Jack O'Lantern for Judy Jo

£150 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A young girl looks after her even younger cousin as they go on various adventures around the New England fictional town of Apple Market Street. Written and illustrated by popular American illustrator Mabel Betsy Hill (1877-1971). First published in America in 1940. Jack O’Lantern for Judy Jo is no. four in the series of eight published Judy Jo tales. Dustjacket scuffed and scored, and with closed tears, folds, and some minor losses. Not price-clipped, and now in protective mylar. Internally with some marking and age-toning. The illustrations nice and bright.

• Binding: Hardcover

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