THE TWO JUNGLE BOOKS. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W. H. Drake
by KIPLING. RUDYARD
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. New York. No date. circa 1936. Reprint. Large 8vo (8 x 6.2 inches). Colour frontis and dozens of mono illustrations, some full page, throughout. A bright and clean copy in mid twentieth century fine leather binding of half dark blue morocco. Spine with five raised bands, each with three gilt dots. Compartments ruled, lettered and decoration in gilt. Blue cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Some minor rubbing to the extremities but overall a near fine copy in an attractive leather binding. The binding is unsigned but it certainly the work of a master bookbinder.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9585
- Title
- THE TWO JUNGLE BOOKS. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W. H. Drake
- Author
- KIPLING. RUDYARD
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. New York. No date. circa 1936
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Children's and Illustrated books;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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