About this title: 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, black sheep', 'Dance to your daddy', 'Jack and Jill', and 'Old Mother Hubbard'. With each item comes a unique set of historical and bibliographical notes that record the earliest known publication of each piece, describe the circumstances of its origin, ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1951
ISBN-13:9780198691112ISBN:0198691114
Description: Good. Paperback edition. Very minor shelfware to the cover. Otherwise a good book Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London, UK
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good in Good jacket. Dust jacket condition: Good. Retired library book with usual library markings. Else VG. Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. THIS DICTIONARY brings together more than 500 rhymes and songs traditionally taught to young children, and studies their individual histories; their age, origins, first appearances in print or manuscript, oral and written development, literary associations, social uses, variations, and parallels in other languages. A general ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very Good- in Very Good- jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 467 pp., DJ has light shelfwear and soiled, Price clipped, Spine sunned lightly, Internally Clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford (Clarendon Press), London
Date Published: 1951
Description: Fair jacket. Oxford (Clarendon Press). London, 1951. First Edition. More than 500 rhymes and sons traditionally handed down to young people. Very Good in blue cloth in a Poor-Fair dust jacket, edge chips, clcosed tears. Interanlly very good. Illustrated. Thick octavo. 467p. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Softback Preview, London
Date Published: 1992
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A Pot-pourri compiled by the Opies drawing on their enormous collection of children's books, reprint in soft cover format, 8vo, 467pp, photo reproductions, card covers, VG+ Copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1992
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: "New Edition"
Binding: Hardcover. First Printing
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780198600886ISBN:0198600887
Description: As New in As New dust jacket. 9780198600886. No defects in book or jacket; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread, dust jacket now protected by clear mylar sleeve. More than 500 rhymes, songes and riddles are listed, described, and analyzed. A handsome copy. 8vo-8" to 9" tall. 559 pages. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Date Published: 1952
Description: Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket. Feps slightly browned; minor bumping to spine; dust jacket a little worn at edges with slight browning. Dust jacket protected in removable clear film. read more
Edition: Revised Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A Pot-pourri compiled by the Opies drawing on their enormous collection of children's books, reprint with revisions, 8vo, 467pp, photo reproductions, previous owner's name to ffep o/w VG+ Copy in dust-darkened DJ with one snag to spine but no loss. read more
Description: Description: xxvii, 467 p. illus. 24 cm. Subjects: Nursery rhymes. Fine cloth copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 467. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780198600886ISBN:0198600887
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 592 pages. (588 pages) the second revised edition of this dictionary bringing together over 500 nursery rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, lullabies, and rhyming alphabets traditionally handed on to young children. this book incorporates results of recent scholarsh1p and includes a new essay on the singing tradition of nursery rhymes. each item comes with extensive notes. frontispiece, black and white illustrations (Hardback) read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1952
Description: Good +/Good. Used Spine is bumped at tail, corners are rubbed, d/j is grubby and sun darkened overall and more so on spine, page block is uneven and tanned, clear and tight throughout. read more
Edition: 2 Rev ed
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press (United Kingdom)
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780198600886ISBN:0198600887
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 216 High by 138 Wide by 38 deep in mm. (592) 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, black sheep', 'dance to your daddy', 'jack and jill', and 'old mother hubbard'. with ... read more
Edition: Reprint, 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1951
ISBN-13:9780198691112ISBN:0198691114
Description: Very Good in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cloth, gilt, xxvii, 467 pp., illus., indexes; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. One corner lightly bumped, else fine. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "The classic anthology of nursery rhymes--over 500 rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, and lullabies traditionally handed down to young children. Included are all of your favorites, ranging from 'Yankee Doodle Came to Town' and 'A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go' to 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, ' ... read more
Description: Description: xxvii, 467 p. illus. 24 cm. Subjects: Nursery rhymes. Fine cloth copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. read more
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