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Published by Ihs Global Inc, 1947
ISBN 10: 0876750153ISBN 13: 9780876750155
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.87.
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Published by The Horn Book Company, Boston, MA, 1947
Seller: David R. Smith - Bookseller, Ashby, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to, illustrated throughout, bound in hard boards, brown cloth spine, gold lettering, previous owners Christmas dedication to owner on front end paper, otherwise clean and tight. A great copy.
Published by The Horn Book, 1947
ISBN 10: 0876750153ISBN 13: 9780876750155
Book First Edition
Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Gifter's inscription on front endpage. (Illustrators, Children's Literature, Bibliography, Book Collecting) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Published by The Horn Book Inc., Boston, 1970
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.
Published by Horn Book Company, Boston, 1947
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. xvi+527 pages with illustrations, figures, bibliographies and appendix. Quarto (10 3/4" x 9 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter grey cloth with black label to spine in gilt lettering over pictorial boards. Article form St Nicholas Volume XLI, Number 3 with biography of Arthur Racham by Eleanor Farjeon with his illustratins laid in. First edition, Limited to 5000 copies. Discusses the history and development of illustration in children's books and includes biographies of over 350 illustrators. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, insect damage to spine heal, previous owner's inscription on front end paper else about very good.
Published by The Horn Book, Boston, 1947
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: very good. First. Numerous black & white illustrations. Thick 4to, beige cloth-backed pictorial boards with brown spine label, t.e.g. (spine darkened and cloth a bit dusty; internally clean but for ownership bookplate). Boston: The Horn Book, 1947. First Edition.
Published by The Horn Book Inc., Boston, 1947
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Profusely Illustrated with Black and White Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. 527 clean pages. Ex-library with the usual minor internal imperfections. No pocket. No stamps on page ends. No library stamps on spine. Gilt top edges. An important reference book for any children's book collector.
Published by The Horn Book Inc, 1970
Seller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Reprint. Fine-looking, structurally sound copy in quarto-size format, bound handsomely in turquoise cloth, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine. Light smudging to bottom fore-tips. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Stated Second Reprinting of the original First Edition, published in 1947. xvi[2], 5-525 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Published by Horn Book, Incorporated, 1947
Seller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Massively heavy, oversized volume, being a good-looking, structurally exemplar of an important bibliography and social history of children's book illustrators. Compiled by Bertha E. Mahony, Louise Payson Latimer and Beulah Folmsbee, xvi [3], 5-527 pp. worth of brilliant social history and many, many score black-and-white illustrations from important children's books. Illustrated duotone paper over boards (teal and light brown), light brown cloth-backed, gilt lettering over black cloth label at spine. Top edge gilt a bit dust-soiled, but still sharp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Published by The Horn Book, Boston, 1970
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Numerous black & white illustrations. Thick 4to, blue cloth. Boston: The Horn Book, 1970. Near Fine.
Published by The Horn Book Inc., Boston, 1947
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Illustrated Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Profusely Illustrated with Black and White Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. 527 Clean Pages. Beige Cloth, Lettered On Spine In Gilt On Black, Illustrated Boards. First Printing. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, Small Inscription To A (Later) Ucla Professor Of English Dated 1951. Original Glassine Dust Jacket Chipped And Torn At Ends Of Spine, Age-Discoloring To 3/4 Of Rear Panel.
Published by The Horn Book Inc, Boston, Massachusetts, 1947
Hardcover. Color illus. paper, gray cloth at spine; Top edges gilt; 527 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Extensive information on the history and development of children's book illustrations, including books before 1800, illustrators of nineteenth-century England, early American illustrators, Howard Pyle, developments of the twentieth century, and more. Nicely illustrated. G+ (Corners bumped. Some wear to extremities. Previous owner's name in pencil inside front cover.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Reprint. Clean blue cloth, gilt titles on front cover & spine. Text block tight & intact. Numerous drawing illustrations. X-Library with markings and pocket. Copyright 1947, reprinted in 1961 and 1970. Dust jacket with a few closed edge tears and tape residue on edges. Books on Books, Illustrators of Children's Books ; Ex-Library; Drawing Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 527 pages.
