The Jungle Book

This grand hardcover facsimile of a rare 1908 edition portrays the stories'' fantasy, magic, and myth in 16 full-colour images, some in two-page spreads, reproduced from the original portfolios. An otherwise modest edition of the first volume of Rudyard Kipling''s The Jungle Book appeared in 1908, distinguished mainly by the inclusion of 16 breathtaking colour plates by the gifted artist twins Maurice and Edward J. Detmold. This new hardcover of the most beloved of Kipling''s classic stories contains all of the Detmolds'' original colour illustrations. The plates were scanned from a rare set of portfolio prints to ensure the greatest possible fidelity.

• | Author: Edward J. Detmold, Rudyard Kipling
• | Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• | Publication Date: Dec 31, 2010
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781606600092
• | ISBN-10: 1606600095