Kim
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co. Ltd.; 1930. Illustrated by J.Lockwood Kipling. Hardcover. Blue boards with gilt decorating and lettering to spine and gilt decoration depicting an elephant to front board. Rubbing to top and bottom of spine and rubbing to corners. End papers tanned. Inscriptions to FFEP. Pre-owned.
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
- Book Attic (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0104426
- Title
- Kim
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Illustrator
- J.Lockwood Kipling
- Format/Binding
- Hbk.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
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- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.