Published by Boston Horn Book, 1947
Seller: Antiquariat Bücher und Mehr, Northeim, Germany
Hellblauer Leinenband, Kl.-4°, XVI, 527 S. mit vielen Abbildungen. Einband etwas griffspurig, mehrere Bibliotheksstempel, mehrere radierbare Ankreuzungen, eon Blatt mit kl. Fehlstelle ohne Textverlust. Gutes Lese-/Arbeitsexemplar. 2100 gr.
Published by The Horn Book Inc, Boston, 1947
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. 527 pages. The history and development, biographies of illustrators, bibliographies, etc. Numerous copies of illustrations. Bound in blue & tan illustrated paper with gray cloth spine. Gold lettering on black panel on spine. Top edges gilt. Heavy book: No priority or international shipping.
Published by The Horn Book, Inc, Boston, 1947
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Large quarto. 527, [1]pp. Quarter cloth and illustrated papercovered boards. Modest rubbing at the extremities, else a near fine copy.
Published by The Horn Book Inc., Boston, 1947
Seller: Post Road Gallery, New City, NY, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No. Signed copy by the author Louise Latimer. The book is in good condition but does have some shelf wear and slight fraying at the edges of the cover. The pages have yellowed a bit. Signed by Author.
Published by Horn Book, Boston, 1965
Seller: Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st, 3rd issue. Third printing. 8 x 10-1/2 inches. xvi,(3),[4]-527pp.(1). Hardcover with worn dustwrapper with marks and tears, good condition otherwise. Inside Exlibrary markings on both front and back end papers otherwise good condition. More than 250 black-and-white illustrations are sprinkled throughout all sections of the book. Content includes comprehensive chapters on the history and development of illustrated books for children, in Europe and America. Part One: History and Development and discusses contemporary techniques in graphic reproduction; Part Two: Alphabetic list containing over 250 biographies of illustrators living at the time of publication.; Part Three: Bibliographies, one of illustrators, the other of authors, and their works; Part Four: Appendix. First edition 1947. Second printing 1961.
Published by The Horn Book Inc., Boston, 1947, 1947
Seller: THE BOOK VAULT, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
11 X 8.75" in hard covers. EX-LIBRARY in a library dust jacket. Both hinges cracked. 527pp. Illustrated. Excellent resource for dealer or collector.
Published by The Horn Book Inc., Boston, MA, 1947
Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 527 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.
Published by The Horn Book, Boston, 1947
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 527 pps, numerous illustrations, book covers the history of Children's books illustrations, including "Howard Pyle and His Times", some brief biographies of illustrators living at the time of publication, bibliographies of illustrators, and sources, notes and references, etc. Small bump to the top corners.
Published by The Horn Book Co, publishers, Boston - reprint edition, 1961
Seller: Book Orphanage, McCrae, VIC, Australia
First Edition
hardcover, 8½" x 10¾", with dust jacket 528 pages This is the unabridged republication of the first edition, 1947. It is an essential reference work for everyone concerned with the lives and works of the world's most popular book illustrators, or any reader with a love of picture books and a desire to know more about them and about the artists concerned with book illustration. Part One: History and Development; Part Two: Biographies; Part Three: Bibliographies; Part Four: Appendix. Sample illustrations on every spread. Packed book weighs 2 kilos (4½lbs), expect higher shipping costs. Good book in good DJ.
