First American edition With a frontispiece and 34 illustrated plates. 8vo, publisher's original green cloth with gilt lettering and gilt vignette on the upper cover, blindstamped designs, gilt pictorial vignettes and gilt lettering on the spine. xviii, 303. A bright and clean copy, some light spotting occasionally as is typical, the backstrip lightly mellowed. Kipling s classic work on life in the jungle. Kipling s best loved work. The Jungle Book represents a collection of Kipling s best loved stories for children. The first stories are built around the premise of a human child lost in the jungles and raised by wild animals. Among the noted characters are Mowgli the child, Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear. The beloved tale of Riki Tiki Tavi is also among these enchanting stories. Seller Inventory # 33509

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Title: THE JUNGLE BOOK

Publisher: New York The Century Company 1894

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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Buddenbrooks has one of the finest selections of fine and rare books in several fields and we invite you to visit us at our new premises in Newburyport, Massachusetts where have an open "brick and mortar" bookshop. We are also available to meet with clients in Boston by appointment only, where we have maintained a presence for over 40 years. We offer a search service for any books, old or new, which you may have been unable to find. Please call for further information, we look forward to hearing from you.

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Buddenbrooks, Inc. ABAA
21 Pleasant Street, On the Courtyard, Newburyport, MA, 01950, U.S.A.

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us via fax, phone or email in advance. Buddenbrooks, Inc. is located at 21 Pleasant Street, On the
Courtyard, in Newburyport, MA 01950 USA. All correspondences should be sent to this address to the
attention of Martin Weinkle or Stephen Pepple.

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