The Second Jungle Book
by Kipling, Rudyard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Palm Desert, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Century Co., 1895. First American Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine. Bound in full rust morocco, raised bands, gilt decorated spine compartments, top edge gilt. Small 8vo, 324 pp. Decorations by John Lockwood Kipling in black and white. An absolutely beautiful volume in full leather binding.
Synopsis
The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894-5, often under different titles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000642
- Title
- The Second Jungle Book
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- jpg
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2017
Palm Desert, California
About James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Specializing in Modern First Editions, including many signed copies
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...