The Century Co., New York
The Jungle Book
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Title: The Jungle Book
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: The Century Co., New York
Published: 1906
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 303
Catalogs: Literature, India, Short Stories
Description: Uncredited illustrations by William Henry Drake. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering, and black and embossed decoration on cover and spine. Spine is lightly frayed at edges and corners are bumped. Cover is separated from text-block at front hinge, but text-block is still firm. Ownership information in ink on flyleaf. The Jungle Book is an 1894 collection of stories in which most of the characters are animals, such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. William Henry Drake (1856-1926) had developed skills in drawing wild animals, particularly wild cats, and as a result he received commissions to illustrate books, including The Jungle Books, by Kipling. In 1902 he was made an associate member of the National Academy of Design. Hardcover, acceptable condition. 303 pages, small octavo.
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: The Century Co., New York
Published: 1906
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 303
Catalogs: Literature, India, Short Stories
Description: Uncredited illustrations by William Henry Drake. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering, and black and embossed decoration on cover and spine. Spine is lightly frayed at edges and corners are bumped. Cover is separated from text-block at front hinge, but text-block is still firm. Ownership information in ink on flyleaf. The Jungle Book is an 1894 collection of stories in which most of the characters are animals, such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. William Henry Drake (1856-1926) had developed skills in drawing wild animals, particularly wild cats, and as a result he received commissions to illustrate books, including The Jungle Books, by Kipling. In 1902 he was made an associate member of the National Academy of Design. Hardcover, acceptable condition. 303 pages, small octavo.