From Mother Goose to Dr. Seuss: Children's Book Covers 1860-1960 by Harold Darling

A gorgeous survey of a century of children's book cover art, From Mother Goose to Dr. Seuss: Children's Book Covers 1860-1960 by Harold Darling (with a foreword by Seymour Chwast) collects the bindings and jackets that first drew young readers in. Inside you'll find early editions of beloved titles like The Little Prince, Charlotte's Web, Curious George Takes a Job, Babar's Picnic, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

The featured artists read like a hall of fame of illustration: Walter Crane, Maurice Sendak, Beatrix Potter, and Theodore Geisel among many others. Thoughtful captions add context about each book, its artist, and the era it came from, making this as useful to designers and illustrators as it is charming to browse.

Condition is excellent and one-owner: tight, bright, and clean, essentially unread and simply collected. Many volumes in this children's illustration collection carry a small name sticker on an inside page. From an extensive three-generation family library, listed exclusively here; shipping combined on multiple purchases.