The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York, 1930

About this Item

Only publishing date given is 1894, but this copy was printed circa 1930. Measuring approximately 7.5" x 5", with 305 numbered pages. Original black and white illustrations throughout. This book is in very good minus condition. Moderate surface wear and soiling to the original cloth boards. The spine is sun faded. Some staining to the preliminary pages. The binding is sound and the textblock is clean and well preserved. The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(P11-88).

Seller Inventory # 7278

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Jungle Book
• Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: School Edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books