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DITTIES FOR THE NURSERY
Written by Iona Opie. Illustrated by Monica Walker.
Stock no. 820373
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Some of the rhymes that delighted children in the reign of George III. Dark blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Front board bowed. Fading to edge of pink endpapers. Text block a little dusty else contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is faded and edge-worn with loss.

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OUR OLD NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Alfred Moffat. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 379320
Published by Augener Ltd.. 1st 1912. Very good condition.

De-luxe edition limited to 450 copies. Cream vellum binding, gilt titles, pictorial onlay to front cover. Very pretty illustrations in delicate pastel colours. Oblong format. All edges gilt. Rhymes set to music. SIGNED by illustrator. Covers ever so slightly marked, corners a little bumped and rubbed. Ties missing. Endpapers heavily foxed. Grubby fingermarks to some page margins but generally contents clean. A nice example - copy no. 4.

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WALT DISNEY NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 594121
Published by Purnell. 1973. Fine condition.

Large slim format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0361024460.

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WALT DISNEY NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 594124
Published by Purnell. 1st 1973. As new condition.

Large slim format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0361024460.

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THE 'AFTER YOU' STORY BOOK
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Fay Inchfawn; et al. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Hilda Cowham; W. Heath Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 588143
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. 1st 1921. Good condition.

One of a series of four story books, each with 6 colour plates and scores of illustrations. This one has very pretty pictorial boards showing a little boy peeping from behind a tree at a little girl sitting eating an apple. Pictorial endpapers by W. Heath Robinson. Front endpaper shows characters from fairy tales, rear endpaper characters from nursery rhymes. Red cloth spine with black titles. 10x8". Spine is a little grubby. A few scuff marks to covers. Corners are bumped and worn. Foxing to outer page edges. A few closed margin tears. One hinge pulled. Five of six colour plates missing. 4 b/w illustrations have been coloured in.

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LAUGH AND LEARN
Written by Jennett Humphreys.
Stock no. 584798
Published by Blackie & Son. 1890. Slightly better than good condition.

The Easiest Book of Nursery Lessons and Nursery Games. From learning to readand to count, playsongs, rhymes and jingles to indoor diversions and nursery drill with music. Brown pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Contents very good. Front joint split. Spine split. Corners worn.

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RHYMES FROM NURSERY LAND
No author listed.
Stock no. 580079
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Father Tuck Little Book. Small format. Colour illustrations. Very slight bumping to top and tail of spine and rubbing to edges. Contents are fine. Pictorial wrapper is rubbed to edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 733148
Published by Daily Express. 1974. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert in the snow holding a chick made of snow. 1st story Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and endpapers by Alex Cubie. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. No names. Price creased but not cut. Foxing to page margins. First gathering of pages slightly loose.

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LITTLE SONGS OF LONG AGO
Written by Alfred Moffat. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 508200
Published by Augener Ltd.. Circa 1915. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Dark yellow cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Delightful colour illustrations. Traditional nursery rhymes with music. REDUCED from £160. Damp mark to corners of cloth covers. Contents bright and clean. Pictorial wrapper is torn and creased, with some loss, mainly to rear corner edges.

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HALFDANES NONSENSE AND NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Halfdan Rasmussen.
Stock no. 620198
Published by Schonbergske. 1ST 1973. Almost very good condition.

Translated and recreated by Kurt Hansen. Title on front cover is Halfdanes Sense and Nonsense Verse. Pictorial boards, b/w illustrations. 52 pages. ISBN: 8757006253. Edges rubbed and worn. Light (coffee?) stain to front cover. Contents clean and bright.

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THE GOLDEN BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
Written by T.C. Micklem.
Stock no. 621843
Published by Blandford Press. Circa 1955. Good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows blackbirds in a pie. Cloth spine has 1" tear to one side at centre height. Boards scuffed and scratched. Corners bumped and worn. Front and rear joints cracked. Pencil writting to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso front endpaper. A little colouring to page 42.

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OUR CHILDREN'S NURSERY SCRAP BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 697496
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1926. Poor condition.

Large square format. Colour pictorial front board showing boy and girl sledging. Attractive colour illustrations and b/w drawings. Nursery rhymes. Disbound with backstrip missing. Boards worn. Contents bright.

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