PETER PARLEY TO PENROD; A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BEST-LOVED AMERICAN JUVENILE BOOKS by Blanck, Jacob - 1974

New York, New York, U.S.A: R. R. Bowker Co, 1938. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. GOOD / NO DUST JACKET. Ex-library with usual treatment. Good condition. 153 pages. Index. Arranged by author.

Waltham: Mark Press. VG+, no dj. 1974. 4th ptg. hardcover. 12mo . 153pp . Library style binding, but NOT ex lib. .

Cambridge, MA: Research Classics, 1961 2022-08-23. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., red buckram, 153 pp.. Buckram binding stained/faded, firm binding and hinges, no ownership markings. ; Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking. ; Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.

New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1956. 153pp, blue cloth, usual lib. markings, front free ep stuck down, some wear to cover, bookplate, contents clean.. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library.

R.R. Bowker. Used - Very Good. 1974. R.R. Bowker, 1974. 8vo, 153 pp, VG+ in cloth. Approximately 140 listings with full descriptions. (Subject: Books on Books.)

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Research CLassics, 1961 [4], vi, 153pp, bound in red cloth, with the binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.

New York: R. R. Bowker, 1956. second printing. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; clean, edges a bit worn. Binding tight, text spotless. Books. Stax.

Waltham, Massachusetts:: Mark Press, 1974. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. This useful bibliography was first published in 1938, with a corrected 2nd printing appearing in 1956. This 1974 edition reprints the 1956 text without change. It is bound in the original sturdy red buckram, lettered in gold on the spine. Usually referred to simply as PPP, this book gives remarkably detailed bibliographical descriptions for 113 important American children's books from 1827 to 1926 (as recommended by librarians and book collectors), as well as brief notes on 43 "borderline selections" from 1819 to 1929. Index. Blanck also compiled the indispensable and massive BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE (in 9 volumes), which for many years has typically been shortened to "BAL" when referenced in rare book auction and dealer catalogues.… Read More

Waltham, MA: Mark Press, 1974. Later edition. A nearly fine copy. No dust jacket as issued. (26429). Octavo, cloth.

Cambridge: Research Classics. Very Good. 1961. Hardcover. This is the third printing from 1961. The binding is gilt titled red buckram, Very Good. .