AMERICAN PICTURE BOOKS FROM NOAH'S ARK TO THE BEAST WITHIN

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this key picture book reference work, tracing the genre in the US from the 19th century to the 20th. Barbara Bader highlights the work of such pillars of the picture book art form as Charles G. Shaw, Ann and Paul Rand, and Lois Lenski, among a whole host of others. One of the first research stops for getting a sense of the history of the medium. 10.5'' x 7.75''. Original brown cloth boards. Original unclipped ($45.00) color typographic dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white and color. 616 pages, including index. Jacket with light edgewear, a few tiny closed tears. Binding with tiny bump to lower edge. Clean.