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Early Children's Books; A Collector's Guide
by Quayle, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0715383078
- ISBN 13
- 9780715383070
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Devon, U.K.: David & Charles [0-7153-8307-8] 1983. (hardcover) 256pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. Clean, tight and bright throughout. B / W illus. An historical account of children's books described from the sixteenth century forward. Eric Quayle, whose own collection of juvenile books numbers several thousand volumes, has traced the development of the genre from its earliest days throught o the classics of the Victorian age and the stories and annuals popular at the beginning of the twentieth century. The majority of the books he discusses and illustrates can still be purchased at prices that enable the novice to compete with experienced collectors. Frontipiece: an illustration from Childhood's Golden Days (1880), a folio published by Dean & Son, London. The photo-lithographic plates were prepared in Dresden, Germany. 33 X 26cm..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122521
- Title
- Early Children's Books; A Collector's Guide
- Author
- Quayle, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0715383078
- ISBN 13
- 9780715383070
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Place of Publication
- Devon, U.K.
- This edition first published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Bibliography, Children's Literature, Literature
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
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Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...