Kim
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Peebles, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Condition: Fair; edge-wear to the boards and spine ends. There is some hinge weakness. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name and two large labels. Publisher's red cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and with gilt elephant's head motif to the front cover.
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
- Thistle and Heather Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2812
- Title
- Kim
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Date Published
- 1901
- Weight
- 1.37 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Collectable; Fiction Vintage;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....