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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1953; blue covers, 8vo; 573 pp. Reference booklists, hardback. More than a book list, a pleasant and interesting book for teachers and parents about which begins with the history of children's books and then discusses young children's books and, for older children, different topics..... more
Jefferson, NC and London: MacFarland & Co. Inc. 1990; brown cloth with gilt titles; tall 8vo; 350 pp. Reference biography, hardback. Thorough, with appendix and index. more
London: Sampson Low, Marston, nd. Reference biography, hardback. "A story of achievement." more
Boston: D. Lothrop Company, (1892); blue green cloth boards with red designs, red title on spine; small 8vo; 182 pp plus publisher's catalogue. Reference childhood, hardback. The illustrated plates are missing from this book, but it is too interesting to discard. Some chapters: How we helped make wine. How we..... more
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons; 1975 1st US nl; 376 pp including notes and index. Reference biography, hardback. Extensive exploration of Andersen's personality, pictures, and a long essay at the end noting the disservice done to his writing by Victorian lady translators. more
Harrap, 1950/1943. Reference biography, hardback. more
Odense, Denmark: Flensted 1961, appt 1st; translated from the Danish by Mabel Dyrup, dark blue boards with white Thumbelina, in jacket with coloured portrait of the author, 3.5x5.5"; 164 pp. Reference biography, small hardback. A concise survey of the author's life, by the Director of the HCA Museum in Odense..... more
Dutton,1966/1949, 1st printing Am; 230 pp. Reference biography, hardback. more
Methuen, 1949, 1st printing; 136 pp. Reference biography, hardback. more
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1972); 18.5 x 23.5 cm; 128 pp incld Chronology, Notes on the Pictures, and Index. Reference biography, hardback. Andersen's life and character described by sympathetic translator of Andersen, using many contemporary graphics, portraits, sketches, photographs, and publications. more
Tokyo 1925, Oblong brown card with title printed on it, brown silk string tied Reproductions of photos and building layouts, each covered with a captioned transluscent sheets. Japanese language. A booklet produced in the autumn of 1925 (Taisho 14) by the Aoyama Jogakuin, Women's Academy, to commemorate what is now..... more
Scott, Foresman 1961 rev. edition; 460 pp. Reference education,, hardback. Composed of three "Time For" volumes: Poetry, Fairy Tales Old and New, True and Almost True, (blank endpapers). Pictorial boards. more
The Press of Western Reserve University, Third Revised Edition, 3rd Printing, 1965/1948; rust laid paper binding running by text block with deckle edge, with brown titles, some reproductions from the books, about 3 per page, 5x7", 67 pp + 5 pp title list and price. Reference booklists, softcover. A book..... more
Scott, Foresman, 1972; 826 pp. Reference booklists, hardback. An important reference work and a thorough survey intended for conscientious teachers of children's literature. more
Glenview, ILL: Scott Foresman and Co., (1969); yellow cloth book with yellow and white jacket, 6.25 x 9.2; 374 ppp incld index. Reference book lists. Information and book lists for parents, organized to provide a balanced reading experience at each level, by a very experienced writer and critic. Heavy book..... more
Schocken, 1980, 1st printing; 191 pp. Reference biography, hardback. more
New York: Schocken, 1980, 1st nl; beautiful jacket (detail of A.'s Listening to Mozart) and large photo of A at work on back; 191 pp. Reference biography, hardback. The first biography of Ardizzone, with over 300 reproductions of his work in colour and black and white. more
Chicago: A. C. McClurg Co; 1910 on tp/1909, stated second Printing (new edition); green silk covers with oval plate of young child ; small 8vo; including author and title index and key to publishers; 269 pp. Reference history, hardcover. An interesting list of books by now both classic and forgotten..... more
New York: Knopf, 1972, 1st printing; 223 pp. Reference education,, hardback. "Teacher" in America. more
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990/1989, 2nd paperback printing; many illustrations on text paper, 424 pp. Reference essays, softcover. A varied collection of essays: on the classics of children's literature, fairy tales and other genres, collecting, illustrators, booksellers, diaries and family magazines written by children. more
New York: Macmillan; 1976, 1st printing edition; 8x11, 615 pp. Reference history, hardback. A nice copy of an indispensable reference and extended essay. more
Geoffrey Bles, 1966, 1st printing. 8.3x6.7; 63 pp. Reference childhood, hardback. Anne Barber's childhood at Wickham, a country house in the 20's, written in the form of a child's diary. more
Barker, 1951, 1st printing; 103 pp. Reference biography, hardback. .The English Novelists Series. more
National Trust for Scotland, 1964; Paperback pamphlet, illustrated. 19 pp. Reference biography, hardback. more
National Trust for Scotland, 1964; Paperback pamphlet, illustrated. 19 pp. Reference biography, hardback. more