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The jungle book

Book
1894 (published)
Artist/Maker
Macmillan & Co. (publisher)
Kipling, Rudyard (author)
Place of origin
London (published)
New York (published)

vi, 212 pages. Blue cloth case binding; design of 3 elephants and four men on front cover in gold, lettering and design on spine in gold, gilt edges, green endpapers.

Object details

Categories
National Art Library
Children & Childhood
Illustration
Books
Object type
Book
TitleThe jungle book (published title)
Materials and techniques
Illustrated book in full cloth case binding with gilt blocked decoration to front cover and spine. Single fold, tipped-in green coated endpapers. Sewn on two tapes and one cord.
Printing Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Cloth
Printing
Brief description
Book, The jungle book by Rudyard Kipling; with illustrations by J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny. London; New York: Macmillan and Co., 1894 (Edinburgh : R. & R. Clark). Duke Collection, accession number: AAD/2006/4/47.
Physical description
vi, 212 pages. Blue cloth case binding; design of 3 elephants and four men on front cover in gold, lettering and design on spine in gold, gilt edges, green endpapers.
Dimensions
  • Length: 192mm (closed) (Note: Measured in BKC measuring box)
  • Width: 131mm (closed book) (Note: Measured in BKC measuring box)
  • Depth: 24mm (closed book) (Note: Measured in BKC measuring box)
Credit line
Given by Joan Duke
Object history
Library's copy with bookseller's ticket: 'G. Stent / 15, Gledhow Terrace / South Kensington'.
Library's copy with bookplate of Rupert Potter, inscribed: 'June 1894'.
Library's copy previusly owned by Beatrix Potter and donated to the Library by Joan Duke in October 2006.
Other number
AAD/2006/4/47 - V&A Archive number
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041005058805

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Record createdOctober 19, 2016
Record URL
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