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MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY TALES
Written by L. Edna Walter. Illustrated by Charles Folkard; J.H. Hartley.
Stock no. 1325923
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st thus 1923. Slightly better than good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. 16 colour plates (10 by Folkard and 6 by Hartley). 219 pages. A book of well-known and loved fairy tales. Spine and corners bumped, spine faded. Joints cracked. Endpapers lightly browned. Inscription in ink to half title-page has been partially erased. Heavy foxing and some fingering to margins of plates.

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MOTHER GOOSE OR THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325426
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1881. Good condition.

2nd issue of 1st edition. Pink cloth spine. Green lattice to cream cloth covers. Upside Down 'G' to Goose on front cover. Olive green endpapers. 2nd issue of the first edition. Covers are grubby with bumping to spine and corners. Name in ink (partially erased) to front free-endpaper. Hinges are cracked and pulled (showing stitching beneath) but the binding is still generally tight. Some pages are slightly grubby.

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MICHAEL FOREMAN'S MOTHER GOOSE
Written by Iona Opie; Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1325102
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Foreword by Iona Opie. Blue oblong boards with gilt title to spine. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744507758. SIGNED by the artist to half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fingermarks to prelims else a clean copy. Price-cut wrapper is slightly faded to spine and ever so slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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MOTHER GOOSE OR THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1321776
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1914. Almost very good condition.

An early edition. Small format, green cloth spine with black title and cream pictorial boards. 52 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Cover edges rubbed with a dent and small patch of wear to lower edges. Covers slightly browned. Endpapers lightly browned. One hinge cracked.

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THE OLD MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1320450
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1938. Good condition.

Small format. Pictorial front cover and spine. Red pictorial endpapers. 24 colour plates. 96 pages. Spine and corners are worn with some slight loss of surface paper. Covers are lightly scratched. Some light foxing to contents.

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MOTHER GOOSE AND HER FRIENDS TOMMY TUCKER'S STORIES
Written by Maude Radford Warren; Eve Davenport. Illustrated by Charles A. Federer.
Stock no. 1319204
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1925. Very good condition.

Stories based on mother goose nursery rhymes. Green cloth with black titles, pictorial onlay to front cover. Blue pictorial endpapers. 12 tipped-in colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 361 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Rear cover is just a little grubby from fingermarks. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Page browning to half title-page and to rear fly-leaf. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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MOTHER GOOSE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2131569
Published by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Wear to corners and cover edges.

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MOTHER GOOSE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2131562
Published by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Some light creasing and wear to cover edges and corners. A few marks. Contents are excellent!

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WE ARE ALL IN THE DUMPS WITH JACK AND GUY
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2131199
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Two traditional rhymes from Mother Goose. Oblong format. Buff boards, dark brown/red title to spine. Full page illustrations - little text. ISBN: 0062050141. Foxing/spotting to endpapers, page edges, but illustrations are still lovely and bright.

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THE OLD MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 2130756
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1938. Slightly better than good condition.

Small format. Pictorial front cover and spine. Red pictorial endpapers. 24 colour plates. 96 pages. Chipping to edges and corners of covers and spine; some loss. Damp mark to front cover. Lengthy inscription in ink to verso of 2 plate page. Grubby margin marks; some foxing.

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MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2130192
Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus 1994. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards, silver title to spine and very small vignette to front board. Green endpapers. 6 double-sided colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations to text. 153 pages. ISBN: 0434958581. Heavy bump to edge of front cover. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. Contents are lovely and bright. Wrapper is creased with small tear hole near top of spine and another couple to corners.

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TOMMY TUCKER'S STORIES
Written by Maude Radford Warren; Eve Davenport. Illustrated by Charles A. Federer.
Stock no. 1817439
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1925. Almost very good condition.

Title inside is "Mother Goose and Her Friends Tommy Tucker's Stories". Stories based on mother goose nursery rhymes. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette of a boy laying down and reading a book to front board. Blue pictorial endpapers. 12 tipped-in colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 361 pages. Top edge gilt. Rubbing and wear to top & tail of spine. Browning to endpapers. All plates present. Text block browned.

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