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The Second Jungle Book With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling.
by KIPLING, RUDYARD:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1895 1st ed. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Bound in original bright blue cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial designs to front and spine. Gilt bordering. All page edges gilt. Dark green endpapers. In very good condition. Some very minor rubbing to corners and ends of spine. Spine a little sunned. Small Private address sticker on second blank page. Some foxing to inside pages. Else inside clean tight. 238pp +2pp cat. With B&W illustrations and full-page plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93567
- Title
- The Second Jungle Book With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling.
- Author
- KIPLING, RUDYARD:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1895 1st ed
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books Literature, KIPLING, RUDYARD: The Jungle Book, With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, 1895, 1st Macmillan, pictorial design, B&W illustrations,
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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