THE WORLD OF THE NURSERY
Written by Colin White
Published by The Herbert Press
in 1984
ISBN: 0906969344
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THE WORLD OF THE NURSERY
Written by Colin White.
Stock no. 384165
1st.
1984.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of the objects and images made for nurseries during more than a hundred years from the middle of the nineteenth century. Large format. Orange boards, gilt title to spine. Packed with colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0906969344. Spine bumped at top and tail, light rubbing to corners. A super copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Growth of the Nursery
- 2 Nursery Furnishings
- 3 The Victorian Child
- 4 Crockery and Wallpaper
- 5 Nursery Books and Characters
- 6 The Fairies
- 7 The Impact of Colour Printing
- 8 Anthropomorphism
- 9 Humour in Art for the Nursery
- 10 Art Nouveau in the Nursery
- 11 Gift Books and Cuteness
- 12 The Rise of the Picture Book
- 13 Nurseries after World War I
- 14 The 'Contemporary' Nursery
- 15 Television and the Nursery
- Conclusion
- Index