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The King Penguin Books, 1847. The King Penguin Books, 1947, sm8vo, Hardcover edition in very good condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
English Book Illustration 1800-1900 by James, Philip - 1947.: King Penguin Book #31
by James, Philip
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English Book Illustration 1800-1900 : King Penguin Book #31
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London and New York:: Penguin Books, Ltd ,, 1947.. First Edition. Fine. A Near Fine copy. 12mo (5 x 7.25 inches). Illustrated boards not issued with DW, thus complete. Pp. 71, fully illustrated throughout the text plus 16 plates. Text printed by Edmund Evans, Ltd.. Colour plates by John Swain & Son, Ltd. London. Cover design by William Grimmond. Includes Beardsley, Bewick, Blake, Burne-Jones, Caldecott, Carroll, Cruikshank, Crane, Doyle, Greenaway, Houghton, Housman, Lear, Leech, Nicholson, Rossetti, Rowlandson, Ruskin, Tenniel, Thomson, Turner, Whistler Introduced during the outbreak of W.W.II, and written by noted authorities of the day, the King Penguins were elegantly designed and produced miniature hardbacks on subjects ranging from the historical icons of British culture, the fine and decorative arts, natural history to book arts and design. Based on the Insel-Bucherie series first published in Leipzig in 1912, these collectible King Penguin books are regarded as fine achievements of twentieth century book design and color printing. Boards
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- Date Published 1947.
- Keywords King Penguin Book wood engravings English Book illustration Edmund Evans Beardsley, Bewick, Blake, Burne-Jones, Caldecott, Carroll, Cruikshank, Crane, Doyle, Greenaway, Houghton, Housman, Lear, Leech, Nicholson, Rossetti, Rowlandson, Ruskin, Tenniel,
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ENGLISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION 1800-1900
by James, Philip
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English Book Illustration 1800-1900
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King Penguin, 1947. hardcover. vg. 1st print edition King Penguin K31 1947 hardcover vg condition solid clean complete copy owners name inside . In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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LONDON: KING PENGUIN. VG.. 1947.
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English Book Illustration, 1800-1900.
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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London: King Penguin. Good. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine rubbed, paste-downs wrinkled. ; 12mo; 72, 16 pages; Text illustrations, 16 plates mainly in color. .
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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King Penguin , 1947 K31. 72 pages with b&w illustrations plus separate 16 page section of illustrations, some in colour. Covers have some light shelf wear.
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English Book Illustration 1800-1900
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Southport, United Kingdom
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King Penguin 1947 . small 8vo, paper-covered boards. Very, very slight wear o/w VG+ 160 gms.
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English Book Illustration 1800-1900
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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London: King Penguin Books, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Philip James has penned a short, accessible, fun-to-look-at account of English book illustration and with special focus on children's books and the book illustrations of J. Leech, K. Greenaway, P. Reinagle, R. Caldicott, R. Doyle, L. Pissaro, and W. Nicolson among others. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Illustrated paper over boards, mild soiling to covers, quite bright of interior. 71 pp., then an Index of Illustrations.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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ENGLISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION. 1800-1900.
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Palmyra, New York, United States
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Penguin. Good with no dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. E--Wear to covers. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .
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English Book Illustration 1800-1900
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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London And New York: King Penguin Books. Near Fine. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Inked name in corner of front pastedown page. Illustrated with black-and-white and color plates. 12mo. 72 pp. Including index of illustrators plus 16 pages of illustrations. .
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English Book Illustration 1800-1900
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Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1947 Copy in illustrated paper on card. Spine lightly sunned and chipped. Light foxing to front and rear end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with colour and b/w illustrations of book illustrations.
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