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Books in the Biography genre:

Beatrice Crane: Her Book: The 2nd June 1st 1879 (1983)

A collection of pictures for the artist’s daughter.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Richard Doyle (1983)

A biography of the artist, with a review of the critical reception in his own time.

Author(s): Rodney K. Engen
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

Some Words & Drawings from Edward Ardizzone’s Indian Diary (1983)

The artist was sent to India by UNESCO to teach a course in silk screen printing and here records his impressions. This was a publisher’s Christmas keepsake.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Indian Diary (1984)

The artist was sent to India by UNESCO to teach a course in silk screen printing and here records his impressions.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Edward Lear 1812-1888 (1985)

This is the catalog to accompany an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts. It includes an extensive bibliography. There is a generous selection of Lear’s drawings and paintings.

Author(s): Vivien Noakes
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

Printed Kate Greenaway (1986)

Probably as complete a catalog of Kate Greenaway as can be assembled.

Long ago when I was Young (1987)

Children’s author E. Nesbit remembers - not too accurately - her own girlhood. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone
George Buchanan

A Little House Sampler (1988)

Despite the title, this does not contain selections from the Little House books, but other writings by Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daugher Rose Wilder Lane.... View More

Sir Francis Drake: His Daring Deeds (1988)

From cabin boy to admiral of the English navy, Sir Francis Drake was a bold adventurer. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Roy Gerrard
Illustrator(s): Roy Gerrard

The Art of Babar (1989)

A lavish look at the work of the father-and-son creators of Babar, the little elephant.... View More

Jane Austen’s Manuscript Letters in Facsimile (1990)

Reprints facsimiles of all of Jane Austen’s known letters.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

The Art of Kate Greenaway (1991)

A copious and critical look at the work of the famous nineteenth century artist.

Author(s): Ina Taylor
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Little House in the Ozarks: The Rediscovered Writings (1991)

This is a collection of the columns and stories Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote for periodicals, many for the Missouri Ruralist.

Author(s): Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s): None

The Susan Jeffers Connection (1992)

A critical guide to the work of Susan Jeffers.

Author(s): Will C. Howell
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

The Days Before Now (1994)

Margaret Wise Brown’s own account of her childhood in New York and Long Island.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Thomas B. Allen

Jane Austen’s Letters (1995)

Includes all of Jane Austen’s known letters discovered through 1995, as well as some important letters about her. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Deirdre Le Faye
Illustrator(s): None

Laura Ingalls Wilder Country Cookbook (1995)

This is a collection of recipes from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s own cookbook.

The Little Chair (1996)

Something about the children who have sat in the little chair - good and bad.

Author(s): Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (1996)

A fictionalized biography about the famous conductress of the Underground Railway as a young girl.

Author(s): Alan Schroeder
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Black Cowboy Wild Horses (1998)

Bob Lemmons rides his horse Warrior to round up the wild mustangs.

Author(s): Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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