After 'Alice' - A hundred years of children's reading in Britain.

UK,slim 8vo wraps,1st edn.[Ex-public Library (ABERDEEN COLLEGE LIBRARY) with its usual library alpha-numerical notations and 'Cancelled' ink stamps.] VG+. Adhesive alpha-numerical label to top, left-hand corner of front cover,an oval cancelled ink stamp and other library numbers to inside front left-hand corner of cover,hinge with 3 horizontal sellophane strengthening strips to front hinge,some more library numbers and another 'Cancelled' ink stamp to top edge of half-title page,and finally another oval 'Cancelled' ink stamp to reverse of title page - no other library notations other than these. Publisher's bright,crisp,lightly grubbed but overall clean; sharp-cornered,glossy white background card covers with b/w illustration and a black-outlined gilt impressed title and other black ink lettering to front,a white spine/backstrip and no reading creases to same,rear cover plain and undecorated other than price and ISBN; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks.tears or splits present.Top+fore - edges lightly aged/toned but with foxing or spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no annotations and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,could appear unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo wraps,1st edn,7-63pp [paginated] includes foreword,compiler's introduction, and acknowledgements,catalogue separator page with notes on the catalogue to its reverse,189 items catalogued with notes and other historic, contemporary facsimile colour+b/w illustration reproductions - colour plates as a frontis and facing pages 16,17,32 and 33,list of sources for reference,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,a colour frntis,title page and contents list/table.
An Exhibition to celebrate the Centenary of the Library Association,jointly organised by the Association and the Victoria and Albert Museum,held at the Museum of Childhood,Bethnal Green,London,E1. The material selected and catalogued by Christine A. Kloet, A.L.A. on behalf of the Youth Libraries Group of the Library Association.Held from 29 September,19977 to 15 January,1978.
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