Nursery Rhymes
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Mary Poppins
by P L ; Shepard, Mary Travers
By P.L. Travers, the author featured in the upcoming movie Saving Mr. Banks. From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed.It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house. She becomes a most unusual nanny to Jane, Michael, and the twins. Who else but Mary Poppins can slide up banisters, pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag, and make a dose of medicine taste...
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Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short, a 1980 opera, and, in 2009, a live-action feature film adaptation. According to HarperCollins, the book has sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2008.
The Red Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first English translation of...
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Mother Goose In Prose
by L Frank; Parrish, Maxfield Baum
None of us, whether children or adults, needs an introduction to Mother Goose. Those things which are earliest impressed upon our minds cling to them most tenaciously The snatches sung in the nursery are never forgotten, nor are they ever recalled without bringing back with them myriads of slumbering feelings and half-forgotten images.
Nursery Rhymes Books & Ephemera
Bairnsangs. Nursery Rhymes in Scots
by Ross, Sandy Thomas
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. Summers, Charles. 12mo [5.4 x 8.6 mm]. 45 p.p. [2] full pge illustrations, with numerous in-text. Jacket torn at edges, with loss to top left corner and bottom edge and tail of spine of front jacket cover. Previous bookseller label on rear pastedown endpaper. Markings in red pencil crayon on front pastedown endpaper and half-title. Pink stains to cover, else good. Front board slightly warped, with illustration of a miniature figure on...
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CA$30.00
An Essay on the Archaiology of Popular English Phrases and Nusery Rhymes
by Ker, Bellenden John
London: Fletcher and Son, 1834. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 163 p.p. Quarter bound with leather with design on boards. Bookplate on endpaper. Sporatic foxing throughout pages. Cracking to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Sporatic small ink markings to pages. General shelf wear.
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CA$270.00
Nursery Rhymes
by Grahame Johnstone, Janet and Anne (Illustrated by)
Nelson Young World. 1973. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Corners a trifled bumped. Charming colour illustrations by these well known children's illustrators. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 45 pages. . 3rd Impression. Hardback.
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CA$13.56
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes.
by Opie, Iona and Peter
Oxford Oxford University Press, 1951, hardcover. Later printing 1975. Nursery rhymes arranged in alphabetical order by most prominent word. Includes index of persons, and an index of first lines. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (top-edge foxed; no jacket). ISBN 0198691114
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CA$33.88
The History of Little Tom Tucker. Facsimile chap book
by Anon
York: J Kendrew. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. [1973]. Facsimile Reprint. Paper covers. 100mm x 70mm (4" x 3"). 16pp. Wood cuts within the text. .
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CA$16.61
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
by No Author Noted
London: William Heinemann. 1974. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good [price clipped] Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 12 full colour plates (all present) and numerous black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 153 pages. Over 160 well known nursery rhymes. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.
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CA$31.64
Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes
by No Author Noted
Bath, UK: Robert Frederick Publishers. 1999. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine condition in padded pictorial laminated boards. Gilt to edges. Colour and sepia-toned illustrations. A lovely book in excellent condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 271 pages. A giftable copy with lots of nursery rhymes and three 'Longer Stories' - Jack Sprat and His Wife, Jack and Jill, Little Red Riding Hood. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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CA$36.16
The Story of Old King Cole
by Hogstrom, Daphne Doward
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. 1975. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Small strip of white-out to front free endpaper. Light rubbing to rear board. Colour illustrations by Anne Sellers Leaf Unpaginated. An exuberant retelling of the Old King Cole rhyme. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$18.08
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
by Opie, Iona & Peter
Oxford University Press 1992. 1992. Softcover. 8vo softcover 467pp index, b/w illus. very good, some small creases on cover, spine faded. .
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CA$12.15
Best Loved Fairy Tales including Mother Goose Selections with helpful guide for parents.
>Baker, Augusta, Coordinator of Children's services of the New York Public Library>Best Loved Fairy Tales including Mother Goose Selections with helpful guide for parents.HardcoverPublisher: Parents' Magazine Enterprises, Inc., New York, 1974Used - Very Good. Hard cover. 1 vol. 4to. Includes Illustrations. Boy reading book on front cover. Audience: Children/juvenile. "Published exclusively for Parents' Magazine's Education Press...by special arrangement with Home Library Press. "
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CA$23.51
Cheerful Chimes and Merry Rhymes
by No Author Noted
New York: McLoughlin Brothers. 1905. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Good condition. Stiff card covers with some chipping to spine ends and rubbing to spine. Upper corner has a light crease. Delightful black & white and colour illustrations. The colour plates are each marked '1903 copyright by McLoughlin Bros New York'. Gift inscription to top of second page. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Unpaginated. McLoughlin Bros were an American...
