1968 collectors edition by The Heritage Press, New York; includes the original "The Heritage Club Sandglass" flier; illustrated by David Gentleman; introduced by Bonamy Dobree; copyright 1968; illustrated by William Dempster; larger hardbound; as-new condition of book and slipcase; a beautiful book.
 
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The Jungle Book key characters are Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves and Sher Khan, biggest tiger in India. As Baloo the sleepy brown bear, Bagheera the cunning black panther, Kaa the python, and his other animal friends teach their beloved “man-cub” the ways of the jungle, Mowgli gains the strength and wisdom he needs for his frightful fight with Shere Khan, the tiger who robbed him of his human family. But there are also the tales of Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose and his “great war” against the vicious cobras Nag and Nagaina; of Toomai, who watches the elephants dance; and of Kotick the white seal, who swims in the Bering Sea.