From Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
AbeBooks Seller Since May 21, 2013
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Pp. 144, illustrated in colour throughout, bibliography, index; demy 4to; red boards, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners lightly bruised; dust wrapper, foxed on reverse; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper free endpaper, a little faint foxing; Mitchell Beazley, London, 2003. First edition. *'A chronological survey, from rare Georgian and Regency gems, through Victorian gift books, to the diversity of later styles. Covering predominantly English language publications from Britain and the United States, it combines insight into developments in printing and binding techniques, publishers, and marketing, with a wealth of detail and comment on authors and illustrators, including Edward Lear, Randolph Caldecott, Beatrix Potter, Kenneth Graham, Arthur Ransome, Jean de Brunhoff, Maurice Sendak, and Raymond Briggs' [wrapper blurb]. Seller Inventory # 164140
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Title: CHILDREN'S BOOK COVERS: Great book jacket ...
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, London
Publication Date: 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
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