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1907 Thirty Old-Time Nursery Songs
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The first edition of this work.
A collection of classic nursery rhymes for children set to music, including: Old King Cole, Hey Diddle Diddle, Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Little Bo-Peep, and many more.
Arranged by Joseph Moorat, a British composer and author.
Illustrated by Paul Vincent Woodroffe, a British book illustrator and stained-glass artist.
Undated; dated 1907 via the British Library.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Head of rear joint starting, with board somewhat tender. Front hinge tenderly held. Tide marks to rear board. Front board age toned, with significant spotting to perimeters. Small loss to tail of fore edge of front board. Diagonal crack to tail of fore edge of front board. Internally, binding a touch tender. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd light handling mark. Child pencil inscriptions to three leaves.
Good
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