The Lively History of Jack & the Beanstalk: Setting forth for the first time during many years A faithful and particular Account of that Hero's Wonderful Adventures in the Country of the Beanstalk, and his Triumph over the murderous Giant who inhabited it: The History being told to Harriet Jackson the possessor of the MS. Documents of Jack's Family, and the Pictures painted by a young Master.

[Cole, Sir Henry].

Published by London: C. W. for Felix Summerly's Home Treasury and sold by Joseph Cundall. 1844.

About this Item

First Edition, (168x129mm), 32pp.+ 4pp adverts for The Home Treasury of Books, Pictures, Toys, &c purposed to cultivate the Affections, Fancy, Imagination, and Taste of Children. Edited by Felix Summerly. Frontispiece and 3 plates in text with tissue guards, with bound in after endpapers the original printed wraps, very good indeed, marbled endpapers. Half red morocco, gilt ruled and titled to front board, v. sl. faded and worn, otherwise very good indeed, handsome, sound and tight. The Home Treasury. Inscribed in pencil to front endpaper by previous owner, 1891.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lively History of Jack & the Beanstalk: Setting forth for the first time during many years A faithful and particular Account of that Hero's Wonderful Adventures in the Country of the Beanstalk, and his Triumph over the murderous Giant who inhabited it: The History being told to Harriet Jackson the possessor of the MS. Documents of Jack's Family, and the Pictures painted by a young Master.
• Publisher: London: C. W. for Felix Summerly's Home Treasury and sold by Joseph Cundall. 1844.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good