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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters
Celebrating Great Illustrators of American Children's Books
by Leonard S. Marcus ; N.Y.) Children's Book Council (New York
ISBN: 0679851062
ISBN-13: 9780679851066
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Published date: 1994
Size: 10.5 x 10.5 inches
Weight: 1.75 pounds
Pages: 74
Publisher's Notes
From Jessie Willcox Smith and N. C. Wyeth to Maurice Sendak and Chris Van Allsburg, Children's Book Week posters tell the story of children's books in America. Here, in one glorious volume, are all sixty-nine posters, truly a celebration of great American children's book illustrators. Over the last seventy-five years, Children's Book Week has grown from a modest grass-roots effort to the present-day nationwide annual celebration of literacy and the pleasures of reading. The posters, which are commissioned and distributed each year by the Children's Book Council, encourage reading by children and, in turn, reflect a nation struggling with the responsibility of educating its young. The history, social climate, and wider concerns of the country can be traced through the posters, from the idyllic scene of innocent childhood in Jessie Willcox Smith's poster for 1919 to the heroic stridency of the Petershams' image for 1940; from the first appearance of an African-American child in Adrienne Adams's poster for 1963 to the image of children protesting in Emily Arnold McCully's 1969 poster. The posters also reflect the development and growth of the publishing industry. In 1919, books for children were a marginal part of publishing; the increased awareness of the importance of books, supported and encouraged by the Children's Book Council, has led, in part, to today's vital and independent children's book industry. Some poster artists represented here are primarily children's book illustrators who, after appearing as poster artists, went on to win the Caldecott Medal - such as Maud and Miska Petersham, Marcia Brown, Alice and Martin Provensen, and Maurice Sendak. Others achieved fame in differentways: Joseph Binder was an internationally renowned poster artist who also created the official poster for the 1939 New York World's Fair; Bruno Munari is, among other things, an industrial designer whose household objects are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art; and Paul Rand is one of the country's foremost practitioners and teachers of graphic design. An introduction by noted historian, biographer, and critic Leonard S. Marcus provides a fascinating and involving look at the history of children's books. He chronicles America's idea of childhood as reflected by the range of books available to children and in the artists and images selected for the posters. And using the posters as guiding lights, he weaves the history of the nation and the industry into a cohesive whole. His fascinating captions for each of the sixty-nine posters provide detailed and little-known facts about the artists.
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75 years of children's book week posters
marcus.,leonard s
alfred a knopf, c1994. First Edition. assorted illustrators.,. CHILDREN STORY: Celebrating great illustrators of American Children's books. Sponsored by the Children's Book Council. Exterior of book looks BRAND NEW!,HARDBACK,NOT XLIBRARY Interior of book is very good with color illustrations. Dust Jacket is very good. ( more information) Offered by childhoodbooks.com (United States)
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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters: Celebrating Great Illustrators of American Children's Books
Marcus, Leonard S.; Children's Book Council (New York, N.Y.)
