Isbn: 9780715383070 - early children's books: collector's guide (27 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condizione: 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.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight age tone. DJ with some edge wear and fading.

Condizione: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy, VG dustwrapper faded at spine.

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0715383078.…

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0715383078.…

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0715383078.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth library copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 256 p. : ill., facsims.,maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p247-248. - Includes index. Contents; From Will Shakespeare to Will Wycherley - Choice scraps from the eighteenth century - Fairy- and folk-tales - Inducements to learning - Verses and rhymes - Tales for youth - Boys' adventure stories - Toy-books, musical books, peep-shows and mobiles - Periodicals, annuals and penny dreadfuls. Subjects; Geschichte 1600-1850. Book collecting. Children Books and reading ; Bibliography. Children's literature Collectors and collecting. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Dust-wrapper quite faded. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 256 p. : ill., facsims.,maps ; 24 cm. Contents: From Will Shakespeare to Will Wycherley - Choice scraps from the eighteenth century - Fairy- and folk-tales - Inducements to learning - Verses and rhymes - Tales for youth - Boys' adventure stories - Toy-books, musical books, peep-shows and mobiles - Periodicals, annuals and penny dreadfuls. Subjects: Book collecting. Children Books and reading ; Bibliography. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth library copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 256 p. : ill., facsims.,maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p247-248. - Includes index. Contents; From Will Shakespeare to Will Wycherley - Choice scraps from the eighteenth century - Fairy- and folk-tales - Inducements to learning - Verses and rhymes - Tales for youth - Boys' adventure stories - Toy-books, musical books, peep-shows and mobiles - Periodicals, annuals and penny dreadfuls. Subjects; Geschichte 1600-1850. Book collecting. Children Books and reading ; Bibliography. Children's literature Collectors and collecting. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Dust-wrapper quite faded. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 256 p. : ill., facsims.,maps ; 24 cm. Contents: From Will Shakespeare to Will Wycherley - Choice scraps from the eighteenth century - Fairy- and folk-tales - Inducements to learning - Verses and rhymes - Tales for youth - Boys' adventure stories - Toy-books, musical books, peep-shows and mobiles - Periodicals, annuals and penny dreadfuls. Subjects: Book collecting. Children Books and reading ; Bibliography. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Dj has a little bit of fading on front and top side edge.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. David & Charles, 1983. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 256pp, illust. Edges slightly marked, d/j unevenly faded. A fair copy. 0715383078 . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. D/W sunned spine and cover edges, slightly rubbed along top. Contents fine apart from slightly dusty top edges and slightly turned spine. Covid 19 - Please see "More Information" for current shipping terms.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Illustrations throughout. 256 pages.

Original publisher's green paper-covered boards, gilt lettering & illustration on brown label spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: frontispiece, 256pp., very richly illustrated, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 256 pages. Dustjacket has faded from dark green to yellow at spine. Light upper front edge-fading, light wear only. Clean dark green hardback binding with light wear to spine-ends only. Page very clean, nice condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Patchy fading to the front of the worn dust jacket and it's spine, corners a bit bumped. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. Quayle's collector's guide traces the long, intricate development of childrenâs books; from early didactic chapbooks and moral tales to the emergence of lavishly illustrated Victorian and Edwardian classics. Blending bibliographic description, publishing history, and practical collecting advice, he highlights how illustration, format, scarcity, and condition determine desirability. The volume offers both a historical survey and a working handbook, helping readers recognise the artistry and cultural significance embedded in early juvenile literature. 256 pages, fully illustrated. Original cloth, with a decorative gilt title piece, with a quite sunned and mildly worn dustwrapper. Size: 15.5 x 23.5 cms. Category: Varied Books; Books on Books; New Arrivals; ISBN: 0715383078. ISBN/EAN: 9780715383070. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. Tall octavo. 256pp. Heavily illustrated in black and white. Fine in spine-sunned, very good or better dust jacket.

[0-7153-8307-8] 1983. (hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 256pp. 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.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. An important reference work covering over 400 years of children's literature. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos. Green cloth with gilt titles top spine. 256 pages. Bumping to base of spine. Wrapper is faded to spine and a couple of edges. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm, 256 pp, many ills. A good and well-illustrated account of the history of children's books wih a mass of information useful to collectors. "Eric Quayle, whose own collection of juvenile books numbers several thousand volumes, has traced 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.this guide sets out the ways by which first and other valuable editions can be identified and describes interesting titles to watch out for - covering over 400 years of children's literature and ranging from moral tales to rip-roaring adventure stories" (from the blurb). Chapters cover : 1 From Will Shakespeare to Will Wycherley; 2 Choice Scraps from the Eighteenth Century; 3 Fairy- and Folk- Tales; 4 Inducements to Learning; 5 Verse and Rhymes; 6 Tales for Youth; 7 Boys' Adventure Stories; 8 Toy-books, Musical Books, Peep-Shows and Mobiles; 9 Periodicals, Annuals and Penny-Dreadfuls. Very Good in a dustwrapper which is sunned at the spine and edges.…

Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm, 256 pp, many ills. A good and well-illustrated account of the history of children's books wih a mass of information useful to collectors. "Eric Quayle, whose own collection of juvenile books numbers several thousand volumes, has traced 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.this guide sets out the ways by which first and other valuable editions can be identified and describes interesting titles to watch out for - covering over 400 years of children's literature and ranging from moral tales to rip-roaring adventure stories" (from the blurb). Chapters cover : 1 From Will Shakespeare to Will Wycherley; 2 Choice Scraps from the Eighteenth Century; 3 Fairy- and Folk- Tales; 4 Inducements to Learning; 5 Verse and Rhymes; 6 Tales for Youth; 7 Boys' Adventure Stories; 8 Toy-books, Musical Books, Peep-Shows and Mobiles; 9 Periodicals, Annuals and Penny-Dreadfuls. Very Good in a dustwrapper with a sunned spine.…