Rudyard Kipling SIGNED. The Second Jungle Book. Macmillan, UK, 1895.
Price: US$1929.97 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition 1895. Signed slip tipped into the inner page. Book is very good++ with slight rubbing to edges. Nice bright boards and gilt. Small inscription to inner page. A very nice book that seldom appears as nice as this. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17453/17421
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom
Price: US$3216.62 + shipping
Description: [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Two volumes. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.viii; 212; pp.[6] 238 [2]. With frequent in-text illustrations by the author's father John, as well as a frontispiece and a number of full page plates to volume I. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to spine and upper boards. All edges gilt; blue-grey endpapers. Some gentle, professional restoration to spines and hinges. Blind 'Presentation Copy' stamp to title page of first volume, with light occasional spotting throughout. Second volume shows moderate to heavy spotting throughout. Clean, attractive cloth showing a hint of toning to spine. Very good. The Jungle Book and its sequel comprise a selection of short storiesâ"the best-known being the three tales centring on the adventures of the abandoned 'man cub', Mowgli. Other popular tales include 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi', the story of a heroic mongoose, and 'Toomai of the Elephants', the tale of a young elephant-handler.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom