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| − | The database shows George Wilde an illustrator | + | The database shows George Wilde an illustrator now credited with three titles dated 1958 to 1960. All evidently U.S. books, probably for young children. |
| − | George A. Wilde is one strong candidate. As of 2016-03-16 the Library of Congress has 15 catalog records of books by that George Wilde: 6 dated 1951 to 1959 that credit illustrators George and Irma or Irma and George Wilde; 9 dated 1961 to 1970 that credit illustrator George Wilde. Titles suggest that all are for elementary school children, or picture books for with a partly younger audience. | + | ;George A. Wilde |
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| + | '''George A. Wilde''' is one strong candidate. As of 2016-03-16 the Library of Congress has 15 catalog records of books by that George Wilde: 6 dated 1951 to 1959 that credit illustrators George and Irma or Irma and George Wilde; 9 dated 1961 to 1970 that credit illustrator George Wilde. Titles suggest that all are for elementary school children, or picture books for with a partly younger audience. | ||
Only the earliest credits George Wilde as a writer: ''The Puppy Who Found a Boy'' (Wonder Books, (c)1951), unpaged; "story and pictures by George and Irma Wilde". | Only the earliest credits George Wilde as a writer: ''The Puppy Who Found a Boy'' (Wonder Books, (c)1951), unpaged; "story and pictures by George and Irma Wilde". | ||
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* ''The Puppy Who Found a Boy'' [https://lccn.loc.gov/52027544 LCCN 52-27544] | * ''The Puppy Who Found a Boy'' [https://lccn.loc.gov/52027544 LCCN 52-27544] | ||
| − | More than 30 records credit Irma Wilde, commonly as writer and illustrator, perhaps always for young children, probably first published 1950 to 1968. | + | The database titles credited to illustrator George Wilde are longer than those LC catalogue records/books for George A. Wilde. Two are much longer: |
| + | T{{t|}} ''First Boy on the Moon'' (Winston, 1959), "a junior science fiction novel", and T{{t|}} ''All About Satellites and Space Ships'' (Random House, 1958, revised 1962); LCCN: [https://lccn.loc.gov/58009014 58-9014] and [https://lccn.loc.gov/62007167 62-7167]. | ||
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| + | More than 30 LC records credit '''Irma Wilde''', commonly as both writer and illustrator, perhaps always for young children, probably first published 1950 to 1968. | ||
* Irma Wilde [http://lccn.loc.gov/n50019239 LCCN n50-19239] | * Irma Wilde [http://lccn.loc.gov/n50019239 LCCN n50-19239] | ||
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The database shows George Wilde an illustrator now credited with three titles dated 1958 to 1960. All evidently U.S. books, probably for young children.
- George A. Wilde
George A. Wilde is one strong candidate. As of 2016-03-16 the Library of Congress has 15 catalog records of books by that George Wilde: 6 dated 1951 to 1959 that credit illustrators George and Irma or Irma and George Wilde; 9 dated 1961 to 1970 that credit illustrator George Wilde. Titles suggest that all are for elementary school children, or picture books for with a partly younger audience.
Only the earliest credits George Wilde as a writer: The Puppy Who Found a Boy (Wonder Books, (c)1951), unpaged; "story and pictures by George and Irma Wilde".
- George A. Wilde LCCN n50-19238
- The Puppy Who Found a Boy LCCN 52-27544
The database titles credited to illustrator George Wilde are longer than those LC catalogue records/books for George A. Wilde. Two are much longer: T[1] First Boy on the Moon (Winston, 1959), "a junior science fiction novel", and T[2] All About Satellites and Space Ships (Random House, 1958, revised 1962); LCCN: 58-9014 and 62-7167.
More than 30 LC records credit Irma Wilde, commonly as both writer and illustrator, perhaps always for young children, probably first published 1950 to 1968.
- Irma Wilde LCCN n50-19239