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Page 124
... picture books , and it is certain that through the ages they must have been keenly interested in many of the illustrated books which they had a chance to see in the hands of adults . But with very few exceptions those were books not ...
... picture books , and it is certain that through the ages they must have been keenly interested in many of the illustrated books which they had a chance to see in the hands of adults . But with very few exceptions those were books not ...
Page 225
... books and limited editions . As a result of a truly great renaissance of the graphic arts in America , not only many trade books , but also a large number of textbooks and school- books , juveniles , children's picture books , and quite ...
... books and limited editions . As a result of a truly great renaissance of the graphic arts in America , not only many trade books , but also a large number of textbooks and school- books , juveniles , children's picture books , and quite ...
Page 238
... Picture books , 124-127 , 149 , 225 Picture collections , 213 Picture scrolls , 54 Pierpont Morgan Library , 68 Pigskin , 96 , 185 Planographic process , 100 , 121 , 123 , 131 , 133 Pocket Book of Baby and Child Care , 170 Pocket Books ...
... Picture books , 124-127 , 149 , 225 Picture collections , 213 Picture scrolls , 54 Pierpont Morgan Library , 68 Pigskin , 96 , 185 Planographic process , 100 , 121 , 123 , 131 , 133 Pocket Book of Baby and Child Care , 170 Pocket Books ...
Contents
Introduction | 13 |
How Books ARE PRINTED AND DESIGNED | 45 |
HOW THEY ARE READ AND COLLECTED | 157 |
Copyright | |
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The Life of the Book: How the Book is Written, Published, Printed, Sold and Read Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt No preview available - 1975 |
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