EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE. by Quayle, Eric - 1983

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

David & Charles. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0389203319 . Spine is sunned, o/w VG+ ; 256 pages .

David & Charles Publishers. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

David & Charles, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine copy, VG dustwrapper faded at spine.

David & Charles and Barnes and Noble. 1st printing,1983. Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 8vo,boards,256pp,illus. edgewear,light scratches,rubbing,dust jacket. light shelfwear. clean and tight text. owner blind stamp front end page. kids'.

Tracing the development of the genre from its earliest days through to the classics of the Victorian age and the stories and annuals popular at the beginning of the twentieth century. The guide sets out the ways by which first and other valuable editions can be identified and describes interesting title to watch out for-covering over 400 years of children's literature. 256 pages with numerous illustrations throughout the text. Book in very good+ condition ex library with sticker on first page, remnants of borrowing papers on last page and inside back cover and reference on last page. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles. A Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,fading to the spine,not price clipped and with no previous ownership inscriptions,well illustrated 8vo 256pp First Edition . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1983.

Devon, U.K.: David & Charles [0-7153-8307-8] 1983. (hardcover) 256pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. Clean, tight and bright throughout. B / W illus. An historical account of children's books described from the sixteenth century forward. Eric Quayle, whose own collection of juvenile books numbers several thousand volumes, has traced the development of the genre from its earliest days throught o the classics of the Victorian age and the stories and annuals popular at the beginning of the twentieth century. The majority of the books he discusses and illustrates can still be purchased at prices that enable the novice to compete with experienced collectors. Frontipiece: an illustration from Childhood's Golden Days (1880), a folio published by Dean & Son, London. The photo-lithographic plates were prepared in Dresden, Germany. 33 X 26cm..

New Jersey: Barnes and Noble Books, 1983. 1st U.S.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 256 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. First U.S. edition. An entertaining history of the development of children's books. A clean, bright, unmarked copy. Record # 951021