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The Second Jungle Book [Full Polished Calf]
by KIPLING, Rudyard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1906. Early printing. 8vo. Full red polished calf boards with raised bands and bottle green spine label. Decorative floral spine compartments. Gilt gadrooned board edges. Decorative trailing floral turn ins. Marbled edges & endpapers. A near fine copy with no chipping or splitting to boards. Some superficial rubbing to spine label. Internally clean and complete. Ink inscription to blank endpaper dated 1918. Very clean and fresh leaves with sharp corners. A very attractive copy. The second of Kipling's two part Classic.
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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- Bookseller
- Julian Roberts Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102450
- Title
- The Second Jungle Book [Full Polished Calf]
- Author
- KIPLING, Rudyard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1906
Terms of Sale
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14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Julian Roberts Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Sleaford, Lincolnshire
About Julian Roberts Fine Books
Julian Roberts Fine Books specialise in First Editions of Rare Literature, Fiction, Childrens & Illustrated books including some scarcer Antiquarian titles.Established over two decades ago, JRFB deals nationally and internationally with clients in the UK and at all points of the Globe.Happy to discuss all aspects of book collecting but our pervading message is ... 'beyond rarity, condition is everything'.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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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