Lewis Carroll, a biography.
Cassell, 1947/1945, 1st printing UK; 358 pp. Reference biography, hardback. "... Mrs. Lennon pursues the elusive magic of Carroll's genius. She seeks it with thimbles, she seeks it with care..."
Cassell, 1947/1945, 1st printing UK; 358 pp. Reference biography, hardback. "... Mrs. Lennon pursues the elusive magic of Carroll's genius. She seeks it with thimbles, she seeks it with care..."
Houston, Texas: Detering Book Gallery, 1979, 1st and only; red card with black portrait and rulings, illustrated, 5x8"; 50 pp. Reference biography, softcover. Produced for the Detering Book Gallery presentation of the Sewells' collection December 1 to December 31, 1979. The items are presented with a connecting narrative unrolling the.....
Virginia: University Press, The Lewis Carroll Society of North America, No. 5, 1981; black boards, 8vo, 95pp. Reference biography, hardback. "A facsimile edition of the catalogue of the auction sale following C. L. Dodgson's death in 1898, with facsimiles of three subsequent booksellers' catalogues offering books from Dodgson's library,"
Virginia: University Press, The Lewis Carroll Society of North America,No. 5, 1981; black boards, 8vo, 95pp. Reference biography, hardback. "A facsimile edition of the catalogue of the auction sale following C. L. Dodgson's death in 1898, with facsimiles of three subsequent booksellers' catalogues offering books from Dodgson's library,"
New York: Rizzoli 1992/1991 stated 1st US; black binding in jacket with Alice, letter andcarroll; obling 25.5 x 10.5 cm; 160 pp. Reference biography, hardback. Chapters arranged by his childhood and student days, then by the Alice's, the Snark and Sylvie and Bruno.
Lothrop, 1987, 1st printing; 4to; 118 pp. Reference biography, hardback. .
London: Fisher Unwin, 1899/1898, Third impresson, Eleventh thousand; olive cloth 4 dark green flowers and red titles; tissue guarded frontis and many illustrations, 8vo; 448 pp including bibliography, plus publisher's catalogue. Reference biography, hardback. A classic work on Carroll.
Schocken, 1979, 1st; large 8vo; 284 pp. Reference biography, hardback. A biography of Lewis's life using information up to date as of the writing.
Charlottesville, VA; University Press of Virginia, 1980, 1st, "First published"; for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia and the Lewis Carroll Society of North America; brown cloth boards, maroon endpapers, in brown jacket with pirtraut of a young Carroll; 8v0; 253 pp incld. index. Reference biography, hardback. Full.....
Meridian, 1978/1977, 1st printing paperback; small 4to; 272 pp. Reference biography, hardback. .
Foyle, 1932, 1st printing; 142 pp. Reference biography, hardback. .
London: Parrish, Famous Childhoods, (1963). Reference biography, hardback. .
Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1979/1970/1962/1931, revised; 8vo.; 340 pp, incld index. Reference biography, hardback. With much new material added and the features of the previous edition retained, by a Chairman of the Lewis Carroll society.
Simon & Schuster, 1962,1st printing thus; 111 pp. Reference biography, hardback. Very thorough!
HarperCollins, 1995, 1st printing; 224 pp. Reference history, hardback. "Wit and Humor in American Children's Literature." A well written personal book by a leading critic treating animal fables, tall tales, and the family story since the 1920's. An extended essay, not a collection of articles.
New York: Harpercollins, 1995, 1st printing; 224 pp. Reference history, hardback. "Wit and Humor in American Children's Literature." A well written personal book by a leading critic treating animal fables, tall tales, and the family story since the 1920's. An extended essay, not a collection of articles.
Chicago: American Library Association; 1955; green boards, tall 8vo; 333 pp. Reference book lists, hardback, ex-lib. A useful book which lists many keywords and, under them, stories and their sources with a 14 page list of the varied books indexed. Some keywords have quite a few stories, like Wit and.....
Harper Row, 1985, 1st printing Am; 184 pp. Reference essays, hardback. Occasional writing on Literature and Children.
Harper Row, 1985, 1st printing Am; 184 pp. Reference essays, hardback. Occasional writing on Literature and Children.
Stroud, Glous. UK; The Thimble Press, 1989, heavy tan card covers; 5.75x9"; 86 pages including Children's Books About Books and index. This copy "With Compliments to Children's Literature New England Cambridge/August 1989" from the publishers pasted in. Reference book lists, softcover. The yearly picks of an extraordinary journal of children's.....
Macmillan, 1944, stated 1st, sd; wartime paper; 181 pp. Reference biography, hardback. Coatsworth's autobiographical book about her farm.
DC: Library of Congress, 1976; Yellow and black cloth in African design. 161 pp. Reference history, hardback. An annotated bibliography of 190 African folklore books (40 from U.S.).
Dublin, the Dolman Press, 1963, 1st, "first published"; plain blue boards with tan spine, little brown 19th c, woodcut reproductions throughout; 5.5x8"; 42 pp. Reference childhood, hardback. Rough children's War Songs from the city streets and alleys, collected by the author. By an authority on children's games and toys, an.....
London & New York: R. R. Bowker Co, 1968/1968 1st tp; mustard yellow cloth, 8vo; 452 pp. Reference history, hardback. The post-civil war period saw a rise in non-didactic children's books and illustration. Demonstrates that reviews of children's books arose during this period in the United States, with reviews of.....
Simon Fraser University, 1997 1st printing limited printing; trade paperback, 11.75x8.75; 145 pp. Reference history, softcover. A bilingual catalogue for a Japanese exhibit of Canadian children's books.