Rudyard Kipling's final novel and probably the most well known
The novel tells of the adventures of an Irish orphan in India who becomes the disciple of a Tibetan monk while learning espionage from the British secret service.
RUDYARD KIPLING - Kim
Australian Edition
Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street LONDON
First published by Macmillan in 1901, this is a reprint some 40 years later
Printed by R & R Clark Limited, Edinburgh
Pocket size (180mm x 110mm x 10mm)
413 pages
Hard cover - green cloth cover
No dust jacket
As the novel is set in India, at the back of the book is a glossary of Indian words used through the story and their meaning in English
BOOK CONDITION:
Overall, in my opinion, good
Some superficial marks to the front and rear cover
Edges have some light handling wear
NO tears
NO pages are missing
NO spine damage to the main body of the story but light spine deterioration at the Glossary section (rear of the book) see the last photograph to view this damage
Creasing to the last few pages (The glossary)
The thin white paper stock (like tissue paper) is has just the occasional page with some age/mildew spots and all pages have only very slight yellowing due to age/sunlight
Since removing this from our deceased relatives house, it has been kept within sealed plastic and in a dark, dry cupboard - it will be supplied sealed in the plastic
