KIPLING, Rudyard.

The Eyes of Asia.

Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company , 1918.

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"Man does not remain in the world but his name remains": First edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Eyes of Asia

First edition, first state of this collection of stories presented as letters from Indian and Afghan soldiers which first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in May and June 1917. With "recuiting depot" on p. 78, line 1. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist Rudyard Kipling's major works include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901) and many short stories and poems. Kipling was born in India, which inspired much of his work and his innovative stories for children have become timeless classics. Presented as an anthology of letters from Indian and Afghan soldiers, Kipling's The Eyes of Asia contains A Retired Gentleman, The Fumes of the Heart, The Private Account, and A Trooper of Horse.