THE WORLD OF THE NURSERY

Within "The World Of The Nursery", the forbidding projections of Victorian morality gradually gave way to the bright expressive openness of the twentieth-century child's primary-colored world. Colin White discusses cribs, cots and cradles, baby carriages and rocking horses, nursery fabrics, china, silverware, decorative tiles, wallpaper, the pictures that were hung on the walls, and looks in detail at the wealth of illustrated children's books in Great Britain, the United States, Australia and elsewhere. Teddy and Golliwogg mingle with Babar and Noddy in toys, picture books and more utilitarian objects. The Water Babies and Alice are compared with Brer Rabbit and Peter Pan, Disney and Dr Seuss are considered alongside A.A. Milne and Beatrix Potter, and special attention is paid to the significance of Fairies, Brownies and Bogeymen in the child's development. Lavishly illustrated book brings to life in stimulating and thought-provoking manner the child's world of yesterday and today, reviving half-forgotten memories and renewing lost dreams. Front jacket: Drawing by Kate Greenaway. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Light cover wear.