Kim by Rudyard Kipling, 1962
Kim by KIPLING, Rudyard. Boxed Heritage Press, New York, edition, 1962. Some wear on box. Very good condition. Tight boards. Crisp pages. Appears unread.
Illustrated by Robin Jacques (son of World War I pilot), and introduced by Charles Edmund Carrington, Cambridge historian and decorated World War I and World War II officer in the British armed forces, this edition of Kipling’s famous story set against the backdrop of The Great Game, is well preserved and beautifully conceived. Kim tells the story of an orphan boy of Irish descent, who lives in British-occupied India, before his fortunes change when he is recruited to carry a message to the British Secret Service.
“This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.”
Kim by KIPLING, Rudyard. Boxed Heritage Press, New York, edition, 1962. Some wear on box. Very good condition. Tight boards. Crisp pages. Appears unread.
Illustrated by Robin Jacques (son of World War I pilot), and introduced by Charles Edmund Carrington, Cambridge historian and decorated World War I and World War II officer in the British armed forces, this edition of Kipling’s famous story set against the backdrop of The Great Game, is well preserved and beautifully conceived. Kim tells the story of an orphan boy of Irish descent, who lives in British-occupied India, before his fortunes change when he is recruited to carry a message to the British Secret Service.
“This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.”
Kim by KIPLING, Rudyard. Boxed Heritage Press, New York, edition, 1962. Some wear on box. Very good condition. Tight boards. Crisp pages. Appears unread.
Illustrated by Robin Jacques (son of World War I pilot), and introduced by Charles Edmund Carrington, Cambridge historian and decorated World War I and World War II officer in the British armed forces, this edition of Kipling’s famous story set against the backdrop of The Great Game, is well preserved and beautifully conceived. Kim tells the story of an orphan boy of Irish descent, who lives in British-occupied India, before his fortunes change when he is recruited to carry a message to the British Secret Service.
“This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.”
