FISHER, Margery WHO's WHO IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS. A Treasury of the Familiar Characters of Childhood , London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975.First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0297770373 Book in very good condition, bottom spine edge slightly bumped, internally in fine condition. Pictorial (Winnie the Pooh) endpapers. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine very slightly faded (lettering still bright) (see picture), top spine edge and top edge slightly rubbed. A very good tight copy. 399pp, including Indexes of Authors and Titles. Approximately 400 illustrations accompany the text, 15 of them are in colour, showing not only the well known representations of the characters, but title pages, authors' photographs, scenes from film treatments, etc. A personal collection of characters some famous and others less familiar, from the world of children's fiction. You are able to look up characters from children's books, trace where they appeared, their authors and first publications dates. (10"h x 7½"w) (25cms x 19cms) approx. (Book ref. 6977) £24.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Clent Books (Est.1977) , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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