Children's Periodicals of the United States

(Hardback)

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This volume offers profiles of 423 titles published during the past two hundred years. The sketches are full and detailed, those for the longer-lived periodicals running to several pages. . . . The guide's real strength lies in the wealth of information it provides. For its full descriptions of magazines, its bibliographies, publication histories, and location sources, Children's Periodicals of the United States is a much needed work. Wilson Library Bulletin

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Edited by R. Gordon Kelly, the volume offers profiles of 423 titles published during the past two hundred years. The sketches are full and detailed, those for the longer-lived periodicals running to several pages. . . .The emphasis here is descriptive rather than evaluative. Entries are packed with specific information about the editorial content and publishing history of each magazine. . . . The guide's real strength lies in the wealth of information it provides. For its full descriptions of magazines, its bibliographies, publication histories, and location sources, Children's Periodicals of the United States is a much needed work.-Wilson Library Bulletin
"Edited by R. Gordon Kelly, the volume offers profiles of 423 titles published during the past two hundred years. The sketches are full and detailed, those for the longer-lived periodicals running to several pages. . . .The emphasis here is descriptive rather than evaluative. Entries are packed with specific information about the editorial content and publishing history of each magazine. . . . The guide's real strength lies in the wealth of information it provides. For its full descriptions of magazines, its bibliographies, publication histories, and location sources, Children's Periodicals of the United States is a much needed work."-Wilson Library Bulletin

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