Sixteen Illustrations of Subjects from Kipling's "Jungle Book".
by KIPLING, Rudyard - DETMOLD, Maurice & Edward J. (illus.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co. Limited,, 1903. A sumptuous production First edition, sole impression. Generally considered as one of the Detmold Brothers finest collections and presented in a lavish and large format. The 16 plates were too heavy for the portfolio, and thus it is very rare to find the portfolio in anything but poor state. Folio. Original green cloth chemise, titles and illustration on front cover in gilt, housing four pages and 16 loose prints. 16 coloured chromolithograph prints on thin card (sheet sizes: 32.9 x 43 cm) tipped onto white board with grey window mounts (mount sizes: 39.3 x 54.5 cm) with cover sheet to each illustration giving the title and a short extract from the book. Covers worn and a little soiled, small chip to the foot of the fold of the four pages, white boards and margins of the card unevenly browned, hidden by the grey mounts, the printed images bright and in excellent condition.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145713
- Title
- Sixteen Illustrations of Subjects from Kipling's "Jungle Book".
- Author
- KIPLING, Rudyard - DETMOLD, Maurice & Edward J. (illus.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Macmillan & Co. Limited,
- Date Published
- 1903
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Folio
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