Illustrating Children's Books: History, Technique, Production
Henry Clarence Pitz
Watson-Guptill, 1963, 1977
ISBN 9780823025350

SUMMARY

CONTENTS

Part I -- History
Pictures For Childhood
The Earlier Books
England After 1800
Europe From 1800 On
America: the Earlier Years
Howard Pyle and the Brandywine Tradition
The American Accent
Toward the Present
Matters Ponderable and Imponderable

Part II -- Technique and Production
The Illustrator in the Children's World
The Structure of the Book
Typography and Book Design
Methods of Reproduction
Preparing Pictures For Reproduction

Part III -- Professional Practice
Handling an Assignment
Getting Work
The Field Today