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BAIRNSANGS: NURSERY RHYMES IN SCOTS
Written by Sandy Thomas Ross. Illustrated by Charles Summers.
Stock no. 1829598
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The suthor has composed in Scots rhymes and riddles for children. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Small scarecrow vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. vi and 44 pages. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly browned and grubby with a few minor closed tears (no loss).

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CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Hilaire Belloc. Illustrated by B.T.B..
Stock no. 1829458
Published by Duckworth. Circa 1918. Very good condition.

Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years. Beige paper boards, red titles and black illustration to front. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. Boards grubby, stained and foxed, top & tail of spine worn, small piece of surface paper loss to front vertical edge. Couple of small discolouration marks from pencil erasure to front endpaper. Browning to some gutters and endpapers. Contents generally clean.

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THE NURSERY RHYME BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1329229
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Grey pictorial endpapers. 288 pages, all edges gilt. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some hinges cracked. Heavy foxing to contents.

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GRANNIE'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 1329206
Published by Augener Ltd.; David McKay. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

No. 1 of "Old Nursery Rhymes". Small oblong format. Floral decorated boards with circular illustration to front. Pretty colour pictures throughout. Very slight fading to covers. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby. This edition undated but believe it to be an early edition with 10 colour illustrations (the first edition had 12).

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AUNTIE'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 1329205
Published by Augener Ltd.. 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. Some light/uneven fading to covers. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby with a few small edge tears and a small chip to top edge of rear panel. This edition is not dated but it is believed to be an early edition with 10 colour illustrations (the first edition had 12).

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NURSIE'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 1329204
Published by Augener Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

No. 4 of Old Nursery Rhymes. Small oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Spine very slightly bumped and cocked. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby/marked and has a couple of corner tears. This edition is not dated but believe that it is an early edition with 10 colour illustrations (1st edition had 12).

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DADDY'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 1329203
Published by Augener Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

No. 5 of Old Nursery Rhymes. Small oblong format. Decorated paperboards. Full-page colour illustrations facing well-known rhymes. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is very slightly grubby and has a few small edge tears. This edition is not dated but believe it to be an early edition with 10 colour illustrations (the first edition had 12).

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SONGS OF INNOCENCE
Written by William Blake. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329192
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Ex-lib with writing to front pastedown. Both pastedowns are damaged from removal of sellotape(?), also small brown marks to endpapers. Library stamp to rear pastedown. Finger creases to pages but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, only minimal loss.

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NURSERY RHYMES AND FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328904
Published by Treasure Press. 1987. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Charming full-page colour pictures. Originally published by Ward Lock in two volumes. 190 pages. Cr 4to. ISBN: 090740751X. Spine is faded. Heavy foxing to textblock.

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FUN WITH MRS THUMB
Written by Jan Mark. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1328763
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Mrs. Thumb is a genteel wooden doll living quietly in her doll's house when one day, the cat comes to play... Text in rhyme. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744525349. Slight fading to wrapper spine.

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MORNING IS A LITTLE CHILD
Written by Joan Walsh Anglund. Illustrated by Joan Walsh Anglund.
Stock no. 1328720
Published by Collins. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pink boards with black title to spine and vignette to front. Delightful colour pictures every page. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and foxed.

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APPLEY DAPPLY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1328544
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1917. Very good condition.

Small format. Green boards with red lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 52 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Some light page browning, fingering and other marks to generally clean contents.

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