The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators
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Overview:
- Title: The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators
- Author: Alan Horne
- Year: 1994
- ISBN-10: 1851491082
- Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club
- Price: $89.50
- Pages: 456
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Non-fiction
- Title Reference: The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators
- Notes:
- No edition, printing, printing date or printing number line in book.
- ©1994 Antique Collectors' Club.
- Worldcat lists an edition for 1994.
- Book divided into two sections. The first on topics on illustrations and illustrators and the second is an alphabetic dictionary (Who's Who style).
- The book is date from 1915-1985 in the first section.
- Entries tend to be short with occasional illustrations.
- Profusely illustrated and credited. Only the front cover artist entered above.
- Front: "Isn't it Wonderful!" signed watercolor by W. Heath Robinson.
- Spine: "The Winter Hedgehog" by Reg Cartwright.
- Back: "Wind in the Willows" by Justin Todd.
- Endpapers: "At the March Hare's Table" from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. signed watercolour.
- No pricing on book. Price from Amazon.com.
- Great reference for general purposes, but lacking for fantasy and science fiction purposes.