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(Ardizzone, Edward). Alderson, Brian.

EDWARD ARDIZZONE, A BIBLIOGRAPHIC COMMENTARY.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2003. large 8vo. cloth. Color frontispiece; 309+(1) pages. First edition. When Edward Ardizzone passed away in 1979, he was one of the best-loved artists (and authors) in the English-speaking world. He illustrated more than 200 books and pamphlets, a good number of which he also wrote, as well as designed dust jackets and ephemera for a range of patrons. Brian Alderson first published a checklist of this work in... READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 120893

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.11, NOV., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: A. Tufel on George Eliot, R. Armstrong on Alan Paton, and J. Waters on "Invasion of the E-Books" (yes, a certain software company has expressed interest). N. Basbanes tours that institution, The Strand; R. Brown and Tasha Tucker discuss Tasha Tudor (with notice of the new Tasha Tudor bibliography by John & Jill Hare, published by... READ MORE

Price: $4.95 other currencies Order nr. 53574

(Brown, Judith Gwyn).

TO PICTURE THE STORY, THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF JUDITH GWYN BROWN.

Boston: Trustees of the Public Library of Boston, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Issued with an exhibition of Judith Gwyn Brown's book illustrations and original work at the Boston Public Library. With an article by the artist, and a checklist of books in the exhibition. Illustrated with full-page pen and ink drawings. Bookplate of Doris Frohnsdorff loosely inserted. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 65340

(Caldecott, Randolph). Davis, Mary Gould.

RANDOLPH CALDECOTT, 1846-1886, AN APPRECIATION.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. (1946). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 46+(1) pages. First edition. Jacket illustration is from the cover design of "The Horn Book." Book illustrations are from early prints of Caldecott drawings in The Houghton Memorial Library. Jacket soiled and with tape repair on front cover. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 24544

(Caldecott, Randolph). Engen, Rodney K.

RANDOLPH CALDECOTT, 'LORD OF THE NURSERY'.

London: Oresko Books Ltd. (1976). 4to. decorated, glossy stiff paper wrapper (folded in dust jacket form). 104 pages. First edition. Beautiful color and black and white illustrations of Caldecott's works. Illustrations for John Gilpin's Ride. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 24418

(Children's books). Alderson, Brian & Felix de Marez Oyens.

BE MERRY AND WISE: ORIGINS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK PUBLISHING IN ENGLAND, 1650-1850.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 2006. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 320 pages. When was it that someone decided that books might be written and published for child readers? It's fair to say that some kinds of text-alphabets, fables, the Lord's Prayer, may have been seen as fundamental to the process of learning to read from the beginning of book making, but when did children come to be... READ MORE

Price: $115.00 other currencies Order nr. 90644

(Children's Books).

ANNUAL '88, ILLUSTRATOR'S OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

Italy: Ente Autonomo per le Fiere di Bologna, (1988). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 197, (3) pages. An interesting selection of illustrators from around the world. In each case an example of their work is shown, usually in full color and short biographical details are given. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 95168

(Children's Books).

ANNUAL '96 ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS. NON-FICTION.

Italy: Ente Autonomo per le Fiere di Bologna, (1997). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 213 pages. First edition. An interesting selection of illustrators from around the world. In each case, an example of their work is shown, usually in full color and short biographical details are given. READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 69519

(Children's Books).

DIE BILDERWELT IM KINDERBUCH.

Köln: Kunst- und Museumsbibliothek und Rheinisches Bildarchiv, 1988. 4to. paper-covered boards; second volume is stiff paper wrappers. 539; 152 pages. First edition. This is a catalog of the 1988 exhibition of children's book art held at the Joseph-Haubrich Kunsthalle in Köln. Includes 34 short essays on all aspects of children's book art, from incunable art to art of the Weimar Republic. All illustrations are reproduced in color. The second half of the book is taken... READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 123945

(Children's Books). De Vries, Leonard.

A EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY CLASSICS FROM THE OSBORNE COLLECTION. TREASURY OF ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1989. large 4to. cloth, flat back, dust jacket. 285 pages. First edition. What sort of books did the Victorians read as children? Certainly not Victorian children's books--following generations read those--but perhaps one or more of the 32 books covered here, "dating from 1805 to 1826," a period "sandwiched between the harsh didacticism of earlier centuries and the refined moralizing of the Victorian era...books meant to delight and amuse" (jacket). Following an... READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 54935

(Children's Books). Kingman, Lee, Joanna Foster and Ruth Giles Lontoft.

ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1957-1966.

Boston: Horn Book, 1968. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 295 pages. First edition. With illustrated articles by Marcia Brown, Adrienne Adams, Grace Allen Hogarth and Rumer Godden. Biographies and selected bibliography of artists and authors. Jacket torn at head of spine. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 1773

(Children's Books). Mahony, Bertha E.

ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1744-1945.

