The second jungle book / by Rudyard Kipling ; with illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling
1895, First Edition. London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. First edition, first printing. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands slightly rubbed with generalised toning to the boards. Hinges starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #445679
Physical description; 238 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes bookseller's advertisements on 2 unnumbered pages at end. Black and white illustrations throughout. Head- and tail pieces and some half tone illustrations. Contents; How fear came -- The law of the jungle -- The miracle of Purun Bhagat -- A song of Kabir -- Letting in the jungle -- Mowgli's song against people -- The undertakers -- A ripple song -- The King's Ankus -- The song of the little hunter -- Quiquern -- Angutivun tina -- Red dog -- Chil's song -- The spring running -- The outsong. Subjects; Mowgli (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Mowgli (Fictitious character). Mowgli (Fictitious character) ; Juvenile fiction. 1895. Jungle animals ; Fiction. Jungle animals. Animals ; Fiction. Children's stories 1895. Children's poetry 1895. Didactic literature, English. English literature 19th century. Kipling, Rudyard. Feral children India ; Juvenile fiction. Jungle animals India ; Juvenile fiction.
Price: €325.00