James, Philip — English Book Illustration 1800-1900

London, King Penguin Books, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Philip James has penned a short, accessible, fun-to-look-at account of English book illustration and with special focus on children's books and the book illustrations of J. Leech, K. Greenaway, P. Reinagle, R. Caldicott, R. Doyle, L. Pissaro, and W. Nicolson among others. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Illustrated paper over boards, mild soiling to covers, quite bright of interior. 71 pp., then an Index of Illustrations.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine