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ref. 0174325282.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1983ref. 2111902152909030Kenkyu-sha 1983. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: B6 size Kenkyu-sha paperback
1978ref. I-322-887Editions Gallimard 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book. Different cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Editions Gallimard hardcover
1958ref. 332776New York: International Collectors Library 1958. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Richard M. Powers. Very Good in boards. Notes From the Editor neatly laid in. Silk ribbon page marker. Small crack on rear gutter. International Collectors Library hardcover
2025ref. x-9357005056Grapevine 2025. Hardcover. New. 202 pages. 6.24x0.65x9.24 inches. Grapevine hardcover
1901ref. 395London: Macmillan 1901. First edition first printing. Original publisher's dark red cloth. VG. Considered one of Kipling's best novels the story follows the adventures of an Irish orphan in British India blending espionage cultural exploration and spiritual mentorship. Condition: VG Complete. Original cloth. BOOK INFO Published in 1901 by Macmillan in London. First edition first printing. In its original dark red cloth covered boards with gilt spine lettering and an inset gilt medallion of an elephant on the front board. Top edge gilt. Octavo 8" x 5.25". Collated and complete including half-title publisher ads and all plates: vi 413 3 10 b&w plates. ABOUT THE AUTHOR & WORK Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer poet and novelist celebrated for works like The Jungle Book Kim and the poem If-. Born in British India in 1865 his vivid storytelling often drew on Anglo-Indian life and British imperial themes. Awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature he was the prize's first English-language recipient. KIM - The protagonist Kimball O'Hara known as Kim is the orphaned son of an Irish soldier and mother. He grows up as a street vagabond in Lahore blending seamlessly into local society despite being white. Kim befriends a Tibetan lama who is on a spiritual quest and becomes his disciple traveling with him along the Grand Trunk Road. This journey introduces Kim to the world of espionage as he occasionally works for Mahbub Ali a Pashtun horse trader and British secret service operative. The novel explores Kim's dual identity as both a sahib and a streetwise native highlighting his struggle between freedom and duty CONDITION REPORT The book is in VG condition. Exterior and binding: Slightly cracked front hinge and frond a board a little loose otherwise firmly bound. Cloth is colorful and unfaded scarce to find. Spine is not sunned. Gilt spine lettering is vivid and bright. Rubbed spine tips lightly rubbed extremities. Light rubbing to gilt elephant medallion. Interior: Pages are clean and bright. An occasional light smudge or sign of light handling. A few pages with some light dust soiling. Moderate foxing to endpapers and an infrequent light spot within text. Dated in faded contemporary ink on FFEP. All in all a collectible copy in much nicer condition than normally found one of Kipling's best and most famous novels. Macmillan unknown
1901ref. 10957Doubleday Page & Company New York 1901. First Edition First State rhyming chapter headings only Ch. VIII and XIII of the First 1st Printing of the First Edition. Note: The U.S. edition preceded the U.K. edition by over two weeks. VG deep green cloth with distinct black ship stamped on both the front board and the spine alongside gold gilt lettering. See photos for top and bottom of spine. The top edge of the pages are bright gold leaf with side and bottom edges rough-cut deckeled. Inside cover previous owner's bookplate and again across from half title page. Some hinge separation 10 full-page black-and-white plates inside created specifically for the book by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
ref. 459524Macmillan and Co. Hardcover. Good. This is the 1944 re-issue of Kipling's classic novel. Part of a six volume set Everybody's Kipling The book is clean and solid with some foxing to the page edges. The dust wrapper largely complete but shows significant wear with tears at the book edges. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
ref. 459571Penguin UK. Paperback. Good. Originally published in 1901 this is a secret-service story of a boy's dream world set in British India. Penguin UK paperback
1923ref. 926New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1923. Good. Octavo. Dark ribbed cloth with blind-stamped sailing ship vignette to front panel gilt to spine and front board. Fraying and minor fabric loss to cloth at spine head; corners worn. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Moderate age-toning throughout text block and page margins heavier at edges; frontispiece plate present. Firmly bound. A 1923 trade edition of Kipling's classic novel chronicling the orphan Kimball O'Hara and his travels across the Grand Trunk Road. K4. . Doubleday, Page & Company unknown
ref. 465676Macmillan and Co Limited. Hardcover. Good. A classic picaresque novel following Kimball O'Hara an orphaned Irish boy navigating British-ruled India in the late 19th century. Raised as a beggar in Lahore "Friend of All the World" Kim seeks his identity while travelling as a disciple to a Tibetan lama and serving as a secret agent in the "Great Game" of espionage. Macmillan and Co Limited hardcover
ref. 467778Penguin Publishing. Paperback. Good. Kipling's epic rendition of the imperial experience in India is also his greatest long work. Two men - Kim a boy growing into early manhood and the lama an old ascetic priest - are fired by a quest. Kim is white a sahib although born in India. While he wants to play the Great Game of Imperialism he is also spiritually bound to the lama and he tries to reconcile these opposing strands while the lama searches for redemption from the Wheel of Life.A celebration of their friendship in an often hostile environment Kim captures the opulence of India's exotic landscape overlaid by the uneasy presence of the British Raj. Copyright © Penguin Publishing Penguin Publishing paperback
