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New York, NY: The Century Co., 1894; 1895. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST US EDITIONS, first volume 18th thousand, second volume first impression. Two volumes. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xiv; 303; [3]. Pp.[10]; 324; [2]. With 35 illustrations by Drake to volume I, including a frontispiece, and frequent in-text illustrations by the author's father John to volume II. Publisher's green and red cloth respectively, with gilt titles and decoration to spines and boards. Top edges gilt. Bookplate of the Colonial Club to front pastedown of volume I, with light spotting throughout. Light general wear to cloth. Second volume has a blue ink ownership stamp to fly-leaf, otherwise internally clean. Moderate wear to cloth, including some loss to headcap. Very good overall. The Jungle Book and its sequel comprise a selection of short stories—the best-known being the three tales centring on the adventures of the abandoned 'man cub', Mowgli. Other popular tales include 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi', the story of a…

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.