Engines of Instruction, Mischief, and Magic: Children's Literature in England from Its Beginnings to 1839 Tapa dura - 1990

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Hardcover. Jacket is scored and shelfworn, with a hint of wear at one or two points on boards beneath. The lightest of foxing on page block head. Content is clear on clean, sound pages - very good in good jacket. TS. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

University of Nebraska. 1st printing,1989. Very Good/Good hard cover. large 8vo,cloth,304pp,illus. edgewear,nicks,scrapes,scratches,dust jacket. top corners bumped,cover. clean,tight,text. kids'.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1989. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Children's literature in England from its beginnings to 1839. 304 pages, index, many b/w illustrations. Small light stain at top edge of last pages.. Very light wear along dust jacket edges.

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Fine/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w. Profusely illustrated with line-drawngs. When John Newberry published 'A Little Pocket-Book' in London in 1744 he was onto something new; the writing and marketing of books developed wholly to children. With Notes, Bibliography, Sources Of Illustrations and Index. D/w has minor chipping to head and tail of of spine; else a fine copy of a SCARCE 1989 first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine.

Aldershot : Scolar, 1989. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 304 pp.: illustrations, facsimiles ; 26 cm. Contents; Preface -- 1. Birth of the children's book trade : economic and social stimuli -- 2. Puritan and other religious prototypes for juvenile literature -- 3. Secular adult forerunners of juvenile books, and early audiences -- 4. First innovators and their creations -- 5. Years of transition : 1768 to 1788 -- 6. Early reform efforts : 1778 to 1795 -- 7. English ""Rousseauists"" -- 8. The propaganda war in Lilliput -- 9. Oberon leads the counteroffensive -- 10. The right to laugh, the right to dream -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Sources of the illustrations -- Index. Subjects; Children's literature, English History and criticism. Puritans ; Juvenile literature. Religion and literature. Propaganda.

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1989. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 304 pages. ""Mary V. Jackson's entertaining, lavishly illustrated book sets a new standard for the study of children's literature in England. Going beyond previous scholarship, she shows how soical, political, religious, and aesthetic consderations shaped the form and content of children's books.""

University of Nebraska Press, 1990-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.