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(Andersen, Hans Christian). Blegvad, Erik.

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, FROM AN ARTIST'S POINT OF VIEW.

Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1988. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 30, (2) pages. A lecture for International Children's Book Day, presented on May 1, 1987. Edited by Sybille A. Jagusch. Black and white illustrations throughout. Each page features an illustration for one of Andersen's tales by artists from the 1870s to the 1980s. READ MORE about HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, FROM AN ARTIST'S POINT OF VIEW.

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 64889

(Andersen, Hans Christian).

CATALOG OF THE JEAN HERSHOLT COLLECTION OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.

Washington: The Library of Congress, 1954. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Frontispiece; (vi), 97 pages. With an introduction by Frederick R. Goff. Illustrated. READ MORE about CATALOG OF THE JEAN HERSHOLT COLLECTION OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 27497

Anderson, Vicki.

CULTURES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN FICTION.

A Guide to 2,875 Books for Librarians and Teachers, K-9
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., (1994). 8vo. cloth. x, 414 pages. A Guide to 2,875 Books for Librarians and Teachers, K-9. Contains an extensive collection of fiction books whose setting is in a country outside the United States. Slight wear on corners and edges. READ MORE about CULTURES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN FICTION

Price: $5.00 other currencies Order nr. 97139

Anger, Gerda.

DER RAUPE LIKAN.

N.P. n.p., (1986). square 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, plasticv spiral binding. unpaginated. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Text in German. Illustrations by Renate Habinger. A tale about a caterpillar. Copy of English translation laid in. READ MORE about DER RAUPE LIKAN.

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 124534

ARBEITEN AUS DEM EVANGELISCHEN BIBLIOTHEKAR-LEHRINSTITUT.

4 volumes.
Göttingen: Evangelisches Bibliothekar-Lehrinstitut, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977. one large 8vo. & 3 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with fabric covered spine. (iv),iii,46; 48; (xxii),44,xxiv; x,70 pages. 4 volumes. Volumes 4, 6, 7, and 8 in this series. Includes studies of journalistic documentation of news in public libraries, of specialized bibliographies and catalogues, on the catalogue of a children's library, and on organizations for evangelical books. READ MORE about ARBEITEN AUS DEM EVANGELISCHEN BIBLIOTHEKAR-LEHRINSTITUT.

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 51247

(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 about EDWARD ARDIZZONE, A BIBLIOGRAPHIC COMMENTARY.

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 120893

Armacharya, M.L.

SOME HINTS ON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING IN NEPAL.

Kathmandu: Suresh B. Malla, (1974). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 32 pages. Discusses printing and publishing in general as well as children's books and the periodical press. READ MORE about SOME HINTS ON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING IN NEPAL.

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 49491

Bader, Barbara.

AMERICAN PICTUREBOOKS FROM NOAH'S ARK TO THE BEAST WITHIN.

New York: Macmillan Publishing, (1976). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 615 pages. First edition. An historical study of the American children's picturebook. With almost 700 illustrations of which 130 are in color. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about AMERICAN PICTUREBOOKS FROM NOAH'S ARK TO THE BEAST WITHIN

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 19340

Baldwin, Sidney (compiler).

STORIES BY MRS. MOLESWORTH.

New York: Duffield and Company, 1922. 8vo. cloth, illustrated label on front board. (vi), 353+(1) pages. A collection of short stories. Frontispiece and illustrations in color by Edna Cooke. Table of contents. A collection of short stories by Maria Louisa Molesworth (1839-1921), who wrote mainly children's stories. Rubbed at edges, rear hinge cracked. READ MORE about STORIES BY MRS. MOLESWORTH.

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 110118

Barker, Albert.

BLACK ON WHITE AND READ ALL OVER, THE STORY OF PRINTING.

Folkestone: Baily Brothers ans Swinfen Ltd., (1971). 8vo. pictorial cloth-covered boards. 96 pages. First edition. From the early wooden letter blocks of the Chinese to the computer-operated printers of today, this easy to understand book tells the story of dedicated and hardworking men and the inventions that have made the communication of ideas and knowledge possible. With illustrations by Anthony D'Adamo and seventeen black and white photographs. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about BLACK ON WHITE AND READ ALL OVER, THE STORY OF PRINTING.

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 109560

(Baum, L. Frank). Hanff, Peter E. & Douglas G. Greene.

BIBLIOGRAPHIA OZIANA, A CONCISE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST OF THE OZ BOOKS BY L. FRANK BAUM AND HIS SUCCESSORS.

San Francisco: International Wizard of Oz Club, 2002. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. paperback. 146 pages. Reprint of the revised and enlarged second edition from the original published in 1976. Bibliographia Oziana by Douglas G. Greene and Peter E. Hanff serves as the standard reference work that sorts out the extremely complex printing history of each of the original forty Oz books by L. Frank Baum and his six successors. In addition, it includes full descriptions... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIA OZIANA, A CONCISE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST OF THE OZ BOOKS BY L. FRANK BAUM AND...

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 86827

Bechtel, Louise Seaman.

BOOKS IN SEARCH OF CHILDREN.

