RUDYARD KIPLING: A Biography By Martin Seymour-Smith New York: St. Martin's Press/A Thomas Dunne Book, (1990). First American edition, first printing. First printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. Illustrated with numerous photographs on black-and-white plates to a center section. Seymour-Smith maintains that Kipling was a repressed homosexual who feared his sadomasochistic and other erotic impulses...and offers close readings of neglected stories as well as of the novels and children's books. Octavo; 375 pages; index. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION LITERARY BOOKS THANKS! "http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/viewitem/viewItemLogo_88x33.gif" border="0" align="top" Created by Seller's Assistant Basic. On Dec-11-03 at 18:03:08 PST, seller added the following information: