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1	My very first mother goose more books like this by Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells A collection of more than sixty nursery rhymes including "Hey Diddle, Diddle", "Pat-a-Cake", "Little Jack Horner", and "Pussycat, Pussycat". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes more books like this by Iona A. Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor) A brand new edition of "the" classic anthology of nursery rhymes, "The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes" includes over 500 rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, and lullabies traditionally handed down to young children. With each piece Iona and Peter Opie introduce a wealth of information, noting its earliest known publication, origin, and ... see all copies from $7.49! new only from $29.92! \| first editions
3	The Classic Fairy Tales more books like this by Iona Opie, Peter Opie Presents the texts of 24 well-known fairy tales as they were first presented in English and summarizes the history of each tale, especially from the textual point of view. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.90! \| first editions \| SVS
4	I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) A collection of school yard jokes, riddles, insults, and jump rope rhymes. Watercolor, colored pencil, and ink illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Metal Craft Discovery Workshop: Create Unique Jewelry, Art Dolls, Collage Art, Keepsakes and More! more books like this by Linda O'Brien, Opie O'Brien Artists Linda and Opie O'Brien show easy ways to manipulate, emboss, twist and join metal without using complex soldering or traditional metalsmithing methods. Directions for 20 unique projects and an extensive techniques section are included. Color and black-and-white illustrations. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Here Comes Mother Goose more books like this by Iona Opie (Editor), Rosemary Wells (Illustrator) Presents more than sixty traditional nursery rhymes, including "Old Mother Hubbard, " "I'm a Little Teapot, " and "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, " accompanied by illustrations of various animals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.79! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Dictionary of Superstitions more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Moira Tatem (Editor) Is it good or bad luck to mention a pig to a fisherman? What does it portend when you break a double-yolked egg? Ranging from the familiar to the bizarre, and including everything from spells and omens to rituals and taboos, this delightfully informative dictionary covers a wide array of superstitions, touching on virtually every aspect of human ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Oxford Book of Children's Verse more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor) This anthology brings together the outstanding verse written for children over a period of five hundred years. It contains more than 300 poems written by 123 authors, and includes the rhymed precepts of medieval times. see all copies from $10.56! new only from $195.95! \| first editions
9	The treasures of childhood : books, toys and games from the Opie collection more books like this by Iona Opie, Robert Opie, Brian Alderson This book presents an entertaining social history of childhood through its literature and artifacts. The treasures themselves come from a collection assembled by Iona and Peter Opie as an accompaniment to their work in children's literature. 200 color and 40 black-and-white illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Wartime Scrapbook: From Blitz to Victory 1939--1945 more books like this by Robert Opie An extraordinary collection of wartime ephemera. see all copies from $7.98! new only from $18.91! \| first editions
11	Guillotine: The Timbers of Justice more books like this by Robert Opie The guillotine is undoubtedly the most potent image of revolutionary France, the tool whereby a whole society was 'redesigned'. Yet, what came to be seen as an instrument of terror was, paradoxically, introduced as the result of the humanitarian feelings of men intent on revising an ancient and barbaric penal code. Robert Frederick Opie takes us ... see all copies from $10.81! new only from $10.81! \| SVS
12	The Singing Game more books like this by Iona Opie, Peter Opie This volume, based on thirty years of collecting and research by two pioneers in the field of children's lore and language, presents hundreds of singing and clapping games popular with children since the Middle Ages, including such favorites as "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Lazy Mary Will You Get Up?," "Skip to My Lou," "The Muffin Man," and "Ring a ... see all copies from $13.20! first editions
13 view cover	Chihuly at the V&a more books like this by Dale Chihuly, Jennifer Hawkins Opie, Dan Klein In 1999, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London installed a Dale Chihuly Chandelier in its main entrance hall. It is the first major artwork by Chihuly to be installed in the United Kingdom. Chihuly at the V&A is a hardbound exhibition catalog of this show. More than 100 stunning color photographs do justice to Chihluy's masterworks, providing ... see all copies from $12.65! new only from $29.70! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The People in the Playground more books like this by Iona Opie For nearly 40 years, Iona Opie worked with her husband, Peter, on a notable series of books on the traditional lore of childhood, among them Children's Games in Street and Playground. As part of her fieldwork, she visited a local school playground every week, where she would write down events and conversations exactly as they happened. A ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Oxford Book of Narrative Verse more books like this by Peter Opie (Editor), Iona Opie (Editor) Succinctly called "a book of tales of various kinds, romantic, humorous, ghostly, and gory, written at any time over the past six hundred years" by the compilers, Iona Opie and the late Peter Opie, this universally-appealing collection of 59 poems presents a comprehensive literary tradition of narrative verse from Chaucer to Auden. The anthology ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.48! \| first editions
16 view cover	Lore & Language of Schoolchildren more books like this by Opie In 1959, Iona and Peter Opie published the first of their major studies of the games and customs of children. The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, the first book to uncover and thoroughly explore "the curious lore passing between children between 6-14," was based on contributions by 5,000 children from different parts of England, Scotland, and ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $9.45! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Children's Games in Street and Playground: Chasing, Catching, Seeking, Hunting, Racing, Duelling, Exerting, Daring, Guessing, Acting, Pretendin more books like this by Iona Opie, Peter Opie see all copies from $8.86! first editions
18 view cover	Little Boy Blue and other rhymes more books like this by Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells With sturdy board pages, large letters in the text, and colorful, fun illustrations of cute, furry animals, young readers can learn the familiar nursery rhyme about the little boy who blew his horn. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.73! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Drugs for the Heart: Text with Online Updates more books like this by Lionel H Opie, Bernard J Gersh, M.D. The new 6th Edition continues to be the definitive pocket-sized guide on the "hows" and "whys" of cardiovascular drugs. It provides in-depth information on all of the drug classes used to treat heart disease, and covers drug use, new drug classes, drug use for single and multiple problem management, and more. A user-friendly organization speed ... see all copies from $42.00! new only from $61.97! \| SVS
20 view cover	Sweet Memories more books like this by Robert Opie "Sweet Memories" offers a popular survey of the development of confectionery in Britain and its place in our social history. It examines the history of the principle companies and illustrates the account with posters, wrappers, and pictures of the sweets. see all copies from $11.47! new only from $11.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Oxford Book of Children's Verse more books like this by Peter Opie (Editor), Iona Opie (Editor) This anthology brings together the outstanding verse written for children over a period of five hundred years. It contains more than 300 poems written by 123 authors, and includes the rhymed precepts of medieval times, the admonitory verse of Elizabethan Puritans, the inspirational verse of Blake and Christopher Smart, the nonsense verses of ... see all copies from $15.73! new only from $59.95!
22 view cover	The 1930s Scrapbook more books like this by Robert Opie Celebrates this decade through evocative images. see all copies from $18.91! new only from $18.91! \| first editions
23	The art of the label : designs of the times more books like this by Robert Opie see all copies from $3.81! new only from $26.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	Postcards from the Nursery: The Illustrators of Children's Books and Postcards 1900-1950 more books like this by Dawn Cope, Professor Peter Cope, Robert Opie (Foreword by) Postcards from the Nursery is a tribute to the legions of children's illustrators - the renowned and the unsung heroines and heroes of children's illustra-tion in the early 20th century - when postcards were an essential communi-cations medium. They, together with mass circulation magzines, provided illustrators with a stepping stone to even ... see all copies from $43.00! new only from $49.95!
25	The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor), Joan Hassall (Illustrator) see all copies from $2.81! new only from $27.13! \| first editions \| SVS

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