1858 The Story of Jack and the Giants : Richard Doyle : Hand Coloured Plates

The Story of Jack and the Giants 

Illustrated with 35 drawings by Richard Doyle 

Engraved by George and Edward Dalziel 

London: Griffith and Farran, 1858. New Edition. Slim octavo; contemporary half gilt-ruled morocco over green cloth by John Bumpus, gilt-tooled spine in six compartments, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, pictorial cloth from the original binding bound in front, viii,[9]-56pp.; hand-coloured frontispiece and added title page plus six leaves of hand-colored plates. Leather apparently toned to brown (tipped in description from the auction of the Salomon library describes the leather as "green"), extremities a bit rubbed, some light spotting to both covers; overall Very Good, contents clean and colored plates remain quite brilliant.

Contemporary armorial ex libris to front pastedown of Sir David Salomon (1797-1873), the British Liberal politician who served as London's first Jewish Sheriff in 1855.

CONDITION
A very good copy. The leather binding is in good condition as can be seen in the images provided. Marble endpapers very good. All contents present and pages good throughout and free from foxing or stains. Overall very good.

(BS2/TOP)