1.
Nursery Rhymes
by
Robers Lacey and Ben Coppin
with illustrations by
Claude Lovat Fraser
1st Thus edition,
published by Paper Argosies in 2024
ISBN: 9781738559503.
White pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Originally published in 1919 by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
A Nursery Companion
by
Iona and Peter Opie
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1980
ISBN: 0192122134.
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Minor wear to lower edge.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
Nursery Rhymes
with illustrations by
Charles Folkard
Published by Alexander Moring circa 1944
Blue boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover.
Three colour plates by Folkard.
Line drawings in text.
Spine strip rubbed through along edges.
White label affixed to inside front cover.
Dedication and some erased pencil marks on front endpaper.
A few fingermarks to contents.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
4.
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: high)
5.
6.
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: high)
7.
Stories of Course
by
Hilda Finnemore
with illustrations by
George Morrow
1st edition,
published by Blackwell in 1921
Grey boards with dark blue lettering.
Picture onlay front cover.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings, both full page and in text, plus four colour plates.
Covers soiled and a little worn.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
8.
9.
10.
Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
with illustrations by
John Hassall
Published by Blackie circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Boards worn and edge-chipped.
Spine strip in good condition.
Name and date on front paste down.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
11.
12.
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: high)
13.
14.
15.
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
by
Iona and Peter Opie
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1984
ISBN: 0198691114.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
465 pages.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
16.
The Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes
by
Auntie Muriel
with illustrations by
Robert Knight
Reprint,
published by Wills & Hepworth circa 1959
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
Undated; back flap of dustwrapper shows list of other titles in series 413 starting with this title and ending with "Red Riding Hood also Goldilocks and the Three Bears", which was first published in 1958.
Book appears to be printed on art paper (glossy).
Front cover repeats dustwrapper design, but in monochrome green.
Dustwrapper back flap has square open-wing ladybird logo in blue, above the series title-list.
Dustwrapper front flap neatly price-clipped.
Very light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Endpapers show a diagonal chequerboard pattern of nursery rhyme characters printed in blue.
Reverse of front endpaper, facing title page, reads "Series 413".
Oval closed-wing ladybird logo in blue on title page.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
High Jinks
by
J. H. Macnair
with illustrations by
A. E. Kennedy
Published by Dean and Son, Limited circa 1935
1st book in Dean's Play Hour series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Mixture of rhymes and very short stories.
Six colour plates.
Seven full page black and white drawings.
Numerous black and white drawings in the text.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover clean but slightly scratched.
Back cover flecked.
Endpapers missing.
Contents clean and unmarked, and generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs
by
J.W. Elliott
with illustrations by
Dalziel
Reprint,
published by Novello, Ewer, and Co. circa 1877
Quarto.
Bevilled brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt and Black decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
110 pages.
Set to music by J.W.Elliott.
A list of illustrators provided.
Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine ends worn.
Inner hinges strengthened with paper strips.
Gift dedication on front endpaper, from which book dated.
Contents generally clean, with no foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
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)
20.
Nursery Stories
Published by Dean and Son circa 1935
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
19cm x 26cm.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Binding firm.
Name, address and gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book
by
Iona and Peter Opie
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Published by Oxford University Press in 1967
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge slightly soiled.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
Rocking Horse Rhymes - Wee Willie Winkie
with illustrations by
Charles Folkard
Published by Orion in 1993
ISBN: 1858810167.
Pictorial laminated boards.
10cm x 12cm.
A collection of children's nursery rhymes.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Reprint,
published by Warne in 1980
ISBN: 0723206139.
Light grey paper-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
The Golden Picture Story Book - Stories and Pictures for Little Folk
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Gold paper-covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Some of the characters and stories might be considered politically incorrect, by contemporary standards.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Belongs To box completed.
Address at top of first page.
A number of the line drawings have been coloured in neatly, but rather garishly.
Contents otherwise in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
The Pathfinder Book of Scout Stories
with illustrations by
Phil Gascoine
Published by Purnell in 1969
ISBN: 0361011369.
Edited by Robert Moss.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
157 pages.
Name on front paste down.
Some felt tip scribble on back endpaper.
Covers and contents otherwise close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)