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DIE BILDERWELT IM KINDERBUCH. Kinder- und Jugendbucher aus funf Jahrhunderten.
by SCHUG, Albert (editor). 500 YEARS OF EUROPEAN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Koln, Greven & Bechthold, 1988.. FIRST EDITION 1988, NEW IN SHRINK-WRAP, German text, 303 x 215 mm, 12 x 8½ inches, colour illustrated glazed boards, 539 pages including 5 separate indexes of illustrators, titles, authors, publishers and chronological list. Five Hundred years of Children's and Young People's Picture Books. Catalogue of an Exhibition held in Koln and produced by Albert Schug. About 1500 coloured photos, brief description of 2900 items from all over the world, plus 127 page introduction to the subject under various different headings, fully illustrated with numerous additional coloured illustrations. Tiniest bump to lower corner of lower cover, otherwise Fine New copy still in the original shrink wrap. Superb, important and invaluable reference work, with no equivalent in any other European language which although giving prominence to books illustrated by German artists, gives plenty of space to French, Italian and English artists. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING from our own copy, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A very heavy book which will need extra postage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43280
- Title
- DIE BILDERWELT IM KINDERBUCH. Kinder- und Jugendbucher aus funf Jahrhunderten.
- Author
- SCHUG, Albert (editor). 500 YEARS OF EUROPEAN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Koln, Greven & Bechthold, 1988.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- European children's picture books reference book German bilderbucher kinderbucher
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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