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

LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE.

Préface de Paul Gavault.
London: Holland Press, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xx, (iv), 446 pages followed by many plates. Préface de Paul Gavault. A very fine facsimile reprint of the first edition of this landmark catalogue first issued by Gumuchian & Cie in 1930. Over 6000 books listed. This one volume facsimile does not reproduce all the plates in the original edition. READ MORE about LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE

Price: $85.00  other currencies  Order nr. 83333

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

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

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(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

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

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Harrod, Leonard M.

LIBRARY WORK WITH CHILDREN, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

London: Andre Deutsch, (1969). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First edition. READ MORE about LIBRARY WORK WITH CHILDREN, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 80281

Hauswedell, Ernst L.und Christian Voigt (Editors).

BUCHKUNST UND LITERATUR IN DEUTSCHLAND, 1750 BIS 1850.

2 volumes.
Hamburg: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1977. small 4to. cloth, paper spine and cover labels, cardboard slipcase. 369, (3); 191+(1) pages. 2 volumes. Edition limited to 1400 copies. Intended as a parallet work to Maximilian-Gesellschaft's 1963 publication, Deutschen Buchkunst 1890 bis 1960 by Georg Kurt. Surveys a century in which old graphic techniques to illustrate and embellish books were gradually giving way to the new. Volume I discusses typography, illustrations and illustrators, journals and almanacs, bookclubs, the art of..... READ MORE about BUCHKUNST UND LITERATUR IN DEUTSCHLAND, 1750 BIS 1850

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62364

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 about 4TH INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION

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 about THE CHILDREN'S ART BOOK

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 89378

Jennings, Frank G.

THIS IS READING.

New York: Bureau of Publications, Teachers College Columbia University, 1965. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, (iii), 196 pages. First edition. Looks at the book in the changing world. Wonder what the author thinks now. READ MORE about THIS IS READING

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106222

Kingston, W.H.G.

OUR SOLDIERS.

London, England: Henry Frowde Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. small 8vo. illustrated cloth. 368, (20) pages. New edition. A history of British military engagements through the Victorian era, published for boys. Color frontispiece. Table of contents. Listing of other publications "for boys." Covers and spine soiled. Staining on endpapers and parts of text. Inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about OUR SOLDIERS

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 119447

Lucas, Anna.

FRANZ POCCI UND DAS KINDERBUCH.

Mit einer Bearbeitung der Schattenspiele.
Münster i. W. Regensbergsche Buchhandlung und Buchdruckerei, 1929. 8vo. cloth. (x), 92 pages. Mit einer Bearbeitung der Schattenspiele. Written in German. With a foreword, introduction, bibliography, conclusion, index of literature, and other supplements. With 16 black-and-white illustrations. A biography and analysis of Franz Pocci, the German poet, artist, and playwright, noted for his work with the Munich Marionette Theatre. Minor soiling and wear, spine faded with a small stain near the middle. READ MORE about FRANZ POCCI UND DAS KINDERBUCH

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