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1994 A very crisp and clean first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 74 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color illustrations! Beautiful blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. "From Jessie Willcox Smith and N. C. Wyeth to Maurice Sendak and Chris Van Allsburg, Children's Book Week posters tell the story of children's books in America. Here, in one glorious volume, are all sixty-nine posters, truly a celebration of grat American children's book illustrators.....". First Edition / First Printing. Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. ( more information) Offered by Conover Books (United States)
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75 YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK POSTERS
Marcus, Leonard S.; Children's Book Council
New York: Knopf, 1994. (22)74pp. Indexes. Color illustrated every page. Marvelous graphics. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine Dust Jacket. Large Oblong 4to. ( more information) Offered by Artis Books & Antiques (United States)
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75 Years of Children Book Week Posters
Marcus, Loenard S
New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1994. First Printing. New/New. A full color chronicle of the Children's Book Week posters of the past 75 years. It's like a Who's Who of children's book illustration. Bound in black cloth. ( more information) Offered by Books of Aurora, Inc. (United States)
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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters
Marcus, Leonard S
Alfed A. Knope,, 1994. Celebrating great illustrations of American children's books.. ISBN: 0-679-85106-2. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by A Street Books (United States)
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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters
Marcus, Leonard S
Alfed A. Knope,, 1994. Celebrating great illustrations of American children's books.. ISBN: 0-679-85106-2. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by A Street Books (United States)
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75 YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK POSTERS
MARCUS, LEONARD S
New York: KNOPF, 1994. Illustrated with full page color plates. Hardbound with dust jacket both in very good condition. Internally clean with no internal markings. Solid binding. Blue paste downs and flyleaves. Page edging has very slight soiling with a very small seepage stain on the bottom edge. Both boards have a seepage stain near the bottom, approximately the size of a half dollar. Bottom margin of most leaves have minor rippling. Dust jacket has slight soiling. Upper/front corner is slightly bumped.. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 10 3/4'' - 10'' Tall. ART / Posters. ( more information) Offered by Moody Books Inc (United States)
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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters
Marcus, Leonard S
New York: Knopf, 1994 Tear to upper tip of back of clipped d/j.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information) Offered by A Good Read (United States)
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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters
Leonard S. Marcus
Alfred A. Knopf. Fine/Near Fine. 1994. Hard Cover. 0679851062 Sponsored by The Children's Book Council, 74 pages, the dust jacket has very light shelfwear with several creases on the back flap, covers and contents are in fine condition, a collection of all 69 posters, including artists from Jessie Willcox Smith and N. C. Wyeth to Maurice Sendak and Chris Van Allsburg, . ( more information) Offered by Tarmans Books (United States)
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75 YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK POSTERS
Children's Book Council
1994 . Children's Book Council. 75 YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK POSTERS. With introduction and text by Leonard S. Marcus. NY: Knopf, c1994. First printing. 74pp. Color illustrations, index. Rectangular 4to. New hardcover in d/j. $24.95 ( more information) Offered by Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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75 YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK POSTERS: Celebrating Great Illustrators of American Children's Books
Marcus, Leonard S. and The Children's Book Council
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. . First printing. . Fine in fine dust jacket. . A lovely book and a valuable referencework - All posters are shown by year in full color; the illustrators include Jessie Willcox Smith, N.C. Wyeth, the Petershams, Helen Sewell, Elizabeth Orton Jones, the D'Aulaires, Marguerite De Angeli, William Pene Du Bois, Marcia Brown, Roger Duvoisin, Lynd Ward, Garth Williams, Leonard Weisgard, the Provensens, Feodor Rojankovsky, Maurice Sendak, Kate Seredy, Bruno Munari, Ezra Jack Keats, Antonio Frasconi, Tomi Ungerer, William Steig, Margot Zemach, Richard Scaarry, Anita Lobel, Laurent De Brunhoff, Tomie DePaola, Marc Brown, Chris Van Allsburg , Jerry Pinkney, Ed Young, Rosemary Wells, and more. In addition to the introduction by Marcus, each poster includes comments on the illustrator who created it. 74 pages. Index. Large format. ( more information) Offered by bookfever.com (United States)
