The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895). First Editions, Original Gilt-Decorated Cloth - Rudyard Kipling Collectible Prints His work for Macmillan and

His work for Macmillan and others — including Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales (1910) and The Water-Babies (1913) — firmly established him among the foremost illustrators of the early twentieth century

The black morocco ground suggests the secrecy and oppressive shadow of Manderley

The association is therefore unusually strong

Condition: a very good copy overall

the second Boer War erupted between the descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa and the British

The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895). First Editions, Original Gilt-Decorated Cloth - Rudyard Kipling Collectible Prints His work for Macmillan andLondon: Macmillan and Co., 18941895. Few books have shaped the imagination of childhood quite like Kiplings Jungle Books. First published in 1894 and 1895, these two volumes introduced the world to Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Kaa, and Shere Khan stories that blended fable, folklore, and imperial adventure into one of the most enduring classics of English literature. This is a first edition pairing of both volumes, presented in their striking original