A comprehensive guide to Charity Gift Books – books in which famous contributors gave their work for free and from which all profits went to charity.Back in the last century (especially in wartime) many of our well-known charities raised money through selling a book – either a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book in which the beautiful pictures were accompanied by written contributions from the famous or, on occasions, something more quirky.In many homes, these books were t...

PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK is the first comprehensive guide to Charity Gift Books – books in which the contributors gave their work for free and from which all profits went to charity.It's a wide field, from exquisite productions made in tiny numbers through to expensive trade editions and mass-market picture books. Back in the 19th and 20th centuries, a charity could raise money through selling a book – almost always a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book in which the beautiful picture...