Kipling, Rudyard.

The Jungle Book. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg.

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1950. 14 x 21cm. Frontispiece, 244 pages, with plates and text illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover with decorated endpapers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, a crease to frontispiece and a very slight lean. [Illustrated Junior Library].

The classic story of Mowgli, the young boy raised by wolves in India: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, his capture by the Monkey-People, his attempt at reintegration into human society, and his ultimate triumph over his avowed enemy the tiger Shere Khan. Included in the book is the story of the brave white seal, Kotick, and the tenacious young mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi who battled through the night to protect his human family from a pair of sly and viscous cobras. Illustrated with colour plates and black and white drawings. [From publisher’s note]

• Keywords: 19th Century Literature · Catalogue Two – Children’s Books · Children · Children’s Books · Children’s Books Rare · Chuck Kruger Cape Clear Collection · Illustrated · Illustrated Books · India · Literature
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 91414AB

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