first edition Hard Cover
1895 · New York
by Kipling, Rudyard
New York: Century Co, 1895. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7x5x0. Kipling, John Lockwood. First American edition (preceding the UK release by several days, with a number of alterations to the text). One of two binding variants (no priority). Spine toned, edges rubbed, ink name & pencil gift note dated Christmas 1895 on front endpaper. 324 pp. 8vo. A sequel to the children's classic The Jungle Book -- which inspired the classic Disney animated film, as well as the 2016 live action motion picture -- with illustrations by the author's father, John Lockwood Kipling.
(Inventory #: 2189954)