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1900. 12th Editon form the year 1900. London, Macmillan and Co., 1900. Octavo. VI, 275 pages with beautiful Illustrations throughout. Hardcover / Stunning, original, very decorative prize-binding from the "Downside School". Armorial binding with Motto of the School on front board: "Premium Diligentia Meritum" / Gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Prize-Label removed from pastedown.

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is the Seonee Hills, now known as the Seoni District in Madhya Pradesh.