Jungle Books

by Kipling, Rudyard

The adventures of Mowgli, a man-child raised by wolves in the jungle, have captured the imaginations not just of children, but of all readers, for generations.

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On Jun 11, 2011, feeney said
Rudyard Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK (1894) and THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK (1895) were written in Vermont. There he and his American wife Carrie were expecting their first child. *** The word "Jungle" as used in the two volumes which together constitute THE JUNGLE BOOKS goes far beyond the thick forests of Central India in which are set the childhood and coming to manhood of the human wolf-cub Mowgli "the Frog." The broader jungle even includes the cold climates of the Arctic and Anarctic. And JUNGLE BOOKS animals include not only Kaa the rock python, Baloo the bear, the Bandar Log Monkey People and Shere Khan the malicious lame tiger but also seals, sea lions, walruses and sharks. *** Kipling's Jungle, as Daniel Karlin points out in the Introduction to his edition of THE JUNGLE BOOKS, is "a border area." It is principally inhabited by animals of the land and the sea, but they are not far from humans. Animals communicate with one another and sometimes they can understand the language of men, especially if they have been raised in captivity and serve Queen Victoria's Raj as army elephants, mules, cavalry mounts, artillery bullocks or camels. *** Mowgli, the man cub, separated from his wood cutting parents by a hungry Shere Khan the tiger, toddles fearlessly into a family of wolves, shoves in among the cubs and begins to suckle. In the last tale of THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK, nearly 17 year old Mowgli is inevitably and by consent of the Jungle creatures drawn back into his human family. The clincher? "... a girl in a white cloth came down some path that led from the outskirts of the village. ... He could almost have touched her with his hand when the warm green stalks closed before his face and he disappeared like a ghost." To the question of Gray Brother, his loyal wolf follower: "And now what is it to be?" Mowgli replies "And now I do not know." Just before he sighted the girl, Mowgli was fully determined to remain among the wolves, poison people (cobras), bears, deer, bees, panthers and other jungle dwellers as their acknowledged ruler. But one sight of a girl and he must, he understands not why, return to his human family. *** THE JUNGLE BOOKS are as fascinating for adults as for children. Baden Powell's Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Walt Disney have drawn on their imagery and wisdom. But nothing can substitute for the prose and poetry in Rudyard Kipling's telling of tales of more than one kind of jungle. -OOO-

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THE JUNGLE BOOKS

THE JUNGLE BOOKS

by Kipling, Rudyard

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1968
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NY: The Limited Editions Club. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1968. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Limited edition (No. 649 of 1500 copies). Signed by the illustrator on the Limitation Page. Quarter bound in publisher's green cloth over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Illustrated with full-page, full-color plates,… Read more about this item
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The Jungle Books [Comprising: The Jungle Book/The Second Jungle Book)
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by Rudyard Kipling

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London: Macmillan and Co. , 1894-5. Set of two first edition, first printings. Published by Macmillan and Co., London, between 1894-5. Both are near fine examples. The first title has some mild rubbing to the spine and the top and tail edges. The gilt is mostly bright, however the pictorial gilt to the front panel is also rubbed. There… Read more about this item
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Lunenberg Vermont: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Near fine. Illustrated by David Gentleman.. Illustrated by David Gentleman. Hardcover. Limited edition # 203 of 1500 copies. SIGNED by David Gentleman. Quarto. 10.5 x 7.5". 383 pages with text illustrations plus 16 color plates. Marbled paper covered boards with cloth spine. Slipcase has light wear and fading to opening… Read more about this item
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London: Macmillan and Co. , 1894-5. Set of two first edition, first printings published by Macmillan and Co. between 1894-5. A pair of first editions of the first and second Jungle Books published in...... Both copies are very fine copies, without inscriptions and without damage to the gilt and edges A simply superb pair of books so… Read more about this item
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The Jungle Books.

by KIPLING, Rudyard.