New York, NY: New York Public Library, 1946. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 47+(1) pages. Tenth of the R.R. Bowker Memorial Lectures sponsored by the library. Listing of previous lectures. A disucssion of the publication of children's books. Edges of covers tanned. READ MORE about BOOKS IN SEARCH OF CHILDREN.

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 131840

(Biblio novel). Jacobs, Paul Samuel.

JAMES PRINTER, A NOVEL OF REBELLION.

New York: Scholastic Press, (1997). 8vo. dust jacket, boards. (iv), 220 pages. First edition. Juvenile fictional novel set in the 1600's in a printing office. READ MORE about JAMES PRINTER, A NOVEL OF REBELLION

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 105345

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.3, MARCH 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: B. Hicks on Nancy Drew books, G. Dibert-Himes on the library of Schloss Corvey in Germany, B.G. Henneke on old ship's logbooks, J.G. Schiller on the early publishing history of the Paul Bunyan tales, T. Conway on James Michener, G. and M. Green on the Little Blue Books of the 1920's and 30's, N. Basbanes on... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

Price: $4.95 other currencies Order nr. 51973

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 about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

Price: $4.95 other currencies Order nr. 53574

(Blocquel, Simon-François).

LE SAVANT DE HUIT ANS, SUIVI DU PETIT COLORISTE.

(Lille, France: Imprimerie de Blocquel), n.d., but circa 1830. oblong 32mo. contemporary sheep, gilt-stamped. (viii), 96 pages. Text in French. Attributed to Lille printer Simon-François Blocquel. A guide for children, in two sections. The first entitled "Savant de huit ans: sciences, arts et métiers;" the second entitled "Petit coloriste: de enluminure." Describes the printing trades. With six color plates entitled Peintre (frontispiece), Sculpture, Graveur en taille-douce, Relieur, Imprimeur en caractères mobiles. Also with color title..... READ MORE about LE SAVANT DE HUIT ANS, SUIVI DU PETIT COLORISTE.

Price: $2,750.00 other currencies Order nr. 129509

Bolin, Greta.

BARN OCH BOCKER [CHILDREN AND BOOKS].

Stockholm: Kooperativa Förbundets Bokförlag, 1951. small 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 219+(1) pages. Fourth edition. Domestic and translated children's literature in 9 reading groups, with a book list at the end of each chapter. Drawings by Birger Lundquist. Index. Covers detaching at spine. READ MORE about BARN OCH BOCKER [CHILDREN AND BOOKS].

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 52856

(Bookbinding).

BOOKBINDING.

News Brunswick: Boy Scouts of America, 1964. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. Reprint of the 1954 edition. Illustrated. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING.

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 38823

(Books).

THE HISTORY OF MAKING BOOKS.

New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1996. 8vo. metal ring binder with illustrated paper-covered boards. 45+(1) pages. First Scholastic edition, issued as volume 18 in the Voyages of Discoveryseries. Text and color illustrations on laminated paper, that describe the process of making books from clay tablets, papyrus rolls, and illuminated manuscripts to the printing press, with sections on machinery, color printing, bookbinding, booksellers and censors, and children's books. With a time-line chart and reusable vinyl stickers. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF MAKING BOOKS.

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 70866

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

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 65340

Bryant, Jen.

INTO ENCHANTED WOODS.

Winterthur, Delaware: Winterthur Publications, (2001). oblong 12mo. illustrated paper-covered boards, dust jacket, marbled endpapers. unpaginated. First edition. Signed by author on title. Color illustrations by James Browne. A story based on the Children's Garden at Winterthur Museum in Winterthur, Delaware. READ MORE about INTO ENCHANTED WOODS.

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 122085

Burnett, Frances Hodgson.

EDITHA'S BURGLAR: A STORY FOR CHILDREN.

Boston, MA: Jordan, Marsh & Company, 1891. 12mo. original paper-covered boards. 64 pages. A children's story with frontispiece and black and white illustrations by Henry Sandham. Facsimile of letter from "the original Editha" and list of illustrations. Advertisements for other publications on back free endpaper. Boards lightly soiled and scuffed at edges. Hinges cracking. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about EDITHA'S BURGLAR: A STORY FOR CHILDREN.

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 119191

(Busch, Wilhelm).

WILHELM BUSCH LUSTIGE KLEINIGKEITEN.

Mit einer Einleitung von Georg Jacob Wolf.
München: Delphin-Verlag, (1919). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 46, (2) pages. Mit einer Einleitung von Georg Jacob Wolf. Written in German. With an introduction by Georg Jacob Wolf, and 32 black-and-white drawings. Wilhelm Busch was a poet and artist famous for his comical picture stories. With two pages of advertisements at the end. Corners bumped and slightly rubbed, edges worn, front cover and edges of back cover faded. READ MORE about WILHELM BUSCH LUSTIGE KLEINIGKEITEN

Price: $5.00 save 50% $2.50 other currencies Order nr. 100661

(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 about RANDOLPH CALDECOTT, 1846-1886, AN APPRECIATION.

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 about RANDOLPH CALDECOTT, 'LORD OF THE NURSERY'.

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 24418

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