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Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Royaume-Uni
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First editions in book form. Kipling's adventurous stories were based on folk tales learned during his childhood in India. The Jungle Book was serialized between 1893 and 1894 and became increasingly popular upon its publication as a book, prompting calls for a second instalment. The Second Jungle Book completed the Mowgli saga with five stories that "are essential to its emotional rounding-out" (Grolier). Grolier Children's 100, 52; Martindell 54 & 56; Richards A76 & A85. 2 works, octavo. Half-tone frontispiece with tissue guard in Jungle Book, both works with illustrations by William Henry Drake, Paul Frenzeny, and John Lockwood Kipling. Original blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt, pictorial designs to spines and front covers in gilt, green coated endpapers, gilt edges. Jungle Book with ink ownership signature of Charles Gofton Adams (1887-1968) on front free endpaper. Soiling to cloth, extremities rubbed and bumped, inner hinges cracked, contents foxed: in good condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 191723
Titre : The Jungle Book; [together with] -- The ...
Éditeur : London: Macmillan and Co., 1894 & 1895
Edition : Edition originale
Vendeur : Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Royaume-Uni
Gilt Decorated Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Kipling, J. L. ; Drake, W. H.; Frenzeny, P. (illustrateur). First Editions Thus. Two volumes, both first editions thus, Uniform editions. vii, 276, [2]; vi, 299, [2] pp. Publisher's red cloth with gilt elephant and swastika medallion to boards; top edge gilt. Light rubbing and bumping, a few marks to boards of first volume and spine of first volume a little faded. Opening sections of first volume a little sprung, with very infrequent spotting across both volumes. Bookplates of Henry Tod. Black and white full page illustrations to first volume, with in-text illustrations to second. The illustrations predominantly by J. L. Kipling, but with some by W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny in first volume. VG to NF. 8vo. N° de réf. du vendeur 74556
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Vendeur : Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. Two Volumes. American Editions. The Jungle Book, originally published in 1894, this is the 1897 printing. 303pp. Green cloth, gilt titles and animal motifs, top edge gilt, illustrations in text and frontispiece. The Second Jungle Book, originally published in 1895, this is the 1899 printing. 324pp. Green cloth, gilt titles with animal motifs in black, top edge gilt, illustrations in text. An extraordinarily nice set, clean, unworn, and bright. Q18819. N° de réf. du vendeur Q18819
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Vendeur : Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Royaume-Uni
First editions in book form. Kipling's adventurous stories were based on folk tales learned during his childhood in India. The Jungle Book was serialized between 1893 and 1894 and became increasingly popular upon its publication as a book, prompting calls for a second instalment. The Second Jungle Book completed the Mowgli saga with five stories that "are essential to its emotional rounding-out" (Grolier). Grolier Children's 100, 52; Martindell 54 & 56; Richards A76 & A85. 2 works, octavo (180 x 199 mm). Half-tone frontispiece with tissue guard in Jungle Book, both works with illustrations by William Henry Drake, Paul Frenzeny, and John Lockwood Kipling. Later 20th-century blue crushed morocco for the London Charles J. Sawyer, sppines lettered in gilt, single gilt fillet framing compartments and boards, small gilt roundels of elephants in profile to front boards, double gilt fillet to turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Ownership inscription contemporary with binding to half-title of the second volume. Bindings bright and umblemished, very mild foxing. A near-fine set. N° de réf. du vendeur 193167
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Vendeur : LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, Royaume-Uni
First edition in book form, first printing of both volumes. With the tipped in signature of Rudyard Kipling. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full navy blue morocco illustrated and ruled in gilt to the upper and lower boards; five raised bands, gilt ruled and illustrated compartments, titles in gilt to the spines. Gilt decorated board edges, inner dentelles triple ruled in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Publisher's original cloth bound in at the rear of each volume. 'The Jungle Book' with an engraved frontispiece by William Henry Drake (complete with tissue guard as issued) and many illustrations throughout the text by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling, William Henry Drake and Paul Frenzeny. 'The Second Jungle Book' with numerous illustrations throughout the text by John Lockwood Kipling and a single page of publisher's adverts at the rear, as issued. A fine set, the bindings square and tight, without fading or wear. The contents are clean and bright throughout, without foxing or previous owner's inscriptions. Both volumes are housed in a blue cloth, ribbon pull slipcase. Tipped in at the front free endpaper of The Jungle Book is a slip of paper signed in black ink by the Nobel Prize winning author, Rudyard Kipling. A beautifully presented and appealing set of this classic of nineteenth-century children's literature, charting the adventures of the "man-cub" Mowgli and his jungle-dwelling friends. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. N° de réf. du vendeur 23763
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Vendeur : Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Royaume-Uni
First editions, in fine and uniform bindings by Bayntun. Kipling's best-known works were based on folk tales learned during his childhood in India. The stories previously appeared in periodicals between 1893 and 1894. The Second Jungle book completed the Mowgli saga with five stories that "are essential to its emotional rounding-out" (Grolier). Kipling won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. He was the first English-language writer and the youngest ever author to receive the prize. Grolier Children's 100, 52; Martindell 61 & 63; Richards A76 & A85. 2 works, octavo. Tissue-guarded frontispiece to The Jungle Book, illustrations in the text of both works by William Henry Drake, Paul Frenzeny, and the author's father John Lockwood Kipling. Mid-20th-century blue morocco by Bayntun for Sotheran's, spines lettered in gilt, compartments and front covers with gilt frames enclosing animal devices in gilt, board edges ruled in gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Original cloth bound in at end. Housed in a custom blue cloth slipcase. Spines mildly darkened, gilt and covers bright, frontispiece with two marginal closed tears, neatly repaired. A near-fine set. N° de réf. du vendeur 183376
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