Light Failed Authorized Edition by Rudyard Kipling (2 results)
Published by DOUBLEDAY, PAGE AND CO FOR REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO
- Hardcover
Seller: R Bookmark, Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.R Bookmark
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. No Jacket. No dust jacket on this edition, printing is directly on boards. Aged.
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Published by Doubleday, Page & Company for Review of Reviews Co., New York, 1916
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Unique Art & Books, Mesa, AZ, U.S.A.Unique Art & Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is an antique hardcover edition of the novel "The Light That Failed" by Rudyard Kipling, published by Doubleday, Page & Company for Review of Reviews Co. in 1916. The Light That Failed, initially published in 1890 in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Dick Heldar is a war corr…espondent & ab artist, known for the drawings he sends home to the London papers from wars in exotic places like Sudan. When he returns to London he attempts to make a career for himself and meets his sweetheart Maisie. He learns of his vision failing as a result of a head injury he received during the war. As his vision fails, so does his dreams.( Goodreads ) The book, features a publisher's emblem on the front panel and a swastika symbol on an interior page which was used by Kipling as a good luck symbol before it was appropriated by the NAZI Party. This is in Good Vintage condition with a red cloth boards. There is a prior owner name tag on the inside cover, but the pages are free from marks or damage. The binding is sturdy but faded on the spine. Surface wear to exterior. (see pics).
