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HECTOR PROTECTOR AND AS I WENT OVER THE WATER
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1318026
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Two nonsense nursery rhymes wonderfully illustrated by full-page colour pictures. Oblong format. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0370007743. Spine bumped. Light page browning throughout. There is a small damp mark to textblock (but it doens't affect the actual pages). Dustwrapper is lightly browned and is grubby and edge rubbed.

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NURSIE'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 2131553
Published by Augener Ltd.. 1st 1913. Slightly better than good condition.

No. 4 of Old Nursery Rhymes. Small oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and chipping to top and tail of spine and corners, with some surface paper loss/damage. Small stain to top of front cover; also small amount of surface paper damage. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Some margin marks, including a couple of damp marks.

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GRANNIE'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 2131552
Published by Augener Ltd.; David McKay. Circa 1922. Very good condition.

No. 1 of "Old Nursery Rhymes". Small oblong format. Floral decorated boards with circular illustration to front. Pretty colour pictures throughout. Uneven browning/marks to covers. Light bumping to corners. Foxing to outer page edges.

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MOTHER GOOSE
No author listed. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 2130654
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of classic nursery rhymes selected and illustrated by Hague. Red cloth spine with gilt title, cream boards with blind stamp vignette of a ship to front board. Colour illustrations to text throughout. ISBN: 0416494307. Wrapper is unevenly browned.

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NEW RHYMES FOR NURSERY TIMES
Written by Edith A. Steinthal.
Stock no. 2130363
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1st 1899. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front board, stiff card pages each with a rhyme and colour illustration. Oblong format. Heavy bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping. Scuffing to covers. Browning and foxing to some pages; a few creases. Binding starting to become a bit weak in places.

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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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THE BIG BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2128140
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A fantastic collection of nursery rhymes! Soft green leather/suede covers, gilt titles. . Gilt page edges. Colour frontis piece. Some two tone colour plates. B/w illustrations throughout. Larger format. Heavy wear and some damage to cover edges. Pastedowns are starting to come away from suede at edges; also creased. Marks to covers; a few nicks. Some damp marks along a few edges. Some margin marks, but contents are still generally very good in this more unusual format of this title!

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THE BALFOUR NURSERY RHYMES PAINTING BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124999
Published by Balfour Publications. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Card wraps. Includes 7 Nursery rhyme pictures to paint. One page shows the full colour finished picture to copy on the facing page. Vertical creasing to covers. A few small edge tears to covers. Belongs to box has been completed in ink. Only 1 picture in this painting book has been attempted.

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MOTHER GOOSE OR THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 2123902
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1956. Good condition.

Beige leather with gilt titles and borders. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans Ltd. Spine is worn and faded; bottom 3" are split, small piece of loss to base. A few marks to covers. Printers code is: 368.456.

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KINDERRYMPJES: HANDJE_PLAK
Written by N. Bodenheim. Illustrated by N. Bodenheim.
Stock no. 1814784
Published by A.W. Sijthoff. 1979. Very good condition.

Dutch language nursery rhymes. Matt white boards with black silhouettes. Colour illustrations and silhouettes. ISBN: 9021826798. Boards a little grubby.

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DITTIES FOR THE NURSERY
Written by Iona Opie. Illustrated by Monica Walker.
Stock no. 1507497
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition in a almost very 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. Ex-Library with ink stamp, tape and labels removed from front endpapers, writing to publisher's page, rest of contents unmarked. Some light foxing, mainly to text block. Dustwrapper has fading to spine and panels alongside, also small tear to front panel.

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AUNTIE'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 1507462
Published by Augener Ltd.. circa 1920. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

No. 3 of Old Nursery Rhymes. Floral decorated boards with circular picture to front. Small oblong format. Pretty pastel illustrations every page. A little wear to spine and corners. Just a couple of light foxspots. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small chips and tears, small amount of loss from top edge of rear panel. Also slightly grubby with light browning to flaps.

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