Children's Toys of Yesterday
London: The Studio Limited. The Studio Publications, 1932. Hardcover. 4to. 128pp. Purple cloth with title in gold on cover and spine. Spine sunned. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and frayed. Wear to corners. Some discoloration and scuffing to boards. Small bookplate to inside of front board. Signatures of previous owner in pencil on free front endpaper. Age yellowing to outer edges of pages not affecting text or plates. "This is a book which shows the kind of toys that children played with in days gone by. Children in ancient Greece and Rome, in the Middle Ages, in the days of Louis XIV and in the days of Queen Victoria have felt all the same delight in the same kind of plaything..." Wonderfully illustrated with reproductions of b/w photographs as well as color drawings. Good- condition. fair. Item #15393
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