Henri DELUERMOZ (1876-1943)

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.