Collector's Book of Children's Books by Quayle, Eric

Studio Vista, 1971. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Hardback. Very Good.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

First US edition. 4to in cloth with dust jacket. VG/VG. Light wear. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.

Studio Vista, 1971. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hard Cover with Dustjacket. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

London.: Studio Vista., 1971. 144pp, illustrations & colour plates. DW has some corner wear & slight loss at the head of the spine. Internally clean.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Studio Vista, London, first edition, 1971. Cloth, folio, 31 cm,. 144 pp, many ills. A profusely illustrated survey of children's books from the late 16th century to the 20th. In addition to covering the more familiar fields of juvenilia Quayle also discusses many less well-trodden collecting paths; there are chapters on : Juvenile Incunabula; 18th Century Children's Books; Fairy, Folk Tales and Fantasia; Books of Instruction, Natural History and Travel; Poetry and Nursery Rhymes; Stories before 1850, and after; Boys' Adventure Stories; Periodicals, Annuals & Penny Dreadfuls; Miscellanea,Toy Books & Moveable Books. With an index. Near Very Good in a creased and chipped and worn dustwrapper.

London: Studio Vista Books, 1971. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Monro, Gabriel . 144pp. Numerous illustrations throughout in colour and b/w. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. A light bump to one corner and slight bumps to two other corners, hidden under the wrapper with slight assoicated creasing to the wrapper corner which is lightly bumped. . Light fading to the cloth at the tail of the spine. Light rubbing to the very edge of the rear end paper. Pictorial dust wrapper not price clipped. Light shelf wear to the edges of the wrapper with light creasing to the upper edge of the wrapper. The book is clean and tight. A very good copy.

Studio Vista, London, first edition, 1971. Cloth, folio, 31 cm,. 144 pp, many ills. A profusely illustrated survey of children's books from the late 16th century to the 20th. In addition to covering the more familiar fields of juvenilia Quayle also discusses many less well-trodden collecting paths; there are chapters on : Juvenile Incunabula; 18th Century Children's Books; Fairy, Folk Tales and Fantasia; Books of Instruction, Natural History and Travel; Poetry and Nursery Rhymes; Stories before 1850, and after; Boys' Adventure Stories; Periodicals, Annuals & Penny Dreadfuls; Miscellanea,Toy Books & Moveable Books. With an index. Long faint scratch on front board, light foxing, somewhat musty smell, otherwise Good in a used dustwrapper.