KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). The Jungle Book. -- The Second Jungle Book. London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1894 and 1895. FIRST EDITIONS.
Sale 714 - Library of a Midwestern Collector
Nov 5, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,000 -
$1,500
Sold for $3,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). The Jungle Book. -- The Second Jungle Book. London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1894 and 1895.
Together 2 volumes, 8vo. Frontispiece and illustrations after J. Lockwood Kipling, W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. Original blue cloth, gilt-decorated on front covers, gilt-lettered on spines, edges gilt (hinges tender, spine on second volume slightly darkened, spine extremities and corners slightly rubbed); housed together in cloth folding case.
FIRST EDITIONS. A fine set of this classic children's work, rare in such bright condition. Livingston 104 and 115; Martindell 54 and 56. Grolier, One Hundred Books Famous in Children’s Literature 52.
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