English Book Illustration, 1800-1900. by James, Philip - 1947

The King Penguin Books, 1847. The King Penguin Books, 1947, sm8vo, Hardcover edition in very good condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

King Penguin , 1947 K31. 72 pages with b&w illustrations plus separate 16 page section of illustrations, some in colour. Covers have some light shelf wear.

King Penguin 1947 . small 8vo, paper-covered boards. Very, very slight wear o/w VG+ 160 gms.

London: King Penguin Books, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Philip James has penned a short, accessible, fun-to-look-at account of English book illustration and with special focus on children's books and the book illustrations of J. Leech, K. Greenaway, P. Reinagle, R. Caldicott, R. Doyle, L. Pissaro, and W. Nicolson among others. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Illustrated paper over boards, mild soiling to covers, quite bright of interior. 71 pp., then an Index of Illustrations.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

King Penguin, 1947. hardcover. vg. 1st print edition King Penguin K31 1947 hardcover vg condition solid clean complete copy owners name inside . In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Penguin. Good with no dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. E--Wear to covers. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .

London And New York: King Penguin Books. Near Fine. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Inked name in corner of front pastedown page. Illustrated with black-and-white and color plates. 12mo. 72 pp. Including index of illustrators plus 16 pages of illustrations. .

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1947 Copy in illustrated paper on card. Spine lightly sunned and chipped. Light foxing to front and rear end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with colour and b/w illustrations of book illustrations.