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KIM
by RUDYARD KIPLING
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
This is a lovely copy of Kim, the famous novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in 1900.
It takes place during the Great Game, or the British wars in India. Kim is an Irish orphan who becomes a spy.
This book, a book club edition, is hunter green boards with a gold design on the cover and spine. It has a silk bookmark.
384 pages. Heavily illustrated by the American illustrator Richard M Powers.
It does not appear to have been read, or even opened.
It is in mint condition.
It takes place during the Great Game, or the British wars in India. Kim is an Irish orphan who becomes a spy.
This book, a book club edition, is hunter green boards with a gold design on the cover and spine. It has a silk bookmark.
384 pages. Heavily illustrated by the American illustrator Richard M Powers.
It does not appear to have been read, or even opened.
It is in mint condition.
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
- Seller
- Louise Aird
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1403
- Title
- KIM
- Author
- RUDYARD KIPLING
- Illustrator
- Richard M Powers.
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- International Collectors Library
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 384
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Great Game, British in India, Raj
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History; British History; British Fiction; Crime, Mystery, Spy, Detective, Thriller; Adventure, Travel & Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Louise Aird
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About the Seller
Louise Aird
Biblio member since 2019
West Vancouver, British Columbia
About Louise Aird
Private individual who has been collecting books for 40 years.
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- Book Club Edition
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- Spine
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