD:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co. 1930. Sm. 8vo. Bound in original bright blue cloth with elaborate gold decor. on spine (medallion with head of elephant in gold on fr. cover). In very good near fine condition. Gilt & cloth nice & bright. Endpapers have a coupe of faint light brown marks in corners, with small name inscription on front endpaper. Otherwise inside clean & tight. Many b&w ills. by J. Lockwood Kipling. 411 pp.
Synopsis
Rudyard Kipling’s Kim tells the story of Kimball “Kim” O'Hara, an imperial orphan scavenging a hand-to-mouth existence in British India during the late 1890s. The novel functions as a fictionalization of Kipling’s own Indian childhood, but it is also a strong example of the adventure stories that became especially popular in the heyday of the British Empire. Kim has been noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India. Kim was serialized in McClure's Magazine from December 1900 to October 1901 as well as in Cassell's Magazine from January to November 1901. It is ranked 34th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels and 78th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003, the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel.”
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90156
- Title
- KIM. (Pocket edition).
- Author
- KIPLING, RUDYARD:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. 1930
- Keywords
- Literature KIM literature illustrated book Kipling pocket edition
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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