KIPLING, Rudyard — The Second Jungle Book

Book J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E (decorations by) Very Good 1st Reprint Macmillan & Co 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall 240 pages. Octavo. 1st 3rd reprint. Publisher's original blue cloth, gilt-stamped with the iconic cobra device to the front board and gilt titles to the spine. Cloth unusually well-preserved for age, with sharp, unworn corners and only light rubbing to spine ends. Gilt on the front board remains bright; spine gilt bright. Front inner hinge paper cracked but holding firmly. Black endpapers; light foxing to preliminaries only. Text block clean and tight. Neat contemporary inscription on the front endpaper: "Ronald from his Father, 1900." A strong and attractive example of this Victorian-era Macmillan printing, retaining all original decorative features. Condition: Very Good (sharp corners; bright front gilt; light rubbing to spine ends; hinge cracked but firm; clean text). Provenance: Early family presentation inscription dated 1900.