Richard Doyle — Jack the Giant Killer

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, [1888]. Cloth. A charming colour-illustrated facsimile of Richard Doyle"s manuscript of this classic fairy tale, first created in 1842. In the publisher's original grey cloth binding. Illustrated in colour throughout.A facsimile of Doyle's original manuscript, originally produced in 1842, when he was only eighteen.Richard Doyle's beautiful rendition of 'Jack the Giant Killer&apos. Doyle worked for Punch, designing the magazine's masthead for the first issue, a design which was used for over a century. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. The odd handling mark to boards. Blue paint mark to perimeter of front board. Slight discolouration to extremities and spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight rubbing to boards. Rear free endpaper torn with significant loss. Hinges cracked but generally firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd handling mark and spot to fore edge. Good . Ill.: Richard Doyle. Good .