The Man Who Would Be King
by Kipling, Rudyard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine Copy
- Seller
-
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Raised spine bands, satin endpapers and sewn-in satin bookmark. Illustrated by Richard Powers . All edges gilt.
Synopsis
Rudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. Written over a period of five years, from 1885 to 1888, the seventeen stories in this collection offer a wry, vivid, and captivating glimpse of the development of Kipling's oeuvre over fifty years: the harsh, cruel realism that marks his most memorable works, the experimental modernism of his middle period, and the highly wrought subtleties of his later pieces. "The Man Who Would Be King" is a far- fetched adventure that serves as a parable of colonialism, while other stories feature tales of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness, and murder.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stillman Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 984SB
- Title
- The Man Who Would Be King
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard
- Format/Binding
- Dark Blue genuine leather with gilt decoration.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 218
- Size
- 7" x 9-1/2" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Pristine copy in original shrinkwrap from Easton Press.
Terms of Sale
Stillman Books
About the Seller
Stillman Books
About Stillman Books
children's and other illustrated books, along with aviation, sea and naval and other categories. I'm still plugging along after 42 years of book-selling.
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- Gilt
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