TAIL FEATHERS FROM MOTHER GOOSE
Written by Iona Opie. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak; Janet Ahlberg; Quentin Blake; John Burningham; Anthony Browne; Nicola Bayley; et al..
Stock no. 2122378
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Rhymes chosen from the Opie family archives. Oblong format. Red/brown boards, blue title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout by renowned illustrators. ISBN: 0744510392. Light wear to corners and top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a few small marks; faded to spine.

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PEACOCK PIE: A BOOK OF RHYMES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1405775
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1916. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth boards, gilt illustration and titles to front (also cream/gilt illustration 'He told me his dreams'). Colour frontis, numerous b/w text and full page illustrations throughout. 178 pages. Illustrated pastedowns. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges darkened. Both joints beginning to crack. Heavy browning to endpapers, tissue guard and title page. Some foxing, worst on prelims and last couple of pages and page edges.

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OLD DUTCH NURSERY RHYMES
Written by J. Rontgen; R.H. Elkin. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 1316102
Published by Augener Ltd.. 1st 1917. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover, pictorial onlay to front. Pretty colour pictures, each with verses with music on facing pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Faint damp stain to rear cover. Joints cracked but binding still tight. Some light foxing and grubby fingermarks to page margins. A few small edge tears at margins.

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PROVERBS IMPROVED
Written by Frederic Chapman. Illustrated by Grace H. May.
Stock no. 1506145
Published by John Lane. Slightly better than good condition.

24 charming colour pictures printed by Edmund Evans wth humourous verses based on well-known proverbs. 103 pages. Oblong format (5.5 x 7.75"). Pictorial boards. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Some loss of surface to spine edges. Covers grubby and scratched with some browning. Front joint starting to crack, one hinge cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Contents generally clean.

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PLAYFUL PUPS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506051
Slightly better than good condition.

Tall slim format, 12 x 4.75". Stiff card wraps, pictorial front cover shows begging dog, cut-out face, dog on page behind blinks eyes when book opened. Dog in dressing gown on rear cover. Red, black and white illustrations with text in rhyme. Spine worn at ends, some creasing to covers. Colour page behind front cover has 2" split to spine edge at bottom, ink inscription to verso. Staples rusty. Light browning and an odd mark to text pages.

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JOHNNY CROWS NEW GARDEN
Written by L. Leslie Brooke. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1505924
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1948. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial paper boards, black titles. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 7 x 5.5". Spine bumped with small splits to top. Lower edges rubbed. Foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with tears to top of lightly browned spine. Small closed tear to front panel below title. Light foxing to top edges of flaps.

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NEW RHYMES FOR NURSERY TIMES
Written by Edith A. Steinthal.
Stock no. 1505879
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co.. Good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front board, stiff card pages each with a rhyme and colour illustration. Oblong format. Spine worn with nicks to cloth at ends and slight loss. Wear to corners of covers and pages. Cover edges rubbed. Covers a bit grubby and scratched with small piece of surface loss from rear cover. Contents grubby with some foxing and page edge browning.

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THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR
No author listed. Illustrated by Beryl Reid.
Stock no. 1505805
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Grey boards, pictorial onlay. Charming tipped-in colour plates plus b/w illustrations. The Jingle Books No. 2. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and marked with lots of light scratches to onlay. Joints have been strengthened with tape, neatly done. Endpapers a bit grubby and browned. Rusty marks to pages alongside spine from staples. A couple of numbers in child's writing to verso of half-title page. A few marks to contents, some creases and a few fox spots. All plates present, small mark to frontis and last plate.

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FROLICSOME FRIENDS
Written by Jessie Pope. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 1505789
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paper spine, pictorial front cover shows dog and cat riding a donkey. 12 colour plates plus full page b/w illustrations, all with 4 line rhyme to bottom of page. 10.5 x 8". Minimal bumping and wear to spine and corners. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present.

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OLD RHYMES FOR ALL TIMES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1505546
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1930. Very good condition.

Rhymes collected and illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker. Large format. Beige cloth, green title to spine, red & green title & vignette to front. Cream pictorial endpapers. 12 full page colour plates including frontis. Numerous b/w illustrations. 64 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine faded. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Both joints starting to crack, one hinge cracked. Foxing and an odd fingermark to contents. All plates present.

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THE RHYME GARDEN
Written by Marguerite Buller Allan. Illustrated by Marguerite Buller Allan.
Stock no. 1315566
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1917. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine, Grey pictorial boards. 64 pages. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of half-title. Foxing to contents and some grubby fingermarks as well.

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MY VERY BEST BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; MD; R. Hope; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1505511
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Stories and rhymes for little folk. Pictorial boards with red cloth spine. Colour frontis plus colour and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and discoloured. Wear to corners and cover edges, some loss of surface on corners. Covers grubby with pencil writing in title. Large, dated ink inscription to front endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. Just an odd mark to contents.

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