Children's book covers : great book jacket and cover design
by
Powers, Alan, 1955-
Title
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Children's book covers : great book jacket and cover design
Author
:
Powers, Alan, 1955-
ISBN
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9781840006933
Personal Author
:
Powers, Alan, 1955-
Publication Information
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London : Mitchell Beazley, 2003.
Physical Description
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143 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents
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1. Chapbooks to gift books -- 2. Precious children: the '20s and '30s -- 3. Wartime and reconstruction: the '40s and '50s -- 4. When we all dressed up: the '60s and '70s -- 5. Cold War to globalization: the '80s and '90s.
Abstract
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"A chronological survey ... covering predominantly English language publications from Britain and the United States ... with a wealth of detail and comment on authors and illustrators ... With over 400 specially photographed jackets and covers f==eatured in colour, including rare fist editions"--Cover.
Subject Term
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Book covers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Book covers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Book jackets -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Book jackets -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Illustrated children's books -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Illustrated children's books -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Livres -- Jaquettes -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire.
Livres -- Jaquettes -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Livres -- Couvertures -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire.
Livres -- Couvertures -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Enfants -- Livres et lecture -- Histoire.
Book covers. (OCoLC)fst00836147
Book jackets. (OCoLC)fst00836218
Illustrated children's books. (OCoLC)fst00967392
Boekomslagen.
Jeugdliteratuur.
Geographic Term
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2003.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| 1:VGBDX | 1:GEN-BOOK | 000005430 | 741.642 POW | 1 |
| 1:VGBDX | 1:GEN-BOOK | 000145053 | 741.642 POW | 2 |
| 1:VGDBN | 1:GEN-BOOK | 000014483 | 741.642 POW | 1 |
| 1:VGPTA | 1:GEN-BOOK | 000147296 | 741.642 POW | 1 |