A beloved classic of children's poetry Only the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young, wrote Walter de la Mare, and this handsome reissue of Rhymes and Verses, an anthology of all his poems for children, does indeed offer the rarest kind of best to a new generation of young people. De la Mare's verse recaptures the direct appeal of the nursery rhyme in poems of amazing variety, poems marked by charm and freshness and an irresistible rhythmic force and immediacy. They should be part of every ...
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A beloved classic of children's poetry Only the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young, wrote Walter de la Mare, and this handsome reissue of Rhymes and Verses, an anthology of all his poems for children, does indeed offer the rarest kind of best to a new generation of young people. De la Mare's verse recaptures the direct appeal of the nursery rhyme in poems of amazing variety, poems marked by charm and freshness and an irresistible rhythmic force and immediacy. They should be part of every child's reading experience.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 351. 351 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. Jacket not price clipped. First Edition / First Printing of the 2002 publication. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2.
