Kim
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], 2-413, [1], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Red publisher's cloth with a gold device (an elephant and the Sanskrit sun symbol in the device) on the front board, gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Without the dust jacket. Our copy housed in a blue cloth clamshell case with a blue and red label lettered in gold on the spine, marbled paper and grey cloth lining the inside. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with a few additional plates, all done in black and white. Livingston 250, Richards A174. The plates done by John Lockwood Kipling, the author's father. A pleasing copy of Kipling’s coming-of-age tale, in which the protagonist Kim becomes involved in political intrigue as he navigates his way across India. Very Good. Item #000015084
Foxing to the textblock, a small tape repair to the publisher's advertisement leaf.
Price: $550.00