{"product_id":"rare-1907-deans-rag-book-the-jungle-charles-kingsley-cook","title":"The Jungle (code no. 69)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e(Wild Animals) The Jungle (code no. 69); illustrated by Charles Kingsley Cook. London: Dean's Rag Book Co., Ltd., between 1907-1919. FIRST EDITION. Oblong 8vo - 7-1\/4\" x 8-3\/4\". [16] butterfly-folded double cloth pages including wrappers. Original publisher's [2] pp. advertising slip laid in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eBound in red cloth-backed color pictorial limp cloth wrappers, sewn as issued. The textile edges feature the publisher's standard serrated pinking to the head and foot of the book to prevent fraying. Internally and externally without flaw. The condition of the rag book is \u003cstrong\u003eFINE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eTechnical Construction of Dean’s Rag Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003ePatented in 1902 by Henry Samuel Dean, the Dean’s Rag Book Company produced juvenile books designed for durability, replacing traditional paper with \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"149\"\u003ewashable cotton cloth sheets\u003c\/b\u003e printed with colorfast inks. This copy of The Jungle (Code No. 69) utilizes a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"256\"\u003e\"butterfly fold\" construction\u003c\/b\u003e. In this format, the textile sheets are printed on one side only and folded back-to-back, creating double-thickness pages that provide structural rigidity while remaining flexible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIllustrations by Charles Kingsley Cook\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThe color illustrations throughout the volume are the work of Charles Kingsley Cook, an Edwardian painter and illustrator who provided designs for several of Dean's early textile books. Cook’s compositions cover the full surface of the cloth pages, depicting a variety of exotic fauna including a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"297\"\u003ecamel, ostriches, a monkey, pelicans, and a giraffe\u003c\/b\u003e. His style relies on bold outlines and saturated color blocks well-suited to the company's colorfast printing process, balancing realistic animal anatomy with simplified backgrounds designed for young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eEphemeral Publisher's Advertising Slip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eThis copy retains the original \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"31\"\u003etwo-page publisher's advertising slip\u003c\/b\u003e loosely laid into the pages. Because these thin, paper-printed inserts were intended to be discarded at the point of sale, their survival rate is low. The ephemera provides contemporary \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"255\"\u003ebibliographic context\u003c\/b\u003e, documenting regional pricing, distribution details, and the active checklist of Dean’s toy book titles available during the pre-World War I period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eBibliography and Institutional Census\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eOwing to the intended use and textile nature of these publications, surviving examples frequently display heavy laundering, fading, and fraying. This copy remains unwashed with the original ink saturation preserved. A current global institutional census via WorldCat locates \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"275\"\u003eonly two copies in institutional holdings worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e: one in the \u003cstrong\u003ePrinceton University Library\u003c\/strong\u003e and one in the \u003cstrong\u003eAuckland Libraries\u003c\/strong\u003e network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA RARE AND COMPLETELY UNWASHED SURVIVAL, ESPECIALLY SCARCE IN THIS FINE, UNCOMMONLY PRESERVED CONDITION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#001108\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41856303497365,"sku":"001108","price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/thejungle.01.20220123.jpg?v=1643433923","url":"https:\/\/wallaceandclark.com\/products\/rare-1907-deans-rag-book-the-jungle-charles-kingsley-cook","provider":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}