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NY:: New American Library (Signet Classics),. Very Good. 1961. Paperback. CD65. Afterword by Marcus Cunliffe. Stated first printing of this Signet Classics mass market paperback. Previous owner's name on verso of front cover, else very good or better in illustrated wraps. ; 334 pages .
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The Jungle Books (Series: The One Hundred Greatest Books Ever Written)

The Jungle Books (Series: The One Hundred Greatest Books Ever Written)

by Kipling, Rudyard; Illustrated By David Gentleman, Introduction By Bonamy Dobree

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Norwalk Ct: The Easton Press, 1980. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Xvii, 382 Pp. Green Leather, Gilt, Gilt Edges, Silk Bookmark And Endpapers. Fine. Bookplate.
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by Kipling, Rudyard

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Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Watson, Aldren. 8vo. Green and grey cloth with leaf motif. Vol 1: vii, [4], 253 pp. [5] colour plates and B&W illustrations in text. Vol 2: 201 pp. [6] colour plates and B&W illlustrations. Both volumes are lightly rubbed to extremities and age toned to interior. Dust… Read more about this item
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New York: The Heritage Press [1968], 1968. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo. [6], vii-xiii, [5], 1-383, [1] pp. Green and cream patterned cloth with gold lettering blocked in maroon on the spine. Housed in a tan slipcase. With full-page and in-text illustrations by David Gentleman, a few of which are in color. Includes "Rikki Tikki Tavi".… Read more about this item
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The Jungle Book

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Viking Kestrel, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. The jacket has some light edge wear but no tears or loss. Illustrated by Michael Foreman in colour & b/w. .
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London: The Reprint Society of London, 1956. Lightly bumped on ends of spine, lightly rubbed along edges and on corners, front and rear free endpapers darkened, fly title page creased, else very good. Pages clean and binding firm. DJ smudged, creased and torn along top and bottom edge, else good.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Tresilian, Stuart.… Read more about this item
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2 volumes. Volume I: 253; Volume II: 201 pages Dust jackets are torn (see pics). Green boards with moderate shelf wear; no marks in text. This is a nice set.
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Lunenburg, Vermont: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. Limited edition, this one of 15 out-of-series presentation copies, with out-of-series blindstamp on colophon, and numbered "G. C." (for the LEC owner, Gordon Carroll), signed by the illustrator, David Gentleman; large 8vo, pp. xiii, [5], 383; colored plates, illustrations in the text, introduction by Bonamy Dobree; original olive cloth-backed marbled boards, decorated… Read more about this item
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London: Reprint Society , 1956. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 25-20-4. Vintage Book - Was Someone's Favourite. Has Seen Better Days, But Has Plenty Of Character. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos The Jungle Books Can Be Regarded As Classic Stories Told By An Adult To Children. But They Also Constitute… Read more about this item
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Book Club Associates; 1955. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian. Hardcover with unclipped dust cover. Dust cover rubbed to edges, small stain to top spine and small tears.
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The Jungle Books: The Jungle Book AND The Second Jungle Book (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Jungle Books: The Jungle Book AND The Second Jungle Book (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Kipling, Rudyard

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The Jungle Books

by Rudyard Kipling

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The Jungle Books -and- Just So Stories (complete & unabridged)
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by KIPLING, Rudyard

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1987
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London: Octopus Books Limited. Very Good- in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0706430220 . Two complete and unabridged collections of stories for children by Rudyard Kipling, in a single volume. In both collections, animals play a starring role. With scattered black & white illustrations. Just So Stories illustrated by the author. --- In red-toned paper-covered boards… Read more about this item
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The Jungle Books

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1972
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London: Book Club Associates, 1972. The combined volume in reprint from Book Club, 8vo, 320pp, line illustrations by Stuart Tresilian, pages rather browned o/w VG Copy in VG DJ. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Tresilian, Stuart. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Jungle Books.

The Jungle Books.

by Kipling, Rudyard.

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1998
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0192835033
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Oxford.: Oxford University Press., 1998. xlii, 373pp. Edited with an Introduction & Notes by W. W. Robson. Oxford World's Classics. As new.. Reprint.. Paperback. Near Fine.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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