Edited by brian alderson (11 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Very Good. New revised edition. New Revised edition first printing Large octavo hardback 384 pages Illustrated Very Good + condition in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (tiny closed corner tears). No inscriptions. Faith Jaques (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First US Edition. Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Co., 1968. First American edition, 1968. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Light rust colored cloth printed in gilt, 297 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Minimal shelfwear, good hinges, sound text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has light edge rubbing, very minor chipping to spine ends. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condición: Used-Very Good. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with good to very good dust jacket. Book is bumped at top of spine. Dust jacket is worn along top edges and at bottom of spine, has a two inch tear at top front corner, and has a one inch square scar on front flap.…

hardcover. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Jaques, Faith (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST UK EDITION 1967, large 8vo, 245 x 160 mm, 9¾ x 6¼ inches, orange boards gilt, 297 pages including bibliography and index. 27 plates (4 in colour), numerous text illustrations. An invaluable work, subjects include: Grimm Brothers and fairy tales, Andersen, Struwwelpeter, 'nonsense' tales, Robinson Crusoe, Red Indians, comic strips from Busch to Disney, De Brunoff, 20th century picture books. No inscriptions, slightest marks to lower board due to sellotape used on dustwrapper protection, faintly showing also on upper board (see images), otherwise a Fine clean copy in Fine neatly price clipped DUSTWRAPPER. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.…

FIRST UK EDITION 1967, large 8vo, 245 x 160 mm, 9¾ x 6¼ inches, green boards silver lettered, 297 pages including bibliography and index. 27 plates (4 in colour), numerous text illustrations. An invaluable work, subjects include: Grimm Brothers and fairy tales, Andersen, Struwwelpeter, 'nonsense' tales, Robinson Crusoe, Red Indians, comic strips from Busch to Disney, De Brunoff, 20th century picture books. No inscriptions, minute touch of rubbing to tail of spine, otherwise a Fine clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, a hint of rubbing to head of spine). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED. A heavy book which may require extra postage. …

Hardback. Condición: Near Fine. Very Good Plus. First United States Edition. NrF/VG+. Firs United States Edition, in d/w not price clipped. Profusely illustrated with photographs, and colour and black-and-white illustrations. The recent great flowering of children's literature has its roots in Europe. In this fascinating survey the author makes an important contribution to the history and bibliography of children's books. The aspects of children's literature includes nursery rhymes, fairy tales, nonsense, fantasy and picture books, as she traces the history of children's books in Europe from 'Aesop's Fables', 'Pinocchio', and 'Grimm's Fairy Tales', up through more recent classics like 'Struwwlepeter' and 'Babar the Elephant'. With 'Life With Children's Books', Bibliography and Index. D/w has a couple of short edge tears (longest 4mm) with some edge chipping; else a near fine copy, in a very good plus d/w of a SCARCE first United States edition. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.…

Condición: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xviii] 297 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped 45s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

297 pp including index, b&w plates and illustrations, top edge tinted, fine copy in very good, illustrated, price-clipped d/j.

First English Edition. Illustrations Edges of covers a little faded and fly-leaf creased, otherwise a very nice copy in dust-wrapper Translated from the Second Edition of Europaische Kinderbucher in drei Jahrhunderten (Zurich, 1963).