KIPLING, Rudyard. Illustrated by David Gentleman.
The Jungle Books.
Lunenburg Vermont: The Limited Editions Club , 1968.
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The Limited Editions Club edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Books
The Limited Editions Club edition of Kipling's Jungle Books. Quarto, original half cloth over marbled boards, all edges speckled green. Illustrated by David Gentleman. Introduction by Bonamy Dobree. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by David Gentleman, this is number 134. Fine in the original green slipcase which is in near fine condition.
Kipling's Jungle Books center on the story of Mowgli, an orphaned 'man-cub' who is raised in the jungle of India by wolves where he comes to learn the Laws of the Jungle. A major theme throughout the books is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. Another is law vs. freedom; the stories are not about animal behavior, but about human archetypes in animal form. The books remain popular to this day and have been adapted several times for film and other media, including the classic Walt Disney 1967 animation and its 2016 remake.
The Jungle Books.
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