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Publication: The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators

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  • Publication: The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book IllustratorsPublication Record # 309432
  • Author: Alan Horne
  • Date: 1994-00-00
  • ISBN: 1-85149-108-2 [978-1-85149-108-7]
  • Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club
  • Price:
    $89.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 456
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NONFICTION
  • Cover: The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators by W. Heath Robinson
  • Notes:
    • No edition, printing, printing date or printing number line in book.
    • ©1994 Antique Collectors' Club.
    • Worldcat lists an edition for 1994.
    • Book divided into two sections. The first on topics on illustrations and illustrators and the second is an alphabetic dictionary (Who's Who style).
    • The book is date from 1915-1985 in the first section.
    • Entries tend to be short with occasional illustrations.
    • Profusely illustrated and credited. Only the front cover artist entered above.
    • Front: "Isn't it Wonderfull" signed watercolor by W. Heath Robinson.
    • Spine: "The Winter Hedgehog" by Reg Cartwright.
    • Back: "Wind in the Willows" by Justin Todd.
    • Endpapers: "At the March Hare's Table" from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. signed watercolour.
    • No pricing on book. Price from Amazon.com.
    • Great reference for general purposes, but lacking for fantasy and science fiction purposes.
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Nonfiction Title: The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators • nonfiction by Alan Horne

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