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 good original light orange cloth binding variant (hinges fine, overall slightly worn, soiled and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good to Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown, gift note of a previous 1898 owner on the upper part of the title page - as shown, tear to the lower part of title page and the upper part of the last blank endpaper page repaired by a previous owner - as shown, endpaper inner hinges discreetly reinforced by a previous owner - as shown). A rare find in any condition!
Illustrations: Profusely and beautifully illustrated in color by Richard Doyle.
Estimate : (USD 400 - 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.