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Kim (Signed by Robin Jacques)
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1962. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. #1429 of 1500 copies. Signed and illustrated by Robin Jacques with black and white drawings and hand-colored by Walter Fischer. NF book, small smudge on the bottom edge, but no other defects. Internally clean, but missing the original slipcase. Book design by Ruari McLean and printed at The Marbridge Press. Set in linotype Janson or Curtis vellum finish rag paper and bound by Russell-Rutter Company in Quarter Brown Leather with sides of Khaki cloth. 7 1/4 x 10 inches. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 298 pages; Signed by Illustrator .
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
- Rare Collections
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3625
- Title
- Kim (Signed by Robin Jacques)
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Illustrator
- Robin Jacques
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
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