The work, in two volumes, is illustrated with 130 illustrations by Paul Jouve, 17 of which are without text, in colour, some highlighted in gold and silver. Only 125 copies of the book were published, all of them reserved for the members of the French literary group that had commissioned its publication. The distinctive style of the animal painter lent itself particularly well to Kipling's imagination: his representations of Mowgli, Mowgli’s friends Bagheera and Baloo, Kaa and the fearsome Shere Khan have left an indelible mark on all those who know the book. Estimate: €80,000–120,000Īfter the first printing of the book in 18, Paul Jouve began the illustrations of these stories in 1913 but because of the war, the book was not published until 1919. Jouve, Paul - François-Louis Schmied - Rudyard Kipling, Le Livre de la Jungle, 1919.
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