{"product_id":"rudyard-kipling-s-the-jungle-book-the-second-jungle-book-original-gilt-cloth-two-volume-set","title":"Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book \u0026 The Second Jungle Book - Original Gilt Cloth Two-Volume Set","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKIPLING, Rudyard. The Jungle Book; The Second Jungle Book.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Macmillan and Co., 1894 and 1895.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst editions, first impressions, of both of Rudyard Kipling’s \u003cem\u003eJungle Books\u003c\/em\u003e, forming the complete original pairing in which the Mowgli stories first appeared in book form. \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e introduced readers to Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Shere Khan and Kaa, alongside such enduring tales as “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” and “Toomai of the Elephants”; \u003cem\u003eThe Second Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e followed in 1895, extending the Mowgli cycle with five further stories. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e is illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling, W. H. Drake and Paul Frenzeny, while \u003cem\u003eThe Second Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e is illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth volumes remain in the publisher’s original deep blue cloth, elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt, with gilt borders to the boards, dark green coated endpapers and all edges gilt. \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e carries the celebrated elephants and riders design to the upper board, with further animal decoration to the spine; \u003cem\u003eThe Second Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e bears the striking coiled cobra design to its upper board and additional gilt decoration to the spine. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gilt remains notably strong and the bindings retain good depth of colour. The upper board of \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e shows some light surface marking and signs of handling, commensurate with age; please refer to the photographs for a full visual record.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudyard Kipling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53348701962507,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/7848\/9355\/files\/20260908_115132490_iOS.jpg?v=1788882526","url":"https:\/\/www.archbooks.co.uk\/products\/rudyard-kipling-s-the-jungle-book-the-second-jungle-book-original-gilt-cloth-two-volume-set","provider":"Arch Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}