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London - New York: Macmillan and Company, Limited - The Macmillan Co., 1897. Rare near very good, clean first edition, sixth printing. Matches first printing from 1894 in color, design and content. Dark blue full cloth boards, gilt cover design w/decorative bands, crisp spine titles and design, moderate shelf, rub, bump, toning. Front board depicts iconic scene of characters riding elephants by W. H. Drake; spine features scene of viper and mongoose. Cover protected in thick clear sleeve. Flat navy endpapers, sharp. Pages generally very good, clean w/moderate bowing; no writing. First and last endpapers, especially title page, frontis and tissue guard w/some fox. Bright gilded text block at all sides. String-bind very good, square; hinges intact Illustrated throughout with engaging, dynamic, and decorative imagery of J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny. Wonderfully enchanting full-page designs by William H. Drake & Paul Frenzeny grace this volume in addition to…

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.

For collecting purposes, a first edition of 'The Jungle Book' is identified by its publisher Macmillan & Co., and publication year 1894. As certain features like cover designs and typography can vary, it is advisable to consult a reputable rare book dealer or reference guide specific to Kipling's works for the more detailed nuances of first edition identification.