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Meigs, Cornelia; Eaton, Anne; Nesbitt, Elizabeth; Viguers, Ruth Hill. A Critical History of Children's Literature: A Survey of Children's Books in English Prepared in Four Parts Under the Editorship of Cornelia Meigs. Revised Edition, 8vo, 708pp, blue buckram, some wear but good book. All there and interior bright.
CRITICAL HISTORY OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE by MEIGS, CORNELIA
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CRITICAL HISTORY OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
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REFERENCE. A CRITICAL HISTORY OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE by Cornelia Meigs, Anne Thaxter Eaton, Elizabeth Nesbitt and Ruth Viguers. NY: Macmillan (1969). 4to, (7 x 9 1/2"), blue cloth, 708p., Fine in VG+ slightly worn dust wrapper. First published in 1953, this is the Revised (and better) Edition. The text analyzes children's books from all eras. This Revised Edition is 100 pages longer than the first. It updates entries to include titles published from 1953 to 1969 and also has a new introduction. It is an excellent reference work covering all eras of children's literature including notable foreign books. There is a helpful index and bibliography.
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A Critical History of Children's Literature
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A Critical History of Children's Literature; A Survey of Children's Books in English from Earliest Times to the Present
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New York: Macmillan, 1953. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. First edition, second printing. 8vo. Cloth binding, 624 pp. A useful history of children's literature, with footnotes, bibliography and index, that goes until approximately 1950. Front hinge cracked, boards rubbed. Very good..
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A Critical History of Children's Literature
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Macmillan. 1953 Macmillan NY second printing hardback, no dj; Good, clean ex-college library copy, book plate etc, gilt titling to spine; nice copy; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1953.
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A Critical History of Children's Literature; A Survey of Children's Books in English. Prepared in Four Parts (Revised Edition)
by Meigs, Cornelia; Eaton, Anne Thaxter; Nesbitt, Elizabeth; & Viguers, Ruth Hill
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New York, Canada and London: Macmillan Pub Co.and Collier-Macmillan, Ltd, 1969. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Vera Bock. Macmillan Pub Co. and Collier-Macmillan, Ltd, 1969, Revised Edition. Hardcover Book in Good+ Condition. Introduction to Revised Edition by Frances Clarke Sayers. Decorations by Vera Bock. Introduction to the First Edition by Henry Steele Commager. Foreword by Cornelia Meigs. Blue cloth with bright gilt titles to front and spine, Heavy, solid, clean and unmarked book, with light scuffing to corners and spine edges; lower edge of front cover rubbed. Sewn binding solid and tight. Pages completely clean, no marks of any kind. Weight over 3 lbs. 708 pages. Index. 9.5 x 6.5 x 2". 1969, Macmillan Pub Co. and Collier-Macmillan, Ltd, New York, Canada and London.
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