The Jungle Book Illustrated by Paul Jouve: A Bibliophilic Masterpiece

Published on 21 July 2022, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 23 August 2022 - 11:00 (CEST) - Salle des fêtes, place Élie-Lacoste - 24290 Montignac-Lascaux

This much-sought-after copy of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book illustrated by Paul Jouve hails from the Marcel Garrigou Library. What’s more, it features an original drawing by the artist and a binding signed by Léon Gruel.

Paul Jouve (1878–1973) and Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), The Jungle Book, translated... The Jungle Book Illustrated by Paul Jouve: A Bibliophilic Masterpiece

Paul Jouve (1878–1973) and Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), The Jungle Book, translated from English into French by Louis Fabulet and Robert d’Humières, Paris, Société du livre contemporain, 1919, large quarto, brown morocco binding by Léon Gruel
Estimate: €15,000/20,000

More than 500 modern illustrated books from the collection of Marcel Garrigou (1916–1998) will be dispersed over two days in Montignac. A bibliophile from Toulouse and chairman of the Association de la reliure…

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