Alderson Moon (11 results)

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN.

Slim 8vo. xiv + 114pp. Colour frontispiece, colour and b/w. illustrations. Paperback. ISBN 0952412209 US$12.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. pp.xiv+114. 23cm. Frontispiece. Colour and black and white illustrations in the text. References & Further reading. Index. Soft covers. Good clean copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very good copy. Paperback. xiv,114pp. Small number of colour plates as well as black and white illustrations throughout. Very clean and neat. Very good copy.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Covers creased.

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 114 pp, ills (many in colour). 138 entries. A catalogue with excellent bibliographical descriptions and, for many entries, substantial annotations. Very Good, gift inscription on title-page.

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 114 pp, ills (many in colour). 138 entries. A catalogue with excellent bibliographical descriptions and, for many entries, substantial annotations. Signed and dated by the author on the title-page, front wrapper a trifle creased and marked, corners a trifle bumped, otherwise Very Good.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bound in pictorial laminated card wrappers. xiv,114 pages. Listing 113 items with titles, size, page numbers etc. Very useful information for a collector of early books. The index lists authors, titles and publishers. Illustrated with a Small number of colour plates and black and white illustrations throughout. Top corner of cover with a slight crease, else very good clean copy. size 23 x 15cm [9 x 5.75 inches].…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This fine unread copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The text block is tight white, bright and square. There is some mild sunning to the spine. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This authoritative catalogue was published to accompany an exhibition held in Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford in September 1994 Fully illustrated this book has the benefit of bibliographic descriptions of some very desirable early children's books by collectors Brian Alderson and Marjorie Moon. Ref E 7.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. A very smart set of bibliographical references for children's books, authors and publishers. Three volumes of bibliographical reference on children's books.Comprising of:(1955) Children's Books in England & America in the Seventeenth CenturyBy William Sloane, an American writer offantasyandscience fictionliterature, and publisher. Sloane is known best for his novelTo Walk the Night. This volume contains a history and a checklist, together with The Young Christian's Library, the first printed catalogue of books for children. In a quarter cloth binding.(1972) Edward Ardizzone: A preliminary Hand-List of his Illustrated Books 1929-1970.One of 500 copies offprinted from the Private Library. A work by Brian Alderson, an author, translator, critic, and children's book historian. A reference book on the illustrated works of Edward Ardizzone, a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children. In a paper binding. With in text illustrations throughout.(1983) A Supplement to John Harris's Books For Youth 1801-1843.Compiled by Marjorie Moon. A reference book for John Harris's books for youth. John Harris published children's books in England from the end of the 18th century to the mid-19th century, creating innovative and popular new styles. In a paper binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece. In paper and quarter cloth bindings. Externally, excellent. Minor shelf wear to extremities. Fading to spine of 'Children's Books in England & America in the Seventeenth Century'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…