Children's Books of Yesterday. A Catalogue of an Exhibition during May 1946, by Percy Muir.

Updated August 6, 2026

London: 1946. 12mo; 192pp; decorative wrappers, slightly worn; front end paper with small book label. First edition. This was the first post-war exhibition of children's books, held at the National

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