FOLIO SOCIETY THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK & KIM Rudyard Kipling 2 Vols

Folio Society – THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK (and) KIM [2 volumes] by Rudyard Kipling[1] THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK (1996) - Illustrations by Edward Detmold recreated in colour by David EcclesThe Second Jungle Book begins with Baloo the Bear trying, like some patient housemaster, to din the Law of the Jungle into Mowgli’s inattentive ear. But it is only when the rains fail, when hunger strikes and Chil the Kite grows fat, when Shere Khan begins to get a taste for human flesh, that Mowgli is forced to learn.Five of the stories in the book are about Mowgli. In ‘The King’s Ankus’, which tells of treasure buried in a ruined city and guarded by a White Cobra, he learns about greed. In ‘Red Dog’ he pits his human wits against those of the dregs of the animal kingdom and wins a titanic battle, In ‘The Spring Running’ he grows up and leaves the wolf pack for the world of men. But it is Kipling’s evocation of the animal world which weaves the magic: Puran Baghat talking to the beasts in his cell like St Francis; the Mugger Crocodile on the banks of the river; Kaa the Python curled round Mowgli like an armchair.Kipling used to tell these tales to his children with the lights out, Then the jungle, with its passwords, its taboos, its scents, its screeches and its dangers, could come in…[2] KIM (1st Printing 1995) – Illustrations in colour by Auguste LerouxKim, ‘little friend of all the world’, a young orphan on the streets of India, finds his loyalties torn when he is caught up in the ‘Great Game’ of the Imperial Secret Service, and is divided between his Indian life and Anglo-Irish birth.DESCRIPTION: 2 Volumes. Bound in full printed cloth with gilded title on front and spine. 240 & 312 pages. Plain slipcase. CONDITION: The books appear UNREAD and are in VERY GOOD condition with the exception of light rubbing to the gilt on the letter “D” on the titles (see photos 8 & 9) and a tiny bump to the bottom front corner of the back board of The Second Jungle book (see photo 3). Internally pages are clean and bright throughout. Bindings are tight and square. The slipcases are STURDY and in GOOD condition with moderate shelf wear including light marks, slight fading on the mouth of The Second Jungle Book (see photo 1) and small bumps (see photos 10, 11 & 12).Postage will be by the Royal Mail Tracked 48 service costing £3.95All items are sent at cost price whether purchasing a single or multiple items. Due to size, weight and value considerations it is not possible to accurately calculate combined postage automatically. Always feel free to ask or if purchases require immediate payment I will refund any difference. All items must be sent to the address stipulated during the payment process. All items are sent via recorded delivery unless they are of little monetary value.Virtually all my items are available through the global shipping program (GSP) to designated countries outside the UK. Please note I have no control over international postage costs. I do not set these, eBay's GSP does, I send the items to an address in the UK and am not even aware of the country for which they are destined. Items purchased through the GSP must be sent via the GSP shipping centre. For multiple purchases, I cannot combine postage after items are purchased but if you contact me before buying I can try combining multiple items into a single listing which is usually less expensive.Please ask any questions before buying70PC