From Mother Goose to Dr. Seuss Children's Book Covers, 1860-1960
by Darling, Harold & Seymour Chwast
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0811818985
- ISBN 13
- 9780811818988
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Chronicle Books. Fine. 1999. First Edition :. Softcover. 0811818985 . Small oblong quarto in soft cover, a NEW copy. "Darling, who has collected children's books for more than 30 years, draws from his own holdings to survey the art of cover illustration. The text is organized chronologically with chapters for each decade from the 1850's through the 1950s. A brief introduction to each chapter discusses trends in book and cover design evident in the selections that follow. The focus here is on the art itself"- booklist; 9.92 X 9.53 X 0.79 inches .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mossback Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23362
- Title
- From Mother Goose to Dr. Seuss Children's Book Covers, 1860-1960
- Author
- Darling, Harold & Seymour Chwast
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition :
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0811818985
- ISBN 13
- 9780811818988
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 0811818985, BOOK Covers; Child's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
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About the Seller
Mossback Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
Sales through the internet and at book shows in the midwest.
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