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Title

  • The eyes of Asia

Summary

  • "A series of letters purporting to be written by an East Indian officer wounded in France to his relatives at home." - New York Times Book Review, Oct. 20, 1918.

Names

  • Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.
  • Croom-Johnson, Norman, former owner.
  • Kipling Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Carpenter Kipling Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Colt Kipling Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Chandler Kipling Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Page, 1918.

Contents

  • A retired gentleman -- The fumes of the heart -- The private account -- A trooper of horse.

Headings

  • -  World War, 1914-1918

Notes

  • -  "On p. 78, line 8, the letter 'i' was omitted from the word 'which.' It was inserted in later copies of the first edition"--Stewart.
  • -  Stewart, J.M. Kipling, 417
  • -  Livingston, F.V.M. Kipling, 414
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LC copy 2 transferred from GenColl to RareBook 6/21/85.
  • -  LAC scc 2019-12-27 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 101 p. ; 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR4854 .E9 1918
  • PR4854 .E9 1918 Copy 3 Has bookplate of William M. Carpenter. Signed in pencil on front flyleaf: "Russell Carpenter". With dust jacket. In folder in slipcase 21 x 14 cm.
  • PR4854 .E9 1918 Copy 4 In dust jacket. Part of the gift of Mrs. H. Dunscombe Colt, 1984-1987.
  • PR4854 .E9 1918 Copy 5 With author's presentation inscription on t.p.: "M.B. from R.K. 22nd Feb. 1923." Part of the gift of Mrs. H. Dunscombe Colt, 1984-1987.
  • PR4854 .E9 1918b Later issue. Letter "i" inserted in the word "which" on p. 78. In charcoal paper boards with gray cloth spine. Part of the gift of Mrs. H. Dunscombe Colt, 1984-1987.
  • PR4854 .E9 1918c Variant of the above issue. In brown cloth binding. Signed by former owner Norman Croom-Johnson. Part of the gift of Mrs. H. Dunscombe Colt, 1984-1987.
  • PR4854 .E9 1918c Copy 2 Another copy of the above variant. Gift of Rear Admiral Lloyd H. Chandler, U.S.N., Jan. 4, 1937.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 18020969

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Kipling, Rudyard, Norman Croom-Johnson, Kipling Collection, Carpenter Kipling Collection, Colt Kipling Collection, and Chandler Kipling Collection. The eyes of Asia. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page, 1918. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/18020969/.

APA citation style:

Kipling, R., Croom-Johnson, N., Kipling Collection, Carpenter Kipling Collection, Colt Kipling Collection & Chandler Kipling Collection. (1918) The eyes of Asia. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/18020969/.

MLA citation style:

Kipling, Rudyard, et al. The eyes of Asia. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page, 1918. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/18020969/>.