THE JUNGLE BOOK & THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK (TW0 VOLUME SET); with Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling
by Kipling, Rudyard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good / Very Good Plus (slipcase)
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1895. First Editions. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good Plus (slipcase). J. Lockwood Kipling. 12mo, 7.5 in. x 5 in., The Jungle Book: pp. vi, [2], 212; The Second Jungle Book: pp. 238, [2] (advertising). Contemporary blue boards with double-line gilt roll and gilt Jungle Book figure to cover.(men mounted atop elephants, and a cobra coiled about a sword, respectively). Gilt title and Jungle Book characters to spine. All edges gilt. Light rubbing to extremities, noticeably to top/bottom of spine and corners. Upper corner of The Jungle Book nudged. Unmarked interiors. Custom matching dark blue slipcase with silk ribbon. Very light rubbing to slipcase. Bookseller's tickets to both volumes (Henry Southeran). The story of Mowgli, the abandoned "man-cub" who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the great literary myths. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as the bear Baloo, the graceful black panther ,Bagheera an, the tiger with the blazing eyes, Shera Khan. Other animal stories in The Jungle Books range from the dramatic battle between good and evil in "Rikki-tikki-tav" to the macabre comedy, "The Undertakers." With The Jungle Books, Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy, and memories of his Anglo-Indian childhood to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and nature, and an eternal classic of childhood.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86485
- Title
- THE JUNGLE BOOK & THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK (TW0 VOLUME SET); with Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard
- Illustrator
- J. Lockwood Kipling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Very Good Plus (slipcase)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Editions
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- How the Elephant got its trunk, ABAA-HOLIDAY-2023
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...