Early children's books : a collector's guide / Eric Quayle
1983, 1st edition. Newton Abbot : David & Charles. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Dust-wrapper quite faded. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #430219
ISBN: 0715383078
Physical description: 256 p. : ill., facsims.,maps ; 24 cm. Contents: From Will Shakespeare to Will Wycherley - Choice scraps from the eighteenth century - Fairy- and folk-tales - Inducements to learning - Verses and rhymes - Tales for youth - Boys' adventure stories - Toy-books, musical books, peep-shows and mobiles - Periodicals, annuals and penny dreadfuls. Subjects: Book collecting. Children Books and reading ; Bibliography.
Price: €12.95