The Jungle Book The Second Jungle Book

A pair of full calf, illustrated editions of Kipling's beloved children's novels, featuring an unclipped dust wrapper. A smart pair of Rudyard Kipling's most popular children's works, both bound in smart original red calf, with gilt motifs to front boards and spines. Volume one additionally features the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated by a variety of artists, including English art teach, and father of the author, John Lockwood Kipling. Volume one features seventeen unlisted monochrome plates and additional monochrome vignettes throughout. No other collation records available. Volume two illustrated with monochrome vignette illustrations throughout. decorated with gilt top edges. Bound in original red calf. Vol1 with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Vol1 has backwards lean. Moderate bumping to extremities. Small losses to heads and tails. Moderate age toning to endpapers. Mild rubbing to spines. Vol2 front hinge very slightly starting, but firm. vol1 dust wrapper generally smart. Moderate chipping to dust wrapper extremities. Moderate sunning to dust wrapper spine. Notable age toning and spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Vol2 rear blank leaf unopened. Mild cockling to vol2 text block extremities. Pages generally bright and clean. The odd spot to vol2 text block edges. Very Good Indeed.