THE JUNGLE BOOK

Foreman, Michael; Kipling, Rudyard

ISBN 10: 0670802417 / ISBN 13: 9780670802418

Published by Viking Kestrel, New York, 1987

About this Item

Signed first Foreman-illustrated edition of Kipling's most famous tale. THE GUARDIAN identifies Michael Foreman as "one of the best-known British writer-illustrators," in part thanks to his remarkable output: since he began his career in 1961, he has published over 300 books for children and adults. He has earned two Kate Greenaway Medals, and has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 9.25'' x 6''. Original green boards. Original unclipped ($13.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white and color. 176 pages. Signed by Foreman to title page. Textblock with a hint of foxing. Tight.

Seller Inventory # 48464

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE JUNGLE BOOK
• Publisher: Viking Kestrel, New York
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670802417
• ISBN 13: 9780670802418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Foreman, Michael
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket.
• Dust Jacket Condition: dj
• Signed: Signed
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classics

About this title

Synopsis

Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865. During his time at the United Services College, he began to write poetry, privately publishing Schoolboy Lyrics in 1881. The following year he started work as a journalist in India, and while there produced a body of work, stories, sketches, and poems including Mandalay, Gunga Din, and Danny Deeverwhich made him an instant literary celebrity when he returned to England in 1889. While living in Vermont with his wife, an American, Kipling wrote The Jungle Books, Just So Stories, and Kimwhich became widely regarded as his greatest long work, putting him high among the chronicles of British expansion. Kipling returned to England in 1902, but he continued to travel widely and write, though he never enjoyed the literary esteem of his early years. In 1907, he became the first British writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize. He died in 1936