The Collector's Book of Children's Books
by Quayle, Eric
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Clarkson N. Potter/Crown Publishers, 1971. First American edition, 1971. Excellent reference covering the entire history of children's books from the viewpoint of the book collector. Generously illustrated in both color and black and white. Dark blue cloth lettered in gilt, 144 pages, no dustjacket. Covers quite rubbed, internally much better, with good hinges, sound text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. Includes sections about: juvenile incunabula; 18th century children's books; fairy, folk tales and fantasia; books of instruction, natural history and travel; poetry and nursery rhymes; stories; boy's adventure stories; periodicals; toy books; and more. . First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014788
- Title
- The Collector's Book of Children's Books
- Author
- Quayle, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Clarkson N. Potter/Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- BOOK COLLECTING COLLECTORS CHILDRENS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....