THE ENGLISH JIGSAW. 1760 TO 1890. by Hannas, Linda - 1972

Hachette Children's Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Wayland, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Light shelfwear to jacket. Contents clean and tight. 164 pages, index, bibliography, b&w photos and illus.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Hardback. Good.

Wayland (Publishers) Ltd, 1972-10-26. Hardcover. Good.

Wayland Publishers, 1972. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:0853401896

Wayland (Publishers) Ltd, London, first edition, 1972. Cloth, pictorial endpapers, 4to,. 164 pp, 8 colour ills and 59 black-and-white ills. From the blurb: "The reader will discover that jigsaws were invented more than two hundred years ago by a London engraver and that they were designed, not as a toy, but as a serious teaching aid. Their history is traced from the 1760's to the 1890's when colour printing and greater mechanization began to destroy the charm and character of their first hundred years. The author traces the changing fashions in subjects, the evolving pattern of manufacture and distribution, and describes the reception given to 'dissections', as jigsaws were then called, by the educationalists of the day. References to them in literature are also quoted. Linda Hannas has visited thirty-five museums throughout Great Britain in which she found some 330 pre-1890 puzzles. These, together with about 260 in her own collection are individually described, located and… Read More

London: Wayland [ Publishers] Ltd, 1972 Large FINE H/b in VG D/j.no inscsp. L Hannass researched & visited 35 Museums.She is a collector of old Jigsaws'.Puzzles in this book are arranged under subject headings. Publishers, Engravers etc. are listed with their products.Thus the reader/ collector / can discover the Origin & History and see at a glance the whereabouts of any particular puzzle. 164pp.green illus. end papers.59 listed illus.Intro; background,The Inventor etc .Illustrated.[ Dissections / publishers / trade / educationalists / literature / Foreign puzzles etc] Postscript.Biblio; Biographical & general index.[ no inscp.book Fine throughout] no loss no tears to price clipped Dust Jacket. background white begining to fox cream at cover margins. now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover .NB. Oversea orders only may incur extra postage. Please see our actual image of the book offered for sale.

Wayland, London 1972.. 1972. Hardcover. 4to. hardcover. 164pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, light foxing to outer edge of text-block. / Very good d/w. .

London: Wayland Publishers, 1972. First edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 19cm), 164pp. 8 colour plates, 59 b&w plates. Original brown cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0853401896