A Book of Simple Toys: a facsimile with an introduction by Seymour Adelman.
by Claud Lovat Fraser
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible; Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr College Library, 1982. Limited/Numbered . Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/No Jacket. Limited edition of 1000 copies, designed and printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press in North Hills, Pa. A facsimile reproduction of the artist's 1917 unpublished sketchbook. 8vo, unpaginated, color illus, burgundy cloth, paper label, gilt spine titles. FINE / no jacket (as issued) A lovely book, with the drawings of toys begging to be made into REAL toys.
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- Bookseller
- Bygone Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12805
- Title
- A Book of Simple Toys: a facsimile with an introduction by Seymour Adelman.
- Author
- Claud Lovat Fraser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr College Library
- Place of Publication
- Bryn Mawr, PA
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Toys. Private Press Books. Bird & Bull Press. Children's Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Children's Literature;
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About the Seller
Bygone Books
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Bluffton, South Carolina
About Bygone Books
A closed shop of fine used and collectible books with specialties in Literature, Children's, Domestic Arts, Decorative Arts, and Great Britain.
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