Children's books of yesterday /
England
Category
Books
Date
1946
Materials
Measurements
171 x 96 x 10 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
NT 3150601
Summary
Bibliographic description
192 p. ; 17 cm. Various catalogue entries markes; entries with page references on titlepage. Loosely inserted contemporary press cutting [source unknown]: "Child's sixpenny book rockets in value to £1,000 / by Charles Reid", with reference to 1766 edition of Goody two-shoes, in the exhibition. Provenance: loosely inserted (p.59), Season ticket for the exhibition, with [National Book League] Member's signature: V. Sackville-West. Binding: printed and illustrated paper wrappers.
Makers and roles
England Percy Horace Muir (1894-1979) National Book League (Great Britain) John Edward Masefield OM (1878-1967)