osborne collection (13 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Only publishing date given: copyright @ 1965. Title page states 'An Agreeable Garland of Prose and Poetry for the Instruction and Amusement of the little Masters and MIsses and their distinguished Parents. Embellished with some 700 elegant Woodcuts and Engravings on Wood and Copper of which upwards of 125 neatly coloured". From the Osborne Collection of early children's books. Includes "The Black Man's Lament or, How to make sugar" ; story runs two full pages and tells the story of black man being kidnapped and forced into slavery by the English. 12 color drawings accompany the storytelling which is written in part in negro dialect. A story that would certainly be banned today if it was about American slavery. Is a "Gibraltar library binding" (per stamp on back cover. Illustration imprinted on tab cloth covered boards is colorful; covers are lightly foxed & soiled on edges. Corners are lightly bumped No DJ. Edges of pages are lightly foxed. Interior pages have no writing, tears or creases. Binding firm - no loose pages. Book's measurements are approximately 7.75"W by 10.5" tall. Includes a bibliography.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. dj: none. book: as new unread trade pbak Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good +. Constance Haslewood (illustratore). First edition thus. A reproduction of the first published edition in 1890, which was a book first published as "Young England's Nursery Rhymes". Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Light wear. Size: 8vo (8" to 9").

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Constance Haslewood (illustratore). 8vo pp. 79. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. A nice 2 volume set of this first edition/ (Volume I being 1975 reprint) in Very Good+ condition. Both volumes show some bumping and rubbing to edges and spine as well as a little soiling of page edges. Bound in greenish blue decorative cloth. Text block is clean and tight; This catalog is a record of early English children's books in the Osborne Collection, Boys and Girls House, Toronto Public Library. Published first in 1958, and reprinted here (and in 1966) with corrections, this 2 volume set has become a standard reference for the study and research of early children's books. An important addition to the collector's library. Introduction by Edgar Osborne; Vol. 1 & 2; Large 8vo.

Condizione: Good. 8vo. [68 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. Red printed card covers. Pages fine. Includes facsimile title pages of the original 1817 editions.

First Edition. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 v. (xxiv, 1138 p.) : ill., plates (some col.) facsims. ; 26 cm. Subjects; Toronto Public Libraries. Catalogs. Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books Catalogs. Children's literature Bibliography Catalogs 4 Kg.

First Edition. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 v. (xxiv, 1138 p.) : ill., plates (some col.) facsims. ; 26 cm. Subjects; Toronto Public Libraries. Catalogs. Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books Catalogs. Children's literature Bibliography Catalogs 2 Kg.

A collection of 26 works in 34 volumes, various sizes and paginations, each contained in card slip case [with] Margaret Crawford Maloney's "Descriptive Companion to a Selection from The Osborne Collection"(Reprinted 1983). A fine set in the original printed mailing carton. The result of a major Canadian-Japanese collaboration in fine facsimile book production. The selection presents some of the most important and attractive examples of children's book production from the 18th and 19th centuries. It includes works by Walter Crane, Kate Greenaway and Lewis Carroll; Richard Doyle's wonderfully intricate "Fairyland"; and Edward Lear's "A Book of Nonsense". Heavy set. Please contact seller direct for accurate overseas shipping charge.

First Edition. A catalogue. Prepared by Judith St. John. With an Introduction by Edgar Osborne. Pp. xxvi+562, 35 plates (11 coloured), black & white title page vignette and text illustrations, appendices, index; roy. 8vo; patterned green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards slightly warped and lightly foxed, top fore-corners bruised; several mainly small marginal damp stains, a little light foxing; Toronto Public Library, Toronto, 1958. First edition. *With loosely inserted ephemera.

2 Bde. Mit zahlr. Abbildungen und tlw. farb. Tafeln. XXIV S., 1 Bl., 561 S., (1 S.); XII S., 1 Bl., S. (563)-1138 S. 4to. (25,5 : 17,5 cm). * Maßgebliche Ausgabe des bedeutenden Sammlungskataloges mit über 6000 kommentierten Eintragungen. Erschlossen über 4 Register. - Buchblock von Bd. 1 leicht verzogen, sonst sehr gut erhalten. - Beiliegend 2 separate gedruckt Bll. des Textillustrationsverzeichnisses von Bd. 1 mit angehefteter Visitenkarten von Margaret Crawford Moloney, "Head, Osborne Collection of Early Children`s Books", oben mit handschriftl. Vermerk "with compliments".

The whole in fine condition in the original shipping box. Scarce.

The whole in fine condition in the original shipping box. Scarce.