1.
Mother Goose Farm
Published by Whitman Publishing in 1953
Paperback.
10cm x 21cm.
10 four-line rhymes, one per page, based on Mother Goose.
One full-page illustration per rhyme.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Light wear to pages.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The Rock and the Willow
by
Mildred Lee
with illustrations by
Fermin Rocker
1st English edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1975
Ex school library, very few library markings.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Access number on title page, small stamp on verso.
The struggles of a girl growing up on a subsistance farm in 1930s America, who wants to train to be a teacher.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
3.
Mother Goose
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Wordsworth Classics in 1994
ISBN: 1853261467.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
5.
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Chancellor in 1986
ISBN: 0907486789.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and slightly faded on spine.
Neat gift dedication at top corner of front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
Tail Feathers from Mother Goose
by
Iona and Peter Opie
1st Thus edition,
published by Walker Books in 1988
ISBN: 0744510392.
Brown covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes
with illustrations by
Kate Greenaway
1st edition,
published by George Routledge and Sons in 1881
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Dark green decoration on covers.
12cm x 17cm.
Covers soiled, and worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Binding appears to have been re-glued.
Colour illustrations within the text all appear to be present, however several stubs between pages suggest that plates may have been removed from the book.
Pages tanned and fingermarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
9.
Tail Feathers from Mother Goose
by
Iona and Peter Opie
1st American edition,
published by Little Brown and Company in 1988
ISBN: 0316650811.
Red paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
The Classic Mother Goose
with illustrations by
Blanche Fisher Wright
1st Thus edition,
published by Kibworth Books in 1995
ISBN: 0723901171.
Quarto.
Laminated pictorial boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
122 pages.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper and covers.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
The Small Miracle
by
Paul Gallico
with illustrations by
Edgar Norfield
1st Thus edition,
published by Guild Publishing in 1985
By the author of 'The Snow Goose'.
Dark blue boards with silver lettering and decoration.
Spine slighty faded, and a few faint marks to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
My Farm Book
Published by Dean and Son
Paperback.
Quarto.
10 pages.
Undated, probably 1940s or 1950s.
10 full-page illustrations with short captions.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Some dog-earing to page corners.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
Mother Goose's Book of Nursery Rhymes
by
J.W. Elliott
with illustrations by
Ernest Griset
Reprint,
published by McLoughlin Brothers, Inc. circa 1900
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
111 pages.
Illustrated with engravings, many by Griset.
Set to music by J. W. Elliott.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Covers worn at edges.
Inner hinges strengthened with paper strips.
Pages clean, with no foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
Mother Goose and her Friends in Fairyland
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1915
Six colour plates plus black and white illustrations.
Covers slightly worn.
Corners bumped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Mother Hen and Mary
by
Jane Pilgrim
with illustrations by
F. Stocks May
Reprint,
published by Brockhampton Press circa 1970
ISBN: 0340036591.
6th book in Blackberry Farm series.
Paperback.
Spine tape replaced.
Coverse slightly worn.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
The Old Nursery Rhymes
with illustrations by
Lawson Wood
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1920
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
23cm x 29cm.
142 pages.
24 full-page colour plates plus numerous line illustrations in text.
Covers soiled.
Corners, edges and spine ends bumped and scuffed.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Frontispiece creased.
Some finger-marking to prelims, and intermittently to page edges.
Lower quarter of page 79/80 torn away and missing.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
The Very Young Mother Goose
with illustrations by
Margot Austin
Published by Platt & Munk in 1963
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
24cm x 31cm.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Mrs Nibble
by
Jane Pilgrim
with illustrations by
F. Stocks May
Reprint,
published by Brockhampton Press circa 1950
2nd book in Blackberry Farm series.
Paperback.
Blue covers.
Light blue cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine a little stained.
Some light fingermarking to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Pictureland
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Full-page colour illustrations on each page, accompanied by short captions describing the adventures of a kitten around the farm
Covers worn at edges and slightly soiled.
A few faint fingermarks on endpapers.
Belongs To box neatly completed in pencil.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Reprint,
published by A. & C. Black in 1952
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
276 pages.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers lightly soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners a little bumped.
Marks where labels have been removed from prelims.
Small stamp on front endpaper and title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
The Children of Willow Farm
by
Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition,
published by Dean in 1973
ISBN: 0603032931.
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial laminated boards.
184 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, artist not identified.
No writing or other marks.
Pages white and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
23.
Mother Goose
by
Brian Wildsmith
with illustrations by
Brian Wildsmith
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1971
ISBN: 0192796119.
White pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and fitted with a clear plastic protector.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
H. M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
by
Ian A. Morrison
1st edition,
published by Ladybird Books in 1982
ISBN: 0721407137.
Pictorial laminated boards.
50 pages.
Original price 60p.
Illustrated with photographs.
Celebrates the life of the Queen Mother.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.