Kim
Rudyard Kipling, 1901
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Kim. London: Macmillan, 1901.
First English edition, in the rare dust jacket, of Kipling’s final and most famous novel. Set against the backdrop of “The Great Game”, the political conflict between Britain and Russia in Central Asia, it is described by T.S. Eliot as Kipling’s "maturest work on India, and his greatest book." Richards A174; Stewart 254.
Octavo. Half-title. 2pp. publisher's ads at end. 10 illustrated plates by J.L. Kipling, frontispiece with tissue guard. Original red cloth with gilt elephant medallion on front board, top edge gilt, dust jacket (a little frayed/chipped at edges, tear through back panel and lower spine panel fold repaired with old tape); custom box. Provenance: anonymous owner, Christie's, New York, 9 December 1993, lot 37.
Kim
Rudyard Kipling, 1901
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Kim. London: Macmillan, 1901.
First English edition, in the rare dust jacket, of Kipling’s final and most famous novel. Set against the backdrop of “The Great Game”, the political conflict between Britain and Russia in Central Asia, it is described by T.S. Eliot as Kipling’s "maturest work on India, and his greatest book." Richards A174; Stewart 254.
Octavo. Half-title. 2pp. publisher's ads at end. 10 illustrated plates by J.L. Kipling, frontispiece with tissue guard. Original red cloth with gilt elephant medallion on front board, top edge gilt, dust jacket (a little frayed/chipped at edges, tear through back panel and lower spine panel fold repaired with old tape); custom box. Provenance: anonymous owner, Christie's, New York, 9 December 1993, lot 37.
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