1901ref. 009002London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1901. First edition. Hardcover. This is the first English edition of Kim considered to be Kiplings greatest work and the finest novel about the India of the British Empire. Bound in red cloth with a gilt circular elephant vignette on the front cover and gilt spine lettering it is illustrated with ten photographic plates of clay reliefs including the frontispiece by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling. This copy is in very good plus condition clean and bright. The original red cloth binding is square tight and retains deep unfaded color with no color shift between the covers and spine bright gilt and only faint trivial blemishes. Wear is minimal including gently bruised lower corners a faint dent to the center fore edges and wrinkling at the spine ends. The contents are bright and all illustrated plates are present. We find no previous owner marks. Spotting is primarily confined to the endpapers the frontispiece the facing title page and the intact tissue guard between them. The gilt top edges remain uniformly bright. The fore and bottom edges show mild age-toning. The lovely binding is protected beneath a clear removable mylar cover. Among Kiplings tales of India perhaps none eclipses his masterpiece Kim. This is the story of Kimball OHara an Irish orphan who goes from begging on the streets of Lahore to being a spy for the British simultaneously taking a spiritual journey that conflicts with his new obligations to the Empire. Kims context is the Great Game that pitted Russia against Britain for control of the subcontinent in the wake of the Second Afghan War 1878-1880. Kiplings career as a journalist afforded him travel to the major cities of India a breadth of geographic experience with the subcontinent that informs the sweeping settings of Kim. The British first edition of Kim published the same month as its U.S. first edition counterpart followed serialization in the United States in McClures Magazine from December 1900 through October 1901 and in Britain in Cassells Magazine from January through November 1901. Chosen by the New York Public Library as one of its books of the century Kim was Kiplings final book about India and was called magical upon publication. When the orphaned Kimball OHara joins a Buddhist lama in his search for the River of Healing the reader not only beholds a kaleidoscope of people and settings through Kims eyes but also feels the native social and spiritual currents of India moving beneath the political veneer of imperial ambitions and authority. Bengali critic Niraud Chaudhuri called Kim the finest novel in the English language dealing with an Indian theme. Kim was also included in the Modern Librarys list of the 100 best English-language books of the 20th century. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 was an English poet short-story writer and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism stories and poems of British India and his tales for children. Despite this reputation Kiplings extraordinary body of work eludes all labels in its range and variety Kipling's work is not only of the highest artistic excellence it is deeply humane and fully expresses the sense of one of his favourite texts: Praised be Allah for the diversity of his creatures. Kipling was in his twenties when his stories of Anglo-Indian life made him a literary celebrity and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. Kipling was the first English language author awarded and remains the youngest person to receive the Prize. References: Richards A174; ODNB Books of the Century Macmillan and Co., Ltd. hardcover
1901ref. 009004Toronto: George N. Morang & Co. Limited 1901. First Canadian edition. Hardcover. This is the Canadian edition of Kim considered to be Kiplings greatest work and the finest novel about the India of the British Empire. This first Canadian edition considerably scarcer than its U.S. and British counterparts was made up from the U.S. sheets with a cancel title leaf. The binding is the same dark green cloth illustrated with a black-stamped Kipling-designed Viking longship on a wave-crested sea on the front cover and spine but with the Canadian publisher "Morang" stamped in gilt at the spine heel. The title page features "George N. Morang & Co. Limited" rather than the U.S. publisher Doubleday. This is a lovely copy in very good condition. The green illustrated green cloth binding is square clean bright tight and sharp cornered. There is modest shelf wear to the bottom edges including a touch of fraying to the lower front cover corner wrinkling at the spine head and a few trivial blemishes including a triangle of mild dulling at the lower corner of the blank rear cover. The contents are notably clean with no spotting bright gilt top edges and mild age-toning primarily confined to the otherwise clean untrimmed fore and bottom edges. A single previous owner name initials and a surname is inked to the upper front free endpaper recto. The binding is protected beneath a clear removable mylar cover. Among Kiplings tales of India perhaps none eclipses his masterpiece Kim. Originally published in 1901 this is the story of Kimball OHara an Irish orphan who goes from begging on the streets of Lahore to being a spy for the British simultaneously taking a spiritual journey that conflicts with his new obligations to the Empire. Kims context is the Great Game that pitted Russia against Britain for control of the subcontinent in the wake of the Second Afghan War 1878-1880. Kiplings career as a journalist afforded him travel to the major cities of India a breadth of geographic experience with the subcontinent that informs the sweeping settings of Kim. U.S. Canadian and British first editions of Kim followed serialization in the United States in McClures Magazine from December 1900 through October 1901 and in Britain in Cassells Magazine from January through November 1901. Chosen by the New York Public Library as one of its books of the century Kim was Kiplings final book about India and was called magical upon publication. When the orphaned Kimball OHara joins a Buddhist lama in his search for the River of Healing the reader not only beholds a kaleidoscope of people and settings through Kims eyes but also feels the native social and spiritual currents of India moving beneath the political veneer of imperial ambitions and authority. Bengali critic Niraud Chaudhuri called Kim the finest novel in the English language dealing with an Indian theme. Kim was also included in the Modern Librarys list of the 100 best English-language books of the 20th century. