ISBN10: 1855143429, ISBN13: 9781855143425, [publisher: London. National Portrait Gallery Publications] Hardcover First Edition London. National Portrait Gallery Publications. 2002. Hard Cover. Quarter bound blue cloth spine over white pictorial laminated boards. Medium 8to 6.125 x 9.25 (15.6 x 23.5cm). approx. 131 pp. Lavishly illustrated on glossy heavy stock with many colour photographs of authors throughout. celebrates a century of children's literature through over 50 portraits of famous British writers and writer-illustrators, many of which have been selected from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery. From the idyllic rural England inhabited by charming animal characters created by Beatrix Potter and A.A. Milne, to the adventure stories of Arthur Ransome and Captain W.E. Johns, from Benjamin Zephaniah and Jacqueline Wilson's light-hearted but socially real depictions of children living in modern times to the escapism provided in the magical fantasy worlds of J.K. Rowling's phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, Julia Eccleshare's lively and informative text presents a vivid portrayal of some of the best-known children's writers. The works illustrated are arranged chronologically, divided into twenty-year periods, and include photographs, paintings, drawings and sculpture as well as manuscripts and book jackets of first editions. Each period begins with a general introduction, presenting the cultural context and ...
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London: National Portrait Gallery, Date: 2002. 136pp. Great chrildren writers of the twentieth century each with a photo portrait and a potted biography. [from the library of Nina Bawden p92-94] No inscriptions.. 1st edition. hardcover. Fine/No d.j.. large 8vo. 2002. National Portrait Gallery ISBN 1855143429 9781855143425 [GB]

New York: National Portrait Gallery. Date: 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1855143429 . Near Fine in boards. Lightly scuffed. ; 8.2 X 7.4 X 0.8 inches; 136 pages . 2006. National Portrait Gallery ISBN 1855143429 9781855143425 [US]

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