Collecting Children's Books; Art, Memories, Values

Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. New. This well-crafted guide covers many of the abc's (sorry, couldn't help myself....) of children's book collecting. First, it provides the basics - condition, dust jackets, how to navigate the online, dealer, and book fair venues. The chapters are chronological, but also included are full chapters on the superstar authors and illustrators in this domain: Garth Williams, Dr. Seuss, and Maurice Sendak. The complete lists of Newberry Medal winners (author's award) and the Caldecott Medal winners (illustrator's award) are also included. The authors, noted antique expert Noah Fleisher and his wife Lauren Zittle, a serious collector, have also added in a few lists of their favorites. One last comment - how many books on children's literature do I have? Well, I've lost count - but I had to have a copy of this one, too. Well worth having!

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This well-crafted guide covers many of the abc's of children's book collecting. First, it provides the basics - condition, dust jackets, how to navigate the online, dealer, and book fair venues. The chapters are chronological, but also included are full chapters on the superstar authors and illustrators in this domain: Garth Williams, Dr. Seuss, and Maurice Sendak. The complete lists of Newberry Medal winners and the Caldecott Medal winners are also included. The authors, noted antique expert Noah Fleisher and his wife Lauren Zittle, a serious collector, have also added in a few lists of their favorites.