pt. 1. History and development Illustrated books for children before 1800 / Anne Thaxter Eaton -- Illustrators of the nineteenth century in England / Jacqueline Overton -- Early American illustration / Bertha E. Mahony -- Howard Pyle and his times / Robert Lawson -- Foreign picture books in a children's library / Maria Cimino -- Graphic processes in children's books / Helen Gentry -- Illustrators of children's classics / Philip Hofer -- Animated drawing / Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt -- Developments of the twentieth century / May Massee -- The book artist: yesterday and tomorrow / Lynd Ward -- pt. 2. Biographies Brief biographies of living illustrators -- pt. 3. Bibliographies / compiled by Louise Payson Latimer A century and a half of illustration -- A bibliography of illustrators and their works -- A bibliography of authors -- pt. 4. Appendix Sources -- Notes and references -- Lists of artists represented by illustrations