POPULAR NURSERY RHYMES - MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES WITH EXPLANATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE-/VG+. No owner inscrptn,and no prIce-clip - absence of publisher's price - generally believed to be an export copy,which usually precedes the UK trade edn issues/distribution. Bright,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around,light beige background with brownlined border to multi-imaged colour illustrations to front panel with capitalised brown-lettered part-title and capitalised,black-lettered sub-title - some of the images partially and lightly sunned/faded,spine/backstrip with light sunning/fading too,and withcapitalised grey-lettered part-title and capitalised,black-lettered publisher name,rear panel with double-lined border to a pale yellow panel with a double-line bordered thumbnail colour illustration and brown-lettered Old King Cole nursery rhyme text with aforementioned accompanying colour thumbnail illustration and brown lettered explanation of the rhyme.Negligible shelf-wear to lower edges,top edges with minimal creasing and both gutter's at head of spine/backstrip with clear sellotape repair and strengthening to the pair of closed tears - no other major nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with light ageing/toning and some sporadic dust-flecking,fore-edge brighter and cleaner but with minimal sporadic blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,brown paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a dark brown headband and palin beige endpapers - front free endpaper with minimal foxing.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-160pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,100+ nursery rhymes accompanied with either profuse contemporary colour or brown+white line illustrations and if the rhyme refers to a person - a relevant sepia portrait illustration painting or photograph throughout the text and the book,and to the rear,an Index of First Lines and as last page, Acknowledgements to the many artists/illustrators used - as diverse as Kate Greenaway, Randolph Caldecott, Arthur Rackham, Mervyn Peake, Byam Shaw, Thomas Bewick, F. D. Bedford, Walter Crane, L. L. Brooke, and Charles Folkard amongst others. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation [for a book of its age and nature, i.e. a child's/reference book.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them,it really is still an acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Long ago the catchy rhymes,known to us now as nursery rhymes,passed fromthe topical,often political jingle,into traditional children's literature.here they have remained,often handed down orally,or surviving in early printed editions. Over a hundred of the best loved and most familiar nursery rhymes have been chosen for inclusion in this book.Each one is illustrated by drawings taken from the earliest editions or by the work of such time honoured children's book illustrators as Kate Greenaway, Randolph Caldecott, Arthur rackham and Mervyn Peake.The possible origin and meaning of each rhyme is discussed in fascinating notes which appear on the same page as the rhyme. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **