English children's books, 1600 to 1900
1954, First Edition. London : Batsford. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #283944
Series; Books that matter. Physical description; 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 26 cm. Contents; THE "PREHISTORIC AGE." Mr. Bickerstaffe's godson -- The chapman -- The Calvinists -- Nat Crouch -- Fairy-tales -- "Adopted" books -- Books applicable to this chapter -- Books published for children's leisure reading before 1700 -- Postscript on fairy-tales. GETTING UNDER WEIGH. "T. W." and Isaac Watts -- The new art of publishing -- Samuel Richardson -- Books applicable to this chapter -- Books for children, 1700-67 -- Books published by John Newbery -- A note on nursery rhymes -- An alphabetical list of early nursery rhyme collections with the more important rhymes first recorded in each -- Struwwelpeter. A MONSTROUS REGIMENT. Miss Edgeworth and the Taylors -- A note on "Sandford and Merton" -- Books applicable to this chapter -- Books by the "Monstrous Regiment." FROM HARRIS TO "ALICE." John Harris -- William Godwin, Charles Lamb, etc. -- The revival of the fairy-tale -- Tell me a story -- "Bloods" -- School stories -- A broad field -- Writers for girls ; Mrs. Ewing -- Verse -- Books applicable to this chapter -- List of books -- Juliana Horatia Ewing -- A note on the children's books by C. and M. Lamb. THE TRIUMPH OF NONSENSE. Edward Lear -- Lewis Carroll -- Others -- Books applicable to this chapter. THE IMPORTANCE OF PICTURES. Books applicable to this chapter -- List of illustrated books to 1800 -- A selection of the work of other illustrators. NICK NACKS [i.e, KNICK KNACKS]. Harlequinades -- Juvenile drama -- Paper dolls -- The toilet books -- Movables -- The three R's -- Conclusion -- Books applicable to this chapter. Subjects; Children's literature, English History and criticism. Children Books and reading Great Britain History. Children Books and reading. Children's literature, English. Children's books. Children's literature, English Illustrations. Children's literature History and criticism. Children Great Britain Books and reading History. Children's literature History and criticism. Children's literature, English. Illustration of books England. Children Books and reading England History. Childrens literature. Literary history. Great Britain. Children's books British Isles History.
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