Kim (First Modern Library Edition, ML #99.3) by KIPLING, Rudyard - 1950

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1950. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Stated First Modern Library Edition, 1950 (confirmed). Rudyard Kipling's famous novel of India is set in the latter part of the 19th Century, "Kim" presents a sweeping account of the people and religions of India as seen through the eyes of the title character as he travels to various regions of the country. Volume wrapped in jacket with image of Kim by "F. B." to front panel. --- In Toledano spine 8 / green cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / faded black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 348 titles in ML catalog. ML #99.3. --- A well-preserved copy: tightly-bound and with unmarked interior, though cloth has some whitish discoloration. Price-clipped dust jacket with a few chips along top edges, else bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); (4), 345 pages .