Contemporary Illustrators of Children's Books
by Mahony, Bertha E. And Elinor Whitney
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good ++
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: The Bookshop for Boys and Girls, 1930 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + +. ix, 135 pp, introduction, Contemporary Book Illustration by Lynd Ward; The Illustrators; The German Group by Frances MacIntosh Schwandt; Avant-Gardes and Traditions in France by Esther Avrill. Past Influences: The Bewicks: Thomas and John by Wilbur Macey Stone; The Fairies Come into Their Own: George Cruikshank, Richard Doyle, Hohn Tenniel and Arthur Hughes by Jacqueline Overton; "Tuppence Colored": Walter Crane, Randolph Caldercott and Kate Greenaway by Jacqueline Overton; The Brandywine Tradition: Howard Pyle and N. C,. Wyeth by Dudley Cammett Lunt; about Lovat Fraser by Rachel Field; appendix. Compiled by Bertha E. Mahony and Elinor Whitney. The Bookshop for Boys and Girls, Women's Educational and Indusgtrial Union: First Edition with color and b&w illsutrations throughout, 1930. Not Price Clipped. Some small chips along top edge and very small chips along bottom edge spine dj with a few small closed tears to same. Age-toning to text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with gilt embossed illusration on front board, black title plate with gilt lettering to spine..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003468
- Title
- Contemporary Illustrators of Children's Books
- Author
- Mahony, Bertha E. And Elinor Whitney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bookshop for Boys and Girls
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE ILLUSTRATOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS ESSAYS
- Bookseller catalogs
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING;
- Size
- 4to
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Tight
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