Author: George A. Adams; Hugh Gee;
Title: The &Apos;New Playbook in Colour Photography&Apos; Series
Description: London, Collins, 1945-47. First edition. Hardback. A collection of five scarce children's books from the 'New Playbook in Colour Photography' series by Collins, with interchangeable coloured plates to create your own stories and images. The first edition to all but 'Turn Over Tales' and 'What Goes With What?' which are second impressions. In the publisher's original pictorial covers. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs by Adprint Studios. Five volumes. This set features five scarce volumes from Collins' 'New Playbook in Colour Photography' children's book series. The set includes; 'Find the Nursery Rhyme', a 'build your own nursery rhyme' book which features interchangeable plates and text to make your own unique images and poems.'The Happy Grammar', an educational story which teaches children about grammar, with many coloured illustrations.'Turn Over Tales', a 'build your own story' book which features interchangeable plates and text to build your own illustrations and stories. 'What Grows With What?', an informative book which teaches children all about plants, with interchangeable plates. 'What Goes With What?' an interactive children's book with interchangeable plates which encourages the reader to make the right pairings. In the publisher's original pictorial hardbacks. Externally generally smart with bumping and rubbing to the extremities, marks to the boards and fading, with creasing to 'The Happy Grammar&apos. Very small bookplate belonging to 'Megan and Michael Dawson' to the front pastedowns. Scattered spotting to the endpapers to 'What Grows with What' and 'What Goes With What?'&apos. Internally binding starting to the odd page, otherwise generally firmly bound. Spiral binding rusted. Pages generally bright with handling marks and the odd spot. Ink inscription dated 1949 to the edition page to 'Find the Nursery Rhyme' and another to 'What Goes With What?', bookseller's stamp to 'What Grows With What&apos. Good . Ill.: Adprint Studios. Good .

Keywords: First edition Children's book Colour illustrations A new playbook in colour photography Children's book Adprint Studios


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