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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters
Leonard S. Marcus
Alfred A. Knopf. As New/As New. 1994. Hard Cover. 0679851062 Sponsored by The Children's Book Council, 74 pages, the dust jacket, covers and contents are in fine condition, a collection of all 69 posters, including artists from Jessie Willcox Smith and N. C. Wyeth to Maurice Sendak and Chris Van Allsburg, . ( more information) Offered by Tarmans Books (United States)
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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters: Celebrating Great Illustrators of American Children's Books
Marcus, Leonard S. (With introduction and Text by)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Z1 - DJ is mylar protected. Signed by the author on the title page and also by Rosemary Wells on page 57 and William Joyce on page 71. Sponsored by The Children's Book Council. This gorgeous and wonderfully personal look at the history of children's books is a beautiful poster book, an informative history book, and an essential reference book-the perfect gift for collectors, art lovers, and anyone involved with or interested in children's books. Reads like a Who's Who of Children's Book Illustration for the 20th century! - Adrienne Adams, Jan Balet, Joseph Binder, Marc Brown, Marcia Brown, Jon O. Brubaker, Peter Burchard, Walter Cole, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire and Ingri d'Aulaire, Marguerite Lofft de Angeli, Laurent de Brunhoff, Tomie dePaola, William Pene du Bois, Roger Duvoisin, Richard Egielski, Kenneth S. Fagg, Richard Floethe, Antonio Frasconi, Ralph Bell Fuller, Robert C. Gellert, F. Hasse, Gertrude Howe, Trina Schart Hyman, Elizabeth Orton Jones, William Joyce, Ezra Jack Keats, Steven Kellogg, Anita Lobel, Arnold Lobel, Fred Marcellino, James Marshall, Mercer Mayer, Emily Arnold McCully, Gerald McDermott, Bruno Munari, Ruth Alexander Nichols, Grace A. Paull, Maud and Miska Petersham, Jerry Pinkney, Alice and Martin Provensen, Paul Rand, Ellen Raskin, Jay Maurice Reibel, Feodor Rojankowsky, Richard Scarry, Maurice Sendak, Kate Seredy, Helen Sewell, Uri Shulevitz, Marc Simont, Jessie Willcox Smith, William Steig, James Stevenson, Tomi Ungerer, Chris Van Allsburg, Nedda Walker, Lynd Ward, Wendy Watson, Leonard Weisgard, Rosemary Wells, Garth Williams, Elizabeth Tyler Wolcott, N.C. Wyeth, Ed Young, Paul O. Zelinsky, Margot Zenach.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information) Offered by Bookmarc's (United States)
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75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters: Celebrating Great Illustrators of American Children's Books
Marcus, Leonard S. (With introduction and Text by)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Z1 - DJ is mylar protected. Signed by the author on the title page and also by Rosemary Wells on page 57 and William Joyce on page 71. Sponsored by The Children's Book Council. This gorgeous and wonderfully personal look at the history of children's books is a beautiful poster book, an informative history book, and an essential reference book-the perfect gift for collectors, art lovers, and anyone involved with or interested in children's books. Reads like a Who's Who of Children's Book Illustration for the 20th century! - Adrienne Adams, Jan Balet, Joseph Binder, Marc Brown, Marcia Brown, Jon O. Brubaker, Peter Burchard, Walter Cole, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire and Ingri d'Aulaire, Marguerite Lofft de Angeli, Laurent de Brunhoff, Tomie dePaola, William Pene du Bois, Roger Duvoisin, Richard Egielski, Kenneth S. Fagg, Richard Floethe, Antonio Frasconi, Ralph Bell Fuller, Robert C. Gellert, F. Hasse, Gertrude Howe, Trina Schart Hyman, Elizabeth Orton Jones, William Joyce, Ezra Jack Keats, Steven Kellogg, Anita Lobel, Arnold Lobel, Fred Marcellino, James Marshall, Mercer Mayer, Emily Arnold McCully, Gerald McDermott, Bruno Munari, Ruth Alexander Nichols, Grace A. Paull, Maud and Miska Petersham, Jerry Pinkney, Alice and Martin Provensen, Paul Rand, Ellen Raskin, Jay Maurice Reibel, Feodor Rojankowsky, Richard Scarry, Maurice Sendak, Kate Seredy, Helen Sewell, Uri Shulevitz, Marc Simont, Jessie Willcox Smith, William Steig, James Stevenson, Tomi Ungerer, Chris Van Allsburg, Nedda Walker, Lynd Ward, Wendy Watson, Leonard Weisgard, Rosemary Wells, Garth Williams, Elizabeth Tyler Wolcott, N.C. Wyeth, Ed Young, Paul O. Zelinsky, Margot Zenach.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information) Offered by Bookmarc's (United States)
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