Naulahka, The Kipling, Rudyard English Literature,Nineteenth-Century Literature

A Fine First Edition of Ruyard Kipling's The Naulahka: A Story of West and East KIPLING, Rudyard. The Naulahka: A Story of West and East. London: William Heinemann, 1892. First edition. Octavo ( 7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). [iv], [1]-276, [8, advertisements] pp. Publisher's orange cloth, covers decorated and titled in black, spine lettered in gilt, edges uncut. A spectacular copy with just some light foxing to the edges and preliminary leaves. The Naulahka: A Story of West and East was originally serialized in the Century Magazine from November 1891 to July 1892. Written in by Kipling in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier, it is an intriguing story of ambition, love and royal court trappings. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a seminal English short-story writer, novelist, and poet. He is most famous for writing stories and poems concerning British soldiers in India, as well as stories for children. Livingson 85.