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Kim.
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SCHMIED, FRANÇOIS-LOUIS (ILLUSTRATOR); KIPLING, RUDYARD.
Kim.
Traduit par Louis Fabulet et Ch. Fountaine-Walker.
Stock Code 95780
Lausanne, Gonin et Cie, 1930
£9,500
with 15 supplementary plates and two extra suites of all the illustrations.
Set in the period between the second and third Afghan Wars (therefore 1893-1898), Kim was first published in 1900-1901, with this French translation first appearing in 1902. Unfolding against the backdrop of the political conflict between Russia and Great Britain in Central Asia, the novel popularised the term 'The Great Game'.
The charming illustrations were engraved and printed by the painter and printer François-Louis Schmied (1873–1941), who was of Swiss origin. After attracting fame with his engravings for a 1919 edition of The Jungle Book, Schmied turned his attention to producing expensive, luxurious works in limited editions. - More Information
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