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CECILY PARSLEY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209015
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

Red boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. White titles to front cover and spine. 52 numbered pages. 5 x 4.25". Spine faded and front cover edges slightly faded. A few tiny foxspots to textblock Contents clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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SANDY CANDY AND OTHER SCOTTISH NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Norah Montgomerie; William Montgomerie. Illustrated by Norah Montgomerie.
Stock no. 1830856
Published by The Hogarth Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

There are more than three hundred songs, riddles and jingles in this treasury of nursery rhymes. They come from all over Scotland, and fit every sort of occasion from guessing games to bed-time magic. Selected and edited by Norah & William Montgomerie. Green cloth boards, with black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 190 pages including index. Boards clean. Text block browned, with some foxing. Browning to endpapers else contents clean. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine, and some light wear to top edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1330618
Published by Daily Express. 1974. 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 bumped. Child's name in ink in belongs to box and another name in ink to top margin of title page (also in child's hand). Price NOT cut. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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HECTOR PROTECTOR AND AS I WENT OVER THE WATER
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1830709
Published by The Bodley Head. 1975. Very good condition.

Two nonsense nursery rhymes wonderfully illustrated by full-page colour pictures. Oblong format. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0370007743. Second impression. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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A THIRD LADYBIRD BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank Hampson.
Stock no. 1329776
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1973. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird Series 413. Yellow pictorial paper boards. Full-page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721401937. Spine and corners bumped. Rear cover is grubby. Name in blue pen (felt-tip) to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Light fingercreases to pages else contents clean. Tally 320.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1329755
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 bumped and slightly worn. Name in belongs to box. Inscription in ink to top margin of title-page. Price CUT. Foxing else contents clean.

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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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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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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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