In the early part of the nineteenth century, exquisite booklets were produced for children that were equally appreciated by intellectuals. Their contents, along with a reprint of the earliest known collection of limericks, other nonsenses, metrical alphabets, a pictorial grammar, and more, with almost 400 color drawings, are gathered here.
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In the early part of the nineteenth century, exquisite booklets were produced for children that were equally appreciated by intellectuals. Their contents, along with a reprint of the earliest known collection of limericks, other nonsenses, metrical alphabets, a pictorial grammar, and more, with almost 400 color drawings, are gathered here.
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Used-Very Good. Good hardback in VG price-clipped dustjacket. 1st edition, 1980. Title page & copyright page stained, otherwise VG; dj spine slightly faded; short tear in top edge of back panel (no loss).
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. A pot-pourri devised by the Opies drawing on their enormous collection of children's books, 1st edition thus, 4to, 128pp, with colour and b/w line illustrations taken from classic editions of fairy tales, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN: 0192122134.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN: 0192122134.
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1980. Oxford. First. Book: Near Fine. Dj: Near Fine. 12x8.5. 128pp. Colour frontis. Dark red end papers. A book of wonderful colour pictures. This volume, the celebration of an epoch, brings together the contents of more than a score of these booklets, including classics like The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard, The History of the House that Jack Built, and the alliterative Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation. The traditional tale of the Old Woman and her Pig appears here with the embellishments that caught the eye of the poet John Clare. Three metrical alphabets are reproduced with the 'fat black letters' that Dickens admired.
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Very Good jacket. Oxford University Press 1980. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Unclipped Dust Jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
