Playing Soldier: The Books and Toys that Prepared Children for War, 1871-1918.
by CHEEK, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, The Grolier Club, 2018.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Very large 4° (31.2 x 25 cm.), red cloth, gilt, with dust jacket. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. As new. 471, (1) pp. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Designed by Julia Sedykh, weighing in at approximately 7 lbs., this is in all probability the largest, heaviest Grolier Club exhibition catalogue ever issued. The exhibition, on view from September 12, 2018 to October 27, 2018, displays an explosion of color. Books, toys and games from Germany, France, Great Britain, and the United States of America are featured. There were 1,200 copies printed.***
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Details
- Bookseller
- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42590
- Title
- Playing Soldier: The Books and Toys that Prepared Children for War, 1871-1918.
- Author
- CHEEK, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- FIRST and ONLY EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, The Grolier Club, 2018.
- Keywords
- Exhibition catalogue, book collecting, Grolier Club, military, children's books, juvenile literature, France, Germany, Great Britain, England, United States of America
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