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CA$99.44
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
by Iona and Peter Opie
The Softback Preview by Arrangement with Oxford University Press, 1992 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Guide to the origins and content of nursery rhymes. 467pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and reproductions. Spine a little faded and corners slightly creased, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..
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CA$12.98CA$10.38
Rapunzel
by Paul O Zelinsky
Glossy illustrated boards. Classic French folktale retold by Zelinsky. Gloriously illustrated by him in full color throughout. His renderings are detailed and the colors rich and vibrant. Just fabulous. In excellent condition binding in excellent condition no scuffing no ware, no writings or anything of any sort other than it is a signed copy. This book did win the Coldicott medal.
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CA$58.09
MOTHER GOOSE FOR ANTIQUE COLLECTORS
by Alice Van Leer Carrick & Kenneth Allen Robinson
A very good hardcover. Illustrated boards with a cloth spine. Hard to find a cleaner copy. The binding is excellent.
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CA$69.15
The Book of Nursery Tales: With Introduction By Compton Mackenzie
by Mackenzie, Compton // Illustrated By H. M. Brock
London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.. Hardcover. Good +/Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The 8 full-colour illustrations are present, and are supplemented by multiple black-and-white illustrations throughout. Two pages -- one at the front and one at the back of the book have darkened, but the rest of the pages are fresh. The green covers show little general wear, but shows fading to the top of the spine and edges. The dust jacket is only in Good condtion, with heavy edgewear and...
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CA$55.32
A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A beautiful copy. This book is immaculate. Beautiful paste-on paper plate. The nicest copy I have seen. There are 11 full-page coloured illustrations. In total, 85 pages followed by glossary.Dated 1929 - no other date stated. Illustrated throughout with B & W drawings by Eulaiie. A rare book.
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CA$124.47
Find the Nursery Rhyme: a New Playbook in Colour Photography
by Gee, Hugh and Sally
London: Collins. Hardcover. Very Good. This is a spiral-bound "playbook". Each page is divided into 3 panels, one side containing a scene from a nursery rhyme, the back containing text from another. Children flip the pages to match all three pictures from the rhyme. When they've got it right, the text will appear on the facing page. The book is in very good condition, clean and fresh on the inside, and with only a touch of wear to the covers. Ask for a scan to get a better idea of...
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CA$96.81
Australian Nursery Rhymes
by Heming, J W; Andrews, John [illus.]
Sydney: The Currawong Publishing Co,. G : in good condition without dust jacket. [1945]. First Edition. Illustrated card cover. 240mm x 180mm (9" x 7"). [28pp]. .
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CA$48.45
Three Little Pigs
by Blegvad, Erik
London: Julia MacRae Books, 1981. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, with no marks or wear. The illustrated covers are bright, with just a touch of wear at the top of the spine. A lovely little copy.
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CA$41.49
Dancing Rhymes
by Taylor, Dorothy
United Kingdom: Ladybird Books Ltd. Very Good. 1976. Hardcover. 0721404405 . A very good Ladybird hardcover without dustwrapper in clean illustrated matt boards lightly bumped to the spine ends/corners, no writing or stamps, clean pages - a lovely copy. Originally priced at 40p. Includes 21 rhymes with words, music and actions. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Learning with Traditional Rhymes; Vol. 6; Color Illustrations .
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CA$1.73
Hey, Diddle, Diddle! (Slumbertime Series)
by Boswell, Hilda
Bridlington, Eng.: Peter Haddock. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 10.5 x 7.75. The interior is crisp and clean, without even the name of a former owner. The binding is still tight, but paper has just started to pull near the staples. The colourful pictorial covers show a bit of light wear and rubbing to edges, but are in VG condition. A very attractive copy.
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CA$13.83
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
by Opie, Iona & Peter (eds.)
New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1951. New edition, 1997. HC, no DJ. MV VG. Ex-lib w usual stamps/marks. Navy blue cloth, gilt spine titling bright, edgewear to tips, corners bumped, leaves bright, unmarked, binding sound. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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CA$27.66
The Baby's Opera: A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses, The Music by the Earliest Masters
by Crane, Walter
London: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd, 1900. Hardcover. Near Fine. Evans, Edmund. 7.5 x 7.5" 56 p.p. Illustrated paper boards with cloth spine. Colour frontis and illustrated title page + colour illustrations throughout. Wear to edges, else a near fine copy.
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CA$65.00
The Oxford Dictionary Of Nursery Rhymes
by Iona and Peter Opie
Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. Very Light wear to extremities. No dust jacket. Clothbound in black with the title in gold gilt to the spine. Black and white frontispiece and plates throughout.
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CA$60.56
The Story of the Three Little Kittens
by None Noted
New York: Merrimack. 1984. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition - Glossy Card Covers, sewn spine. Colour illustrations. Die-cut top edge. 13 pages. The Little Kittens Series. A reprint of the 'antique' book. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Softcover.
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CA$22.60
