THE JUNGLE BOOK & THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK (TW0 VOLUME SET); with Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling

London, England: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1895. First Editions. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good Plus (slipcase). J. Lockwood Kipling. 12mo, 7.5 in. x 5 in., The Jungle Book: pp. vi, [2], 212; The Second Jungle Book: pp. 238, [2] (advertising). Contemporary blue boards with double-line gilt roll and gilt Jungle Book figure to cover.(men mounted atop elephants, and a cobra coiled about a sword, respectively). Gilt title and Jungle Book characters to spine. All edges gilt. Light rubbing to extremities, noticeably to top/bottom of spine and corners. Upper corner of The Jungle Book nudged. Unmarked interiors. Custom matching dark blue slipcase with silk ribbon. Very light rubbing to slipcase. Bookseller's tickets to both volumes (Henry Southeran). The story of Mowgli, the abandoned "man-cub" who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the great literary myths. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as the bear Baloo, the graceful black panther ,Bagheera an, the tiger with the blazing eyes, Shera Khan. Other animal stories in The Jungle Books range from the dramatic battle between good and evil in "Rikki-tikki-tav" to the macabre comedy, "The Undertakers." With The Jungle Books, Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy, and memories of his Anglo-Indian childhood to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and nature, and an eternal classic of childhood.