THE JACK BOOK.
by ANONYMOUS. Illustrated by Dorothy Furniss. Miniature book.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd, (1905).. FIRST EDITION (1905), miniature book, 79 x 79 mm, 3 x 3 inches, grass green cloth, red, black and white illustration to upper cover, top edges red, 83 pages. 20 very jolly colour plates each facing text or verse, both printed on thick card, 1 side only. Contains Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack the Giant Killer and 2 nursery rhymes featuring Jack. 4 very small barely visible splashes to upper cover, no inscriptions. A near Fine clean tight copy, quite scarce. No. 9 in a list of 9 Humpty Dumpty Books for Children inside upper cover, 'The prettiest Child Books in the world'. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46941
- Title
- THE JACK BOOK.
- Author
- ANONYMOUS. Illustrated by Dorothy Furniss. Miniature book.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd, (1905).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Humpty Dumpty children's books miniature books Anthony Treherne nursery stories and rhymes Jack and the Beanstalk Jack the Giant Killer
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Roger Middleton
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