Children's Books In England, Five Centuries Of Social Life

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1932. cloth. Children's Books. tall 8vo. cloth. xii, 359 pages. First edition. Written as "a minor chapter in the history of English social life." Covers children's books from the middle ages until the 80's and today. There were no children's books before the 17th century, if one considers only those "produced to give children spontaneous… Read more about this item

Cambridge University press, Cambridge, Britain, 1982. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: various. the book is second-hand, but there is no damage to describe, other than saying that the book is second-hand. The editor has checked the multitude of small details in the book in an effort to ensure that they are accurate… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,, 1958. Second Edition . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with gold titles to spine, 8 illustrations. slight wear to covers, endpapers & pages edge foxed, a few notes in margins & back endpapers. 367pp.

London: Cambridge University Press, 1966. Reprint of 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Written as a continuous whole and as part of the history of English social life." "Beginning with chapbook versions of mediaeval romances and covering, with remarkably few omissions, all important writing for children up to the appearance of Alice and The Jungle… Read more about this item

London: Cambridge University Press, 1932. Book is 1st UK edition; dust jacket is US. MacMillan distibuted for Cambridge in North America. 359 pages in good condition. Light foxing throughout the book, including endpapers and fore-edges. Illustrated with many figures, plus 8 plates. Previous owner's name on the fep and bookplate on the fep. Green cloth with gilt titles and emblem.… Read more about this item

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1960 Reprint HB Cambridge; good in good dust jacket

Cambridge University Press. As New. 1932. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - xvi, 359 pages, 8 plates, index, 8vo.… Read more about this item