Doyle brian trans (2 Ergebnisse)

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A lovely collection of four illustrated first editions on the children's illustrated book. Four-volume collection of scholarly works on children's illustrated books. Collection comprised of:(1967) Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe by Bettina Hürlimann and Brian W. Alderson [trans.];(1968) The Who's Who of Children's Literature by Brian Doyle;(1973) Victorian Book Illustration by Geoffrey Wakeman;(1989) Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books & Pictures by Maurice Sendak.This collection is comprised of solely first editions, Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe and Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books & Pictures being the first UK editions. The former originally appearing in German in 1959, this being the first English translation by Brian W. Alderson, and the latter first appearing in the United States in 1988.In publisher's original cloth bindings. All volumes are accompanied by the original dust wrapper, The Who's Who of Children's Literature and Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books & Pictures being unclipped and Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe and Victorian Book Illustration being clipped.Victorian Book Illustration features the bookplate of prominent collector Peter Eaton.Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe contains twenty-eight pages of plates. The Who's Who of Children's Literature contains a frontispiece and 104 illustrations across thirty-four pages of plates. Victorian Book Illustration contains forty-two illustrations and diagrams, some of which are full page. Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books & Pictures also contains numerous in-text illustrations, some of which are full page. Collated, complete.These works delve into the delightful world of children's book illustration, providing fascinating insight into the technology and artistry of illustration through the ages. Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books & Pictures lists the historical inspirations of Caldecott-medal-winner, Maurice Sendak, most famous for Where the Wild Things Are (1963). In publisher's original cloth bindings. All volumes are accompanied by the original dust wrapper, The Who's Who of Children's Literature and Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books & Pictures being unclipped and Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe and Victorian Book Illustration being clipped. Victorian Book Illustration features the bookplate of Duke of Hollandia, Peter Eaton, to the front free endpaper and the library stamp of Kingston upon Hull College of Education to the title page. Externally, lovely condition with slight bumping and rubbing and subtle marking across all works. Dust wrappers feature marginally heavier shelf wear, resulting in a few small closed tears to the top edge of Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe and minor worming to the top of Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books & Pictures. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…