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The jungle book

Author Rudyard Kipling British, born India
1913
Not on view
Olive green cloth stamped in turquoise, moss green and gold image of sunlight filtering through jungle trees and vines, figue of a boy, wolf and one tree silhouetted in cloth color, title, author, and illustrators stamped in gold; title, author, illustrators, and publishers stamped in gold on spine with trees stamped in turquoise, moss green and gold, top edge gilt. Unsigned, attributed to Frank Hazenplug

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The jungle book
  • Artist: Frank Hazenplug (American, 1873/74–1931)
  • Publisher: Appleton-Century-Crofts
  • Author: Rudyard Kipling (British (born India), Bombay 1865–1936 Middlesex)
  • Date: 1913
  • Geography: New York, New York
  • Dimensions: 5 preliminary leaves, 3-231 [1] pages : illustrations ; Height: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
  • Object Number: Publishers Bindings 178
  • Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library

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