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2008GG01691New York:: American Trust for the British Library 2008. 2008. 23.5 cm. vi 14 pp. Frontis. color plate of Drake's Shere Khan. Original pale blue wrappers. Fine. Rare. The contents of this pamphlet are taken from David Alan Richards' Bernard H. Breslauer Lecture in 2008 concerning the publication of his Kipling bibliography Rudyard Kipling: The Books I Leave Behind. American Trust for the British Library, 2008. unknown books
2008192017House of Stratus 2008-09-23. Paperback. Very Good. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. TP HS House of Stratus paperback books
201310808East Hampton NY 2013. Unique artist's book hand painted on Rives BFK paper by Barry McCallion signed and dated by the artist on the titlepage "Barry McCallion 2013." Page size: 7-1/2 x 5-3/4 inches: 96pp. 48 of text and 48 of full-page original art. Bound by Rhonda Miller: hand-sewn full tan limp leather with closure simulating the pocket diary style of notebook manufactured in the late 19th century the time in which Kipling's novel is set; housed in tan linen clamshell box with image of elephant on green ground within red circle by Barry McCallion label printed in black with title and signed by the artist on the spine box executed by Joelle Webber at the Mermaid Bindery. Using India inks and Winsor Newton colored inks the artist Barry McCallion has created a non-verbal text for one of the main themes of the novel: the Lama's quest to free himself from the Wheel of Things by finding the legendary "River of the Arrow." Set against the backdrop of "The Great Game" conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia with espionage and intrigue as important an element as the backdrop of India itself KIM is a classic novel. Barry McCallion has altered text pages selected for their references to the spiritual quest that the Lama and Kim undertake highlighting the text in green and outlining appropriate passages in red outline the Red Bull on the green field. The full page images on each verso are all a circle within a square starting with a single silver-gilt dot. The paintings become more and more complicated and colorful as the "quest" for the River of the Arrow progresses. Overturned bowls of food ignited matches fruit leaves chairs all make their way towards the boundaries of the circle which becomes more frenzied and intense with each page With lines and circles within the red circle one can almost see a clock marking the passage of time Finally the last image is complete within a red border - "the River of the Arrow is here. unknown books
