Joan Eadington: The Adventures of Johnny Briggs, A Jackanory Book

Published by BBC, London, 1979. Hardcover in dustjacket. First edition, first printing, collecting three Johnny Briggs stories by Joan Eadington, first published in the Jackanory paperback series. Illustrated by William Marshall. Pp. 159.

Jackanory was one of the BBC’s most beloved children’s television programmes, running from 1965 to 1996, in which stories were read aloud by guest storytellers — frequently well-known celebrities and actors. The Johnny Briggs stories were among its popular adaptations.

Condition: Very Good. Bumped at the corners and spine tips. Dustjacket unclipped, Very Good and clean, with minor shelf wear to the edges and corners.