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1	The Classic Fairy Tales more books like this by Iona Archibald Opie, Peter Opie We have all been enchanted, enthralled and even terrified by fairy tales, and no child is brought up without learning the story of Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood. The most popular tales have long histories, over which successive editors have not only shortened and sentimentalized them but also slanted them according to the demands of time. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.90! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes more books like this by Iona A. Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor) This classic dictionary brings together over 500 nursery rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, lullabies, and rhyming alphabets traditionally handed on to young children. All the items have been arranged alphabetically, from 'A was an apple-pie' to 'Yankee Doodle came to town' and include such favourites as 'A frog he would a-wooing go', 'Baa, baa, ... see all copies from $4.36! new only from $25.97! \| first editions
3	Babies: An Unsentimental Anthology more books like this by Iona Archibald Opie see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| first editions
4	Childrens Games in Street and Playground: Volume 1: Chasing, Catching, Seeking more books like this by Iona Archibald Opie, Peter Mason Opie Perhaps this book should come with a warning to parents: within these pages, children deliberately scare each other, ritually hurt each other, take foolish risks, promote fights, and play ten against one. And yet throughout, they consistently observe their own sense of fair play. 'During the past fifty years, shelf-loads of books have been written ... see all copies from $15.41! new only from $15.41!
5	Children's games more books like this by Iona Archibald Opie, Peter Opie see all copies from $11.38! first editions
6	Three centuries of nursery rhymes and poetry for children: [catalogue of] an exhibition held at the National Book League, May 1973 more books like this by Iona Archibald Opie, Peter Opie, National Book League (Great Britain) see all copies from $10.00! signed copies \| first editions
7	Three centuries of nursery rhymes and poetry for children more books like this by Iona Archibald Opie, Sir Ronald Syme see all copies from $23.75! signed copies \| first editions
8	Childrens Games in Street and Playground: Volume 2: Hunting, Racing, Duelling, Exerting, Daring, Guessing, Acting, Pretending more books like this by Iona Archibald Opie, Peter Mason Opie Perhaps this book should come with a warning to parents: within these pages, children deliberately scare each other, ritually hurt each other, take foolish risks, promote fights, and play ten against one. And yet throughout, they consistently observe their own sense of fair play. 'During the past fifty years, shelf-loads of books have been written ... see all copies from $15.33! new only from $15.33!
9	The lore and language of school-children more books like this by Iona Archibald Opie, Peter Opie see all copies from $6.50!

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