First separate edition Kipling’s story of Toomai, a young elephant-handler, the basis for the 1937 film Elephant Boy starring Sabu Dastagir, India’s first child actor. Toomai of the Elephants The Jungle Book characters in this chapter center around the story of Little Toomai, who helps his father care for the elephants used as service to the Indian Government. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1937. ***First impression of the first illustrated edition. ***84 numbered pages plus one un-numbered full page illustration to rear. Contemporaneous gift inscription in sepia ink to front free endpaper 'To Jean Sheelagh from Agnes Lucy as a little present from Lyme Regis, 1937'. ***Very good in buff decorative textured buckram boards with black titles and illustrations to spine and front board. Most of these photographs were taken in India by Mrs. ***Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs from the London Film Production 'Elephant Boy' produced by Alexander Korda, directed by Robert Flaherty and Zoltan Korda. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. First impression of the first illustrated edition. Download Image of T2JB501 - Toomai of the Elephants title illustration. Inscription to front free endpaper.Hardcover. Externally, smart, with shelf wear to spine head and tail. In the publisher's original paper covered boards, with price unclipped dust wrapper. This edition was published concurrently with the release of the film,and features photographic stills throughout.Loosely inserted is a cinema in Ibiza's advertisement for the film, dated 1944. The story was adapted into a 1937 British adventure film titled 'Elephant Boy', starring Indian child actor Sabu, whose portrait forms the frontispiece of this work. Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesToomai of the Elephants Emma ToppingStories fom The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling 2011 Saland PublishingRel. Big Toomai doesnt want Little Toomai to participate in wild elephant drives, called Keddahs, because they are too dangerous. His father, Big Toomai, drives Kala Nag for Petersen Sahib, the white man who runs the elephant catching drives. The first edition thus, in unclipped dust wrapper.'Toomai of the Elephants' is a short story by Rudyard Kipling about a young elephant-handler, first published in 1893 and going on to appear in Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' of 1894. Little Toomai in Chapter 11 'Toomai of the Elephants' is a boy who comes from a family of elephant drivers.

The 1937 movie tie-in of this short story from Rudyard Kipling, illustrated with still images from the motion picture.

Toomai of the elephants