Lawrence Darton (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1584560770 (Oak Knoll Press); 0712347496 (British Library). A blue cloth Hardcover, in a Dust Jacket which has light corner wear. Not ex. library. 789 pages, illustrated with colour plates and b/w drawings. This extensive work contains the details and bibliography of both Darton firms and an index of their artists and engravers. It is a major reference source on juvenilia and the early history of children's books. Contents appear unread. An Annotated Check-list of Children's Books Issued by Two Publishing Houses 1787-1876. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 25 x 18 cm. 729pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Illustrations, including some in color. Great reference work covering the various Darton publishing houses with a section for Gracechurch Street and for Holborn Hill. Indexes for illustrators and engravings, persons and other subjects mentioned in the text, authors and titles, and printers and publishers. Mild sun fading to jacket spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No faults to book or jacket. Please ask for postal rate outside UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The DJ has some slight edge wear. The blue cloth boards are nice with slight wear seen. The hinges and the spine are good. 729 pages. The inside pages are bright and look unmarked. A number of black and white illustrations seen in various places in the book. Also 8 pages of color plates near the begining of the book. Also laid in is an envelope with a white card that says Pamela Harer In gradtitute, Lawrence April 2003. Presumed to be from the author. The book is large and will require extra shipping charges for all International orders and also domestic Priority orders.

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Slight fading and weakness to spine.

Condition: Fine. lx, 729, frontis, 8 col plates, text figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Fine in d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Preface by Brian Alderson. This meticulously researched reference work offers a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of children's books published by William Darton and his descendants between 1787 and 1876. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including rare editions and archival materials, the volume provides detailed bibliographic entries enriched with historical and contextual commentary. Essential for collectors, librarians, and scholars of children's literature, The Dartons illuminates the rich legacy of one of the most influential family-run publishing houses in 19th-century Britain. [9780712347495].

Hardcover/Pappeinband. Condition: Sehr gut. Annotated ed. 729 p. Very good. Shrink wrapped. / Sehr guter Zustand. In Folie verschweißt. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2086.