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 was an English poet short-story writer and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism stories and poems of British India and his tales for children. Despite this reputation Kiplings extraordinary body of work eludes all labels in its range and variety Kipling's work is not only of the highest artistic excellence it is deeply humane and fully expresses the sense of one of his favourite texts: Praised be Allah for the diversity of his creatures. Kipling was in his twenties when his stories of Anglo-Indian life made him a literary celebrity and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. Kipling was the first English language author awarded and remains the youngest person to receive the Prize. References: Richards A173; ODNB Books of the Century George N. Morang & Co., Limited hardcover
1901ref. 1032N11London: Macmillan and Co. 1901. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". J. Lockwood Kipling. The second impression of Kipling's acclaimed masterpiece which coined the 'Great Game' in this spy novel on tensions between imperial Britain and Russian The second impression of Kim the acclaimed picarsque novel and espionage thriller written by prolific British author Rudyard Kipling. Published in November 1901 with the first impression in October. In the publisher's original red cloth with original glit decoration to the front board. An ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown. Contains a frontispiece and all nine other photographic plates by Kipling's father John Lockwood. Considered to be his masterpiece Kim follows Kimball O'Hara as he grows from the orphan of an Irish soldier into a spy during the Great Game of which the novel coined the colonial contest between Britain and Russia over influence in Central Asia. Set in the north of India's subcontinent the novel is particularly praised for its capturing of colonial childhood in the British Raj and ranked no.78 on the Modern Library's list of the One Hundred Best Novels of the Twentieth Century. In the publisher's original red cloth with original glit decoration to the front board. An ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown. Externally mostly smart with a couple of faint marks to boards. Fading to the spine and slight rubbing to the joints. A couple of fading marks to the spine. Slight offsetting to end papers. Ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are mostly bright and clean with faint spotting to the extremities of the rare leaf. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
ref. 442660Macmillan and Co. Limited. Hardcover. Good. 1901 first edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's novel of the Great Game in British-ruled India following the life of orphaned Kim. Illustrated in what looks like sculptural relief style. Condition: Boards shelfworn corner bumped to card rubbed stained marked spine faded and with a tear to head. Name of previous owner on front pastedown along with old bookseller sticker. Foreedges marked foxing and marks of varying levels throughout but pages remain readable. Internal hinges cracking but binding holds. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
ref. B9781015420465Hardback. New. hardcover
1901ref. 989F29London: Macmillan and Co 1901 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. Holbrook Jackson's first edition copy of this classic spy novel by Rudyard Kipling with a loosely inserted very scarce copy of Parish's account of Kipling's sister's visit to his home 'Mrs. Fleming's Visit'. The first edition first impression. This first UK edition was actually published one day after its release in the US.This spy novel was written by short story pioneer and classic author of children's fiction Rudyard Kipling who is known as a pioneer for the short story form and a classic author of children's fiction. 'Kim' was originally published as a serial in McClure's Magazine between 1900 and 1901; the story takes place against the backdrop of the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia.Illustrated with a frontispiece - retaining the original tissue guard - and nine plates. Collated complete.With a publisher's advertisement leaf to the rear.Loosely inserted is the very scarce first edition of C. W. Parish's 1945 short work 'Mrs Fleming's Visit' which details Kipling's sister Ann's 1945 visit to his home Bateman's in Burwash. With two postcards of the home also present.With the inscription 'Holbrook Jackson Liverpool 1944' to the head of the front free endpaper. Journalist writer and publisher George Holbrook Jackson. A noted journalist who worked for numerous magazines during his career Jackson is known as being one of the leading bibliophiles of his time. He founded in the Flying Fame Press alongside Ralph Hodgson and Claud Lovat Fraser and had a long association with English small presses. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Joints starting with boards a touch tender. A touch of fraying to back strip head and tail. Inscription to front free endpaper head. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with the odd spot. 'Fleming's Visit' in fine condition. Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
ref. 9390697824.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2024ref. x-9390697824Pharos Books Private Limited 2024. Hardcover. New. 342 pages. 5.50x0.88x8.50 inches. Pharos Books Private Limited hardcover
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ref. ria9791041821822_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; "Kim" is a novel written by the British author Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1901 it's a classic work of British literature and is known for its exploration of British colonialism and the cultural landscape of India during the la paperback
ref. ria9783752381719_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Reproduction of the original: Kim by Rudyard Kipling hardcover
1990ref. mon0000076324The Easton Press 1990. Leather Bound. Like New. 1.0000 in x 9.0000 in x 6.0000 in. The Easton Press hardcover
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