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London: Macmillan, 1886. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Randolph Caldecott. First edition first printing Large octavo hardback Green pictorial cloth 72 pages Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott Good condition. Edges rubbed and starting to wear. original owner's gift inscription on front end paper.

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London: Macmillan, 1886. hardcover. very good. Randolph Caldecott. Numerous black & white illustration by Randolph Caldecott. 71 pages. Slim 8vo, pictorial green cloth (lightly dust-soiled and rubbed at extremes; light stain on half title). London: Macmillan, 1866. First edition. A very good copy.<br/> <br/>

London: Macmillan and Co, 1886. First edition thus. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Very good. Caldecott, randolph. First edition thus. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. 1 vols. 8vo.

First edition. Small quarto. B/W illustrations and designs by Randolph Caldecott. Original pictorial green cloth. No dust jacket. Very good. 70 pages. No signatures or bookplates.


Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh.

Hardcover. Good. Hardcover bound in green cloth stamped in darker blue-green. 1886 publication date. No marks or writing in book. Binding is rubbed and has some soil and a couple spots (see left edge of front side in accompanying photograph.). Tips of corners and spine ends lightly bumped and a little worn but not fraying. End papers and adjacent leaves are a bit toned. Hinges holding up nicely. All edges colored blue-green. This project was Randolph Caldecott's last illustrating project and was basically unfinished when he died. The author noted that Caldecott's widow allowed the publisher to use his working sketches in the book.

London and New York: Macmillan and Co, 1886. First edition thus; 8vo.; green cloth covered boards with blue illustration and lettering, hardcover; 40 pages; black and white illustrations; pages are age-toned else very good in soiled boards that are edge worn on corners and spine ends with spine heavily sunned.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1886. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6.5". Randolph Caldecott. A smart first edition of this delightfully illustrated retelling of the classic children's tale Jack and the Bean-Stalk. First edition. This classic English fairy-tale first appeared in 1734, but was popularised in poetry throughout the nineteenth century. This is the first edition of Hallam Tennyson's rendering of the work, arranged in English hexameter. Written by Hallam Tennyson, a British aristocrat who served as the second governor-general of Australia, and the son of Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson. This work is dedicated to his father. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, a British artist and illustrator highly recognised by the Royal Academy. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour. This was Caldecott's final work and the publisher elected to use Caldecott's incomplete sketches for this work, rather than find someone else to complete them. In the original green cloth… Read More

1886 1ed Jack and the Beanstalk Tennyson Caldecott Illustrated Fairy Tales Kids

A rare first edition of the final work by esteemed 19th-century illustrator, Randolph Caldecott, 'Jack and the Bean-Stalk.' This delightful pictorial retelling of the famous English fairy tale was written by Hallam Tennyson and published in 1886. Nearly complete Caldecott would pass before completing his work for this book. Despite being unfinished, in memoriam for Caldecott, the publisher elected to utilize his 30 charming sketches in their "incomplete" state. A timeless tale accompanied by timeless art. A must-own for any collector of children's tales.

Item number: #21969
Price: $499

TENNYSON, Hallam; CALDECOTT, Randolph (Illus.)

Jack and the Bean-Stalk. English Hexameters.

London; New York: MacMillan and Co., 1886. First edition.

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o 70, [2]
o 30 illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Green cloth
• Size: ~8.5in X 6.75in (21.5cm x 17cm)

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