Children's Classics from Berthoff Books

Indiana University Press, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good. 439 pages, with Notes and Sources section. Fourth printing of Midland Giant edition (1974), collection first published 1968. Drawings by Franz Altschuler. The Table of Contents lists the country whose version of each tale is included - all European except for one ancient Egyptian. Trade paperback, spine sunned, wraps lightly… Saber más sobre este artículo

Editions Gautier-Languereau, 1972. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. THIS BOOK IS IN FRENCH. 64 pages. Further adventures of Becassine, the housemaid from the French countryside. This collection of comics originally copyright 1927. Drawings by J.P. Pinchon, captions by Caumery. Quarto (~9" x 12-1/2"), printed cream-colored cloth with beige cloth quarter, colorful geometric design on end papers, comics printed in color… Saber más sobre este artículo

Gruppo Editoriale Giunti, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. THIS BOOK IS IN ITALIAN. 318 pages. Reprint of 1964 130th anniversary edition of the classic. Illustrazioni di Attilio Mussino. Imperial 8vo, 21.6 x 29.2 cm (8-1/2 x 11-1/2"), blue covering over boards with gilt title and decoration, green end papers with illustration, printed on semi-gloss paper, almost no visible wear… Saber más sobre este artículo

Gautier-Languereau, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. THIS BOOK IS IN FRENCH. 62 pages, with index. Reprint collection of French comics starring Becassine, the housemaid from the countryside, during World War I. Original copyright 1915. Drawings by J.P. Pinchon, captions by Caumery. Quarto (~9" x 12-1/2"), printed paper over boards with red cloth quarter, faint foxing to boards, water… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Hogarth Press, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 158 pages, with index of first lines, glossary of some Scots English words. Two hundred nursery rhymes, collected and edited by the Montgomeries, illustrated by T. Ritchie and N. Montgomerie. 5-1/4" x 8", blue cloth with silver gilt lettering on spine, scant wear to boards, foxing to end papers, edges… Saber más sobre este artículo

The International Art Publishing Co.. Hardcover. Fair. 47 pages. No date stated, but likely 1909 edition with NY publisher, "Printed in England". "Dedicated to every child in the Empire." "Pictured" (illustrated) by Gladys Hall with b&w drawings throughout and several color plates. Little book, 4-1/4" x 5-1/2", textured brown boards with red lettering, patterned end papers, stitch of… Saber más sobre este artículo