THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK 1980 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Tony Kushner. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1608927
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. c. 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0810944480. Wrapper is edge creased with small closed tear at base of spine.

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THE WIDENING WORLD OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Written by Susan Ang.
Stock no. 1405649
Published by Macmillan Press Ltd. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Looking at the changing shape of children's literature in English from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Black boards with gilt title to spine. 203 pages. ISBN: 0333687841. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Contents excellent. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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FANTASTIC ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN IN BRITAIN, 1850-1930
Written by Diana L. Johnson.
Stock no. 2119771
Published by Museum Of Art. 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. Colour plates, b/w photos and illustrations. Limited to 7000 copies. Not only a book on the subject of fantastic illustration, but also the catalogue of an exhibition. Foxing and some page browning. Wrapper is unevenly foxed and browned, with edge-creasing and a few chips and nicks.

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ARTHUR RACKHAM HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by Derek Hudson. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1314867
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1976. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

An introduction to the man behind the work with comments on his technique and achievements. Bibliography at rear. Re-issued with a revised checklist of Rackham's work. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour tipped-in plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0434353507. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with a few small tears and is faded to spine, laminate has started to lift at front edge of spine.

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PRINTED KATE GREENAWAY A CATALOGUE RAISONNE
Written by Thomas E. Schuster; Rodney K. Engen. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1403761
Published by T.E. Schuster. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A fully comprehensive reference book listing over 600 major items with hundreds of variants within each heading. Covering published books, greetings cards, periodicals, ephemera and spinoffs. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0951175203. SIGNED with dedication to front endpaper. Light grubby mark to text block edge. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little edgeworn with light fading at folds.

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THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF JESSIE M. KING
Written by Colin White. Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 1314300
Published by Canongate Publishing Limited. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations and photographs throughout. This is the first major book to be published about the life and works of Jessie M. King, who is one of the most important illustrators of the 20th century. Includes a detailed list of bibliographical information. Large format. ISBN: 0862412358. A couple of tiny marks to rear cover. Tiny splash marks (possibly from a drink?) to lower cover edges and textblock (marks very faint to textblock). Slight wear to top edges of dustwrapper.

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WHO'S WHO IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS A TREASURY OF THE FAMILIAR CHARACTERS OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Margery Fisher.
Stock no. 1403445
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 3rd 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A personal collection of characters, some famous and others less familiar, from the world of children's fiction. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and vignette to front board. Red and white pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0297770373. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is edge worn and creased. Spine is faded. Small tear to front panel is mended with tape on verso. Couple of small marks.

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CARDIFF DIRECTORIES 1795-1978
Written by Howard Llewellyn.
Stock no. 1810137
Published by Survey Of Cardiff. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Survey of Cardiff Occasional Paper No 4. Cardwraps. 47 pages. ISBN: 0951388630. Covers a little grubby. Contents clean.

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KATE GREENAWAY
Written by M.H. Spielmann. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1312641
Published by A. & C. Black. 1911. Very good condition.

British Artists series. Sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work. Green cloth, gilt titles. Pictorial onlay to front. Tipped-in plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing and page browning to text pages. All plates present and in fine condition. Hinge between last page of text and first plate is cracked. This edition "reissued with slight rearrangement of pictures, February 1911".

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THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ILLUSTRATION
Written by Gerard Quinn.
Stock no. 1109348
Published by Studio Editions. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Compilation of More Than 5,000 Illustrations and Designs. Large format. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0851703608. Light browning to covers. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips/nicks.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2114423
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. Light wear to cover edges. Light page browning.

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THE BROTHERS ROBINSON
Written by Julia Cornelissen; Geoffrey Beare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson; Charles Robinson; T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 1312513
Published by Chris Beetles Ltd.. 1st 1992. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Compiled by Cornelissen, introduction by Beare. Cased edition, limited to 500 copies. Black cloth with blind vignette to front cover. An exhibition catalogue. Contains brief biographies of the three brothers. Packed with colour and b/w photos and illustrations. 240 pages. ISBN: 187113630X. Contains a slip of paper stating this is copy no. 104, SIGNED by Beare. Spine of wrapper looks as though it is a little grubby but it is possible this it the way it is meant to look!? This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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