A Critical History of Children's Literature; A Survey of Children's Books in English. Prepared in Four Parts (Revised Edition)
by Meigs, Cornelia; Eaton, Anne Thaxter; Nesbitt, Elizabeth; & Viguers, Ruth Hill
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0025839004
- ISBN 13
- 9780025839007
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About This Item
New York, Canada and London: Macmillan Pub Co.and Collier-Macmillan, Ltd, 1969. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Vera Bock. Macmillan Pub Co. and Collier-Macmillan, Ltd, 1969, Revised Edition. Hardcover Book in Good+ Condition. Introduction to Revised Edition by Frances Clarke Sayers. Decorations by Vera Bock. Introduction to the First Edition by Henry Steele Commager. Foreword by Cornelia Meigs. Blue cloth with bright gilt titles to front and spine, Heavy, solid, clean and unmarked book, with light scuffing to corners and spine edges; lower edge of front cover rubbed. Sewn binding solid and tight. Pages completely clean, no marks of any kind. Weight over 3 lbs. 708 pages. Index. 9.5 x 6.5 x 2". 1969, Macmillan Pub Co. and Collier-Macmillan, Ltd, New York, Canada and London.
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- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029833
- Title
- A Critical History of Children's Literature; A Survey of Children's Books in English. Prepared in Four Parts (Revised Edition)
- Author
- Meigs, Cornelia; Eaton, Anne Thaxter; Nesbitt, Elizabeth; & Viguers, Ruth Hill
- Illustrator
- Vera Bock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0025839004
- ISBN 13
- 9780025839007
- Publisher
- Macmillan Pub Co.and Collier-Macmillan, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- New York, Canada and London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS LITERATURE; L ITERARY CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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