[JOUVE] – KIPLING (Rudyard) Kaa’s Hunting. Paris, Javal & Bourdeaux, 1930. Large folio, bound in full sand-coloured Jansenist morocco, smooth spine lettered in gilt, gilt quintuple fillet and blind-stamped border on brown cloth endpapers, original wrappers and spine bound in, all edges gilt, housed in a chemise and slipcase. Binding signed by Creuzevault. Illustrated with numerous wood-engraved compositions, both in- and out-of-text, including 10 full-page and 3 double-page plates, all hand-coloured and heightened with gold by Camille Beltrand in collaboration with Pierre Bouchet. Limited edition of 185 copies, all printed on Imperial Japanese paper. This copy, unnumbered and reserved hors justification, is inscribed to the Académie Française member Monsieur Georges Lecomte, and enriched with a fine original colour pencil drawing of Shere Khan the tiger, signed by the artist. A beautiful copy of this Art Deco edition, complete with all its illustrations, including the original cover.

[JOUVE] – KIPLING (Rudyard)
Kaa’s Hunting. Paris, Javal & Bourdeaux, 1930. Large folio, bound in full sand-coloured Jansenist morocco, smooth spine lettered in gilt, gilt quintuple fillet and blind-stamped border on brown cloth endpapers, original wrappers and spine bound in, all edges gilt, housed in a chemise and slipcase. Binding signed by Creuzevault.
Illustrated with numerous wood-engraved compositions, both in- and out-of-text, including 10 full-page and 3 double-page plates, all hand-coloured and heightened with gold by Camille Beltrand in collaboration with Pierre Bouchet.
Limited edition of 185 copies, all printed on Imperial Japanese paper. This copy, unnumbered and reserved hors justification, is inscribed to the Académie Française member Monsieur Georges Lecomte, and enriched with a fine original colour pencil drawing of Shere Khan the tiger, signed by the artist.
A beautiful copy of this Art Deco edition, complete with all its illustrations, including the original cover.

Binding:

Very good condition
Some wear to the slipcase
Slight raised areas along the joints where the five raised bands are located

Interior pages:
Exceptionally clean interior pages, including the original drawing