OF THE DECORATIVE ILLUSTRATION OF BOOKS OLD AND NEW
Written by Walter Crane. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 2128763
Published by Bracken Books. 1st thus 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reproduction of the 1896 original edition, a comprehensive guide to many facets of early work in the field and important evidence of Victorian taste and the influences with shaped it. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 243 pages. ISBN: 0946495416. Some browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has a few marks and is faded to spine.
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WHO'S WHO IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS A TREASURY OF THE FAMILIAR CHARACTERS OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Margery Fisher.
Stock no. 1816654
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A personal collection of characters, some famous and others less familiar, from the world of children's fiction. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and vignette to front board. Red and white pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0297770373. Light browning to text block, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
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THE POSTMASTER OF IPSWICH
Written by Janet Ing Freeman.
Stock no. 2127128
Published by The Collector Ltd. 1997. Very good condition.

William Stevenson Fitch, Antiquary and Thief. Card wraps. Some wear to cover edges.
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KOJIKI
Written by Donald L. Philippi.
Stock no. 2126246
Published by Princeton University Press; University Of Tokyo Press. 1st USA 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Philippi. The Kokiki, the earliest source book in Japanese literature and history, was completed in 712 A.D. under the auspices of the imperial court. New Translation. Couple of corners are bumped. White mark to base of spine. Some grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-crased and chipped, with browning; some scuffing and damp spots to spine. Minimal loss.
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THE OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1566-1910 A CATALOGUE
Written by Judith St. John; Edgar Osborne.
Stock no. 2124560
Published by Toronto Public Library. 1966. Very good condition.

Reprint edition, with Minor corrections. Green/blue spine and covers, gilt title. Bumping to corners. Some uneven fading to cover edges and some page edges internally.
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SLIGHTLY FOXED - BUT STILL DESIRABLE
Written by Ronald Searle. Illustrated by Ronald Searle.
Stock no. 1815454
Published by Souvenir Press. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

"Ronald Searle's Wicked World of Book Collecting" - the unvarnished truth of the book-seller's jargon is here exposed in one of the funniest and most entertaining books - a must for book sellers and collectors alike. Brown cloth. 124pp. 12 x 8.75". ISBN: 028562945X. Text block has minor foxing. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.
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VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
Written by Percy Muir.
Stock no. 1317084
Published by Portman Books. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Until the first appearance of this book in 1971, no overall chronicle of Victorian illustrated books was available. Fully illustrated in b/w. Includes sections at the end of each chapter listing the most important books of each period. An essential reference work. This is the revised impression. Maroon boards. 287 pages includes index. ISBN: 0713407255. Spine and corners bumped. Some faint evidence of pencil writing (now erased) to top corner of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is badly sunned to spine.
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ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS
Written by John Carter; Nicolas Barker.
Stock no. 1317075
Published by Werner Shaw Ltd.. 7th 1994. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An essential reference book. Seventh edition, revised by Barker. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine of dustwrapper is faded.
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A HISTORY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Written by Irene Whalley; Tessa Rose Chester.
Stock no. 2123931
Published by John Murray; Victoria & Albert Museum. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719545846. Couple of corners are bumped. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.
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A CHECKLIST OF THE PUFFIN PICTURE BOOKS AND RELATED SERIES
Written by Chris Barling; Tim Graham; Steve Hare; Karin Mango; Joe Pearson; Ward Saylor.
Stock no. 2123845
Published by The Penguin Collectors' society. 1st 2010. Fine condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. Only 800 copies of this book were published. The information was compiled from the information supplied by members of the Penguin Collectors Society. ISBN: 9780955839542. A super copy!
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THE ZHIVAGO AFFAIR
Written by Peter Finn; Petra Couvee.
Stock no. 1814840
Published by Harvill Secker. Circa 2014. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle over a Forbidden Book. The story of a forbidden book that became a symbol of freedom and rebellion in the battle between East and West. Doctor Zhivago. Lilac boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781846557125. Second printing.
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CALDECOTT & CO. NOTES ON BOOKS & PICTURES
Written by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1407190
Published by Reinhardt Books. 1st UK 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles. Essays of appreciation of famous authors and illustrators, including Beatrix Potter, Edward Ardizzone and Walt Disney. 214 pages. ISBN: 1871061067. Spine a little bumped. Slight bumping to bottom of rear board. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and a little chipped. Spine is slightly browned.
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