Four preparatory drawings in ink, to illustrate the Jungle Book or the Second Jungle Book by Rudyard KIPLING, from 1930 at Editions Mornay or from 1941 at Editions Creuzevault :
- "La chasse de Kaa".
Monogrammed "H.D" on the lower left.
Titled on the top right of the paper.
Size of the drawing : 17 x35 cm - Size of the paper : 27,5 x 45 cm.
- "How came the fear".
Titled at the top right of the cardboard.
Paper glued on cardboard.
Size drawing : 18 x 26,5 cm - Size cardboard : 42 x 49,5 cm.
- "The Spring Race".
Titled on the top right of the cardboard.
Paper pasted on cardboard.
Dim. drawing : 26 x 21 cm - Dim. cardboard : 49,5 x 32 cm.
- When the Wolf discovers Mowgli.
Paper glued on cardboard.
Size drawing : 20,5 x 24 cm - Size cardboard : 31,5 x 49,5 cm.
Stains and accidents to the cardboard.
Bibliography :
Rudyard KIPLING
- The Jungle Book, Editions Mornay, Coll. "Les Beaux Livres", Paris 1930.
72 woodcuts in colors engraved by Louis-Joseph SOULAS, after the compositions of [Henri] DELUERMOZ (including cover, frontispiece and hors-texte in 5 colors, bands, lettrines, in-text and culs-de-lampe in 2 colors), In-8 paperback.
- The Second Jungle Book. Creuzevault, Paris, 1941.
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