1888 Rare First Edition - JACK THE GIANT KILLER color illustrated by Richard Doyle.
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Author: Doyle, Richard.
Title: Jack The Giant Killer.
Publisher: London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Great New Street, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C., no date (1888). First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 11 " X 9 ".
Pages: 48 pages.
Binding: Attractive and Very good original dark blue cloth binding variant (overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover in a custom-made clamshell box made by Anthony David Estill.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown, small hole repaired by a previous owner in the first page - as shown, ex-libris of Anthony David Estill on the first endpaper - as shown). Complete with the scarce Publisher's Introduction tipped in after the title. A rare find in any condition!
Illustrations: Profusely and beautifully illustrated in color by Richard Doyle.
Estimate : (USD 600 - USD 900)
The book: Attractive and rare first edition of this wonderful facsimile reproduction of an original manuscript with calligraphic text and colored illustrations and wood-engraved decorative borders to every page. The original manuscript was created by Richard Doyle in 1842, at the age of 18. After his death in 1883, it was sold at Christie, Manson & Wood, "when, being amongst the most beautiful and highly-finished of his productions, it naturally realized a long price, and the purchaser lent it to the Publishers for reproduction". Eyre and Spottiswoode did a fine job and it is a work of great delight!
The illustrator: Richard "Dickie" Doyle (18 September 1824 – 10 December 1883) was a notable illustrator of the Victorian era. His work frequently appeared, amongst other places, in Punch magazine; he drew the cover of the first issue and designed the magazine's masthead, a design that was used for over a century.