Morality to adventure: Manchester Polytechnic's collection of children's books, 1840-1939 by William Henry Shercliff - 1988

Paperback. Very Good.

Manchester Polytechnic Library in association with Bracken Books and Studio Editions, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black cloth-effect paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Very slightly rubbed spine extremities, nearly as issued. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. [viii],203 pp., tipped-in color frontis., illus. w/ color plates, additional b&w illus. in text..

Studio Editions. NF/NF. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0901276189 . 203 p. .

Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic Library / Bracken Books, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 203 pages. Books are listed by category: fables, myths, to science and nature and show the changes over time from the moralistic to the imaginative. Color frontis tipped in, and color illustrations of books. Book and dust jacket are both very fine.

Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic Library in association with Bracken Books and Studio Editions, 1988. 1st Edition. Black Boards. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large. 203pp. A super copy. Illustrated with numeorus full page colour plates and several line drawings. Colour frontispiece plate. A slight bump to the tail of the spine, hidden under the wrapper and a couple slight soil mark to the lower edge of the rear board, under the wrapper. Fresh and clean. The dust wrapper is well preserved in a fully reversible plastic sleeve. A very good copy.

Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic Library, 1988. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 4to. pp. 204, tipped-in frontispiece, colour illustrations

GB: Manchester Polytechnic Library, 1988. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. In loose polythene protector. SPECIAL POSTAL RATES APPLY GB £5. Packed weight. 1350g. 1st Edition. Hardback. nrFine/nrFine DW.

1988. Hardback. First edition, 1988. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Black cloth boards in pictorial dustwrapper; 203pp; b/w ills and colour plates. Light bumping to corners. Dustwrapper lightly bumped and rubbed to corners. As this book weighs over 750g additional postage will be required for international delivery, please email for a quote. Published: Manchester Polytechnic Library, 1988.

Manchester Polytechnic Library, 1988. First edition (hardback). 4to, [viii], 203pp. Frontispiece, 6pp colour plates, text illustrations. Original black cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0901276189

Manchester Polytechnic Library, first edition, 1988. Cloth, large 8vo,. vi, 203 pp, plates, ills. 2,649 entries. A useful catalogue with careful bibliographical descriptions for all entries. Particularly valuable for its treatment of the 20th century works not covered in the Osborne collection catalogue, and its generally full coverage of most popular mid-late 19th century authors (including many first editions and successive editions) whuich make this collection unique. The collection also includes examples of some of the most heavily used textbooks of the time.. Children's books in all fields are covered, with chapters devoted to : Fables; Myths and legendary heroes; Nursery stories and fairy tales; Poetry, verses, rhymes and drama; Nursery rhymes and alphabets; General advice and instruction; Bible and religious instruction; Biography and history; Travel and geography; Science and nature; Games, sports and pastimes; Popular songs and rhymes set to music; English language and reading; Picture… Read More