Boston: The Horn Book, (1961). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 528 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Gives the history and development of illustrated books plus biographies and bibliographies of illustrators and their works. Jacket chipped at spine ends. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 31155

(Children's Books). Smith, Janet Adam.

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED BOOKS.

London: Collins, 1948. 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 50 pages. First edition. With four plates in color and thirty-three illustrations in black-and-white. Minor wear to jacket and fading of spine. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 8151

(Children's Books). Viguers, Ruth Hill, Marcia Dalphin, Bertha Miller.

ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1946-1956.

Boston: Horn Book, (1958). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 299 pages. First edition. With articles on Distinction in Picture Books, The Book Artist: Ideas and Techniques and The European Picture Book. Biographies and selected bibliography of artists and authors. Jacket chipped with small tears and with fading of spine. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 42045

(Gorey, Edward). Neumeyer, Peter F. and Edward Gorey.

WHY WE HAVE DAY AND NIGHT.

New York: Young Scott Books, (1970). oblong 12mo. decorated cloth, dust jacket. unpaginated. First edition. (Toledano, A37a). Text by Neumeyer, illustrations by Gorey. Whimsical account of the earth's rotation and the reason for day and night. Dust jacket slightly soiled and small tear at top of spine. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 108697

(Gorey, Edward). Neumeyer, Peter F.

DONALD AND THE.

Drawings by Edward Gorey.
(Reading, MA): Addison-Wesley, (1976). square 12mo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. unpaginated. Drawings by Edward Gorey. Reprint of first edition (Toledano, B41B). Black and white etchings by Edward Gorey. Author was a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education. READ MORE

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 108476

(Greenaway, Kate). Engen, Rodney.

KATE GREENAWAY, A BIOGRAPHY.

London: MacDonald Future Publishers, (1981). 7.25 x 10 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 240 pages. First edition. The author worked for over five years on researching this biography, using much unpublished correspondence and interviews with surviving friends and relations. He has also uncovered many unpublished illustrations. Includes an annotated list of Greenaway books. With 121 illustrations in black-and-white and 15 in color. SALES RIGHTS: Available in North & South America from Oak Knoll Books. READ MORE

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 27171

(Greenaway, Kate). Thomson, Susan Ruth.

KATE GREENAWAY, A CATALOGUE OF THE KATE GREENAWAY COLLECTION, RARE BOOK ROOM, DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Detroit: Friends of the Detroit Public Library, 1977. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 211+(1) pages. First edition. Full bibliographical descriptions given. Illustrated. READ MORE

Price: $22.00 other currencies Order nr. 55768

Herdeg, Walter (editor).

4TH INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION.

Zurich: The Graphis Press, (1979). 4to. pictorial paper-covered boards. pp.465-615. With text in English, French and German. Filled with illustrations including many in color. READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 27528

(Holme, Geoffrey).

THE CHILDREN'S ART BOOK.

London: Studio, n.d. 8vo. cloth spine, paper-covered boards. (iv), 96 pages. This is a simple art appreciation book for children with large print and fairly simple text. The pictures progress from simple to complex with many tipped-in examples as well as those printed on the pages. Some color. Spine of the book a little faded. Dust jacket is worn with some paper loss at the corners and heel of spine, closed tear upper front panel... READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 89378

(Kerlan, Dr. Irvin). Nelson, Karen.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KERLAN COLLECTION SINCE 1949.

N.P. University of Minnesota, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Collection of first editions of children's books and the manuscripts and graphic art relating to them. Illustrated. Reproduced from typescript. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 save 20% $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 100247

(Kredel, Fritz).

WER WILL UNTER DIE SOLDATEN.

Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, n.d. 12mo. decorated paper-covered boards. 47+(1) pages. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 236. A collection of German soldiers' songs, illustrated by Fritz Kredel (1900-73), noted for his illustrations of children's books. Boards lightly soiled. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 115494

(Lionni, Leo). Jagusch, Sybille A. (editor).

LEO LIONNI AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1993. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 26, (2) pages. Edited by Chief of Children's literature, Library of Congess. Essays by Lionni and Steven Heller. Bibliography. Letter from editor laid in. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106427

(Lionni, Leo). Jagusch, Sybille A. (editor).

LEO LIONNI AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1993. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 26, (2) pages. Edited by Chief of Children's literature, Library of Congess. Essays by Lionni and Steven Heller. Bibliography. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 115260

Martin, Douglas.

THE TELLING LINE, ESSAYS ON FIFTEEN CONTEMPORARY BOOK ILLUSTATORS.

New York: Delacorte, (1989). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. First U.S. edition. This collection focuses on fifteen contemporary illustrators of children's books, including Raymond Briggs, Quentin Blake, Charles Keeping, Michael Foreman, Shirley Hughes and John Lawrence. Well-illustrated throughout, many in color, and with a number of previously unpublished illustrations from the artists' private collections. Included is a complete chronological bibliography of each artist. READ MORE

Price: $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 33111

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