Published by Boston: Horn Book, 1947
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over 1/4 pictorial boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 527 pages; Description: xvi, 527 p. illus. 28 cm. Subject: Illustrators. Children's literature -- Illustrations. Illustration of books. Contents: pt. 1. History and development: Illustrated books for children before 1800 / Anne Thaxter Eaton --Illustrators of the nineteenth century in England / Jacqueline Overton --Early American illustration / Bertha E. Mahony --Howard Pyle and his times / Robert Lawson --Foreign picture books in a children's library / Maria Cimino --Graphic processes in children's books / Helen Gentry --Illustrators of children's classics / Philip Hofer --Animated drawing / Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt --Developments of the twentieth century / May Massee --The book artist: yesterday and tomorrow / Lynd Ward --pt. 2. Biographies: Brief biographies of living illustrators --pt. 3. Bibliographies / compiled by Louise Payson Latimer: A century and a half of illustration --A bibliography of illustrators and their works --A bibliography of authors --pt. 4. Appendix: Sources --Notes and references --Lists of artists represented by illustrations. 1 Kg.
Published by The Horn Book Inc., Boston, 1947
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: The Horn Book Inc., 1947. Very Good condition. Lacking the slipcase, as usual. NOT a library discard. Spine is uniformly tanned a shade or two. Corners are NOT bumped. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1947. First Edition. Illustrations throughout. Contains chapters on the history of children's book illustration by Robert Lawson, Philip Hofer, Lehmann-Haupt, Lynd Ward, etc. The final 250 pages contain valuable biographies and bibliographies for hundreds of collectible illustrators. A key reference Beautifully designed and produced. Pages are printed in black and reddish-brown. Bound in the original blue and green paper-covered pictorial boards, with a beige cloth spine stamped in bright gold over a brown panel on the spine. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 10.75" tall by 1.75" thick This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 544pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Published by Boston: Horn Book, 1947
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over 1/4 pictorial boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 527 pages; Description: xvi, 527 p. illus. 28 cm. Subject: Illustrators. Children's literature -- Illustrations. Illustration of books. Contents: pt. 1. History and development: Illustrated books for children before 1800 / Anne Thaxter Eaton --Illustrators of the nineteenth century in England / Jacqueline Overton --Early American illustration / Bertha E. Mahony --Howard Pyle and his times / Robert Lawson --Foreign picture books in a children's library / Maria Cimino --Graphic processes in children's books / Helen Gentry --Illustrators of children's classics / Philip Hofer --Animated drawing / Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt --Developments of the twentieth century / May Massee --The book artist: yesterday and tomorrow / Lynd Ward --pt. 2. Biographies: Brief biographies of living illustrators --pt. 3. Bibliographies / compiled by Louise Payson Latimer: A century and a half of illustration --A bibliography of illustrators and their works --A bibliography of authors --pt. 4. Appendix: Sources --Notes and references --Lists of artists represented by illustrations. 1 Kg.
Published by Horn Book, NY, 1946
Seller: Elaine Woodford, Bookseller, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Ed, Later Prt. 1970 REPRINT. PROFUSELY ILLUS. An essential reference for collector's of children's books! 527pp. Book & DJ are very good+.
Published by The Horn Book Inc., Boston, 1947
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
xvi, 527 pp. Illustrated. Folio, publisher's cloth-backed decorated boards. First edition. Slight use to the binding; tight and sound.
Published by The Horn Book, Inc, Boston, 1947
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Large quarto. 527, [1]pp. Quarter cloth and illustrated papercovered boards. A fine copy.
Published by Horn Book, NY, 1958
Seller: Elaine Woodford, Bookseller, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Ed, 1st Prt. Profusely illus. An essential reference for collector's of children's books! 299pp. NOT X-LIB. Marks the progress made in children's books during the expansive years from 1946-1956. Small prior owner's name on flyleaf.
Published by Horn, Boston, 1947
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Numerous illustrations. 527 pages. 4to, beieg cloth-backed pictorial boards with brown spine label, t.e.g. Boston: The Horn Book, 1947. First edition. Small ex-library marks on spine and half title page, else near fine. Two centuries of children's book illustrators in England and America, with a chapter on foreign artists, and extensive bibliography.