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The Jungle Books
by [LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB] KIPLING, Rudyard; Bonamy Dobree, introd
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Lunenburg, VT: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. First Thus. No. 411 of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. Large octavo (27cm). Olive cloth over marbled boards with gilt spine decorations; xiii,[5],383pp; color plates by David Gentleman. Bookplate of the distinguished American zoologist James G. Mead to front pastedown, with his dated ownership signature on front free endpaper. A fine copy in the original publisher's slipcase, with LEC monthly letter laid in.
Synopsis
The adventures of Mowgli, a man-child raised by wolves in the jungle, have captured the imaginations not just of children, but of all readers, for generations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81237
- Title
- The Jungle Books
- Author
- [LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB] KIPLING, Rudyard; Bonamy Dobree, introd
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Lunenburg, VT
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
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