Le Livre de la Jungle
by Rudyard Kipling
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$178.00$160.20
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1930. Leather. Very Good. 10.5" by 8.5". Roger Reboussin. An illustrated French translation of the children's classic The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. An illustrated French translation of the children's classic The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated throughout by Roger Reboussin. Seventh edition. Translated by Louis Fabulet and Robert d'Humieres. In a half-morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing, wear to the extremites, and light fading to spine. Front hinge tender, with rear hinge strained. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are marginally browned, with just a few instances of foxing. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FGN21-B-3
- Title
- Le Livre de la Jungle
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling
- Illustrator
- Roger Reboussin
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie Delagrave
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 10.5" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- jungle book French Rudyard Kipling French
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.