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INSCRIBED BY CHRIS LOKER ON FFEP A LOVELY GUIDE PUBLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EXHIBIT AT THE GROLIER CLUB 100 CHILDREN'S BOOKS PUBLISHED FROM 1600 TO 2000 WITH THEIR HISTORIES AND BACK STORIES A RARE TITLE FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE LOVERS BOOK IS AS NEW UNREAD

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318 pages. 10.75x8.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

The Grolier Club, 2014. 4to (11 x 8.25 inches), 318, [1] pp. numerous color illustrations, many tipped in. Hightower and Koch Antiquarian types. Design and typography by Jerry Kelly. Blue cloth, titled in gilt and with Grolier Club arms in gilt on the upper cover. § Edition of 1000 copies, out of print. Detailed descriptions of one hundred famous children's books and related items on show at the Grolier Club, December 9 2014 - February 7 2015. With essays by Justin Schiller, Jill Shefrin, Brian Alderson, and Nick Clark. The sixth entry in the notable "Grolier Hundred" series of catalogues. Previous "Grolier Hundred" lists have covered English Literature (1903), American Literature (1946), Science (1958), Medicine (1994), and Fine Printed Books (1999). These milestone works have set the standard for book collecting and reading enjoyment in their fields.

Color Illustrations, some tipped in; 4to 11"-13" tall; 318 pages; Stout 4to. Issued in an edition limited to 1000, after the special numbered edition of 50. Tight, bright and fresh in blue cloth with titles to spine and crest to cover brightly in gilt. Features essays by Schiller, Shefrin, Brian Anderson, Nick Clark etc. Each of the 100 books with annotation and bibliographic details facing a high quality facsimile reproduction of cover dn sometimes page detail. Some of the illustrations are tipped in. A superb copy that feels and appears unread and about as new. Fine....Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.

As one would expect from The Grolier Club, a beautifully printed, deeply researched celebration of 400 years in children's books, to accompany the exhibit held December 10, 2014 through February 7, 2015; this volume is also part of the highly collectible "Grolier Hundred" series, and was issued in hardcover in an edition of 1000 (plus 50 numbered / specially bound). Bound in full blue cloth, with no jacket as issued, this particular instance shows no owners' marks, soil, or wear; as new. 318pp. Contributors include Brian Alderson, Nick Clark, Rachel Eley, Andrea Immel, Justin G. Schiller, Jill Shefrin, and John Windle.; 4to.