Many times, the most magical parts of a great children's book are the pictures. Carefully selected from world famous childhood stories that date to the 19th century, 229 color and black-and-white drawings and paintings spotlight the glorious imaginations of leading illustrators such as Beatrix Potter... read more
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Many times, the most magical parts of a great children's book are the pictures. Carefully selected from world famous childhood stories that date to the 19th century, 229 color and black-and-white drawings and paintings spotlight the glorious imaginations of leading illustrators such as Beatrix Potter, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, and many others.
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Includes 229 royalty-free images: 157 color images saved in 300-dpi JPEG format and 72 black-and-white images saved in 600-dpi TIFF format. All images have been saved in 72-dpi Internet-ready JPEG format.
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