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Tsunami by Joydeb and Moyna Chitrakar interior, book folded in accordion style, text is seen on the right and images are on the left
Photograph of unfolded interior of Tsunami, Joydeb and Moyna Chitrakar, Thiruvanmiyur, India: Tara Books, 2011. Photo shows several unfolded pages of the book, designed in the style of a traditional Patua scroll. The book is defined by a continuous…
Tsunami by Joydeb and Moyna Chitrakar interior, right side of page has stanza-like bodies of text, the rest of the page has figures and animals crowded around a body of water spewing from a monsters mouth
Photograph of unfolded interior of Tsunami, Joydeb and Moyna Chitrakar, Thiruvanmiyur, India: Tara Books, 2011. Photo shows the first three pages of the book, designed with a continuous illustration down the pages in the style of a traditional Patua…
Tsunami by Joydeb and Moyna Chitrakar cover, several people gathered around a body of water done in traditional Patua art
Photographic scan of cover of Tsunami, Joydeb and Moyna Chitrakar, Thiruvanmiyur, India: Tara Books, 2011. The long, rectangular cover features large orange serif type, all capitals, and small black serif type for the creators’ information on a blue…
Le Taxi-Brousse de Papa Diop by Christian Épanya interior page, a colorful, crowded street can be seen behind a red van, a group of people are gathered around the van
Photographic scan of interior of Le Taxi-Brousse de Papa Diop (The Bush Taxi of Papa Diop), Christian Épanya, Paris: Syros, 2005. Scan of two-page illustration spread with French text in small black sans-serif type along the bottom of the pages on a…
Harold's Trip to the Sky by Crockett Johnson cover, Harold is holding a purple crayon and drawing star shapes
Photographic scan of cover of Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957. Title printed in capitalized white serif type and creator information printed in smaller gray italicized serif type, standard…
Harold's Circus by Crockett Johnson cover, Harold is holding his purple crayon drawing different animals
Photographic scan of cover of Harold’s Circus, Crockett Johnson, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Title printed in capitalized black serif type and creator information printed in smaller black italicized serif type, standard capitalization.…
Harold's Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson cover, Harold is holding his purple crayon and drawing a flower
Photographic scan of cover of Harold’s Fairy Tale, Crockett Johnson, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Title printed in capitalized black serif type and creator information printed in smaller black italicized serif type, standard capitalization.…
Harold at the North Pole by Crockett Johnson cover, Harold is holding his purple crayon and drawing stripes on a candy cane shape
Photographic scan of cover of Harold at the North Pole, Crockett Johnson, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Title printed in capitalized black serif type and creator information printed in smaller black italicized serif type, standard…
A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss interior page, two children reading
Photographic scan of illustration of A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of Definitions, Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1952. Black-ink sketch illustration of a girl and younger boy sitting and reading a large…
Songs of Innocence by William Blake cover, female figure sitting with two children under a large flowering tree
Photographic scan of interior of Songs of Innocence and Experience, William Blake, 1794. Scan of title page. Page is cream paper filled mainly with printed plate. With various type styles in brown ink and relief etching illustrations in brown ink and…
A Little Pretty-Pocket Book by John Newbery interior page, drawing of two small children and their parents, the page reads "A little boy and girl asking a blessing of their parents"
Photographic scan of interior of A Little Pretty Pocket Book, Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1787. Scan of page 74. Page is cream paper with black letterpress serif type. The top half of the page features a woodcut illustration, centered,…
A Little Pretty-Pocket Book by John Newbery interior page, a drawing of two children reading at a table, the page reads "A little boy and girl reading"
Photographic scan of interior of A Little Pretty Pocket Book, Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1787. Scan of page 78. Page is mottle cream paper with black letterpress serif type. The top half of the page features a woodcut illustration,…
A Little Pretty-Pocket Book by John Newbery title page, black text on cream colored paper
Photographic scan of interior of A Little Pretty Pocket Book, Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1787. Scan of title page. Page is mottled cream paper with black letterpress serif type. Title is centered at the top of page in larger capitalized…
