Kim
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Davis, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Book: Heavy wear on front board/spine (photo). The spine was compromised, then repaired by a professional mender. The book is now sturdy enough for the owner to use with confidence. Moderate uniform toning on pages and edges, consistent with a book of this vintage. The pages are deckled (photo). All pages and illustrations are present with no marks or entries.
"Kim" and "Kipling" are interchangeable terms for a great author of a great story. A good readable copy of a Kipling First Edition classic at an attractive price.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Logos Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 362
- Title
- Kim
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Format/Binding
- Green clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering on spine & title board
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page, and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Pages
- 463
- Size
- 5.5" x 8"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classic Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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About Logos Books
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...