CHILDREN'S SINGING GAMES. Illustrated and arranged by Eleanor Withey Willard by WILLARD, ELEANOR WITHEY - 1895

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-03-04. Paperback. Good.

London/New York, Stokes, 2nd edition 1895. hbk 2nd edition square 8vo 67pp + advertisement (Michigan Trust Company, Grand Rapids) no dj as issued brown embossed and gilt-decorated boards lightly rubbed at extremities and now in a custom acetate jacket illus b+w drawings, music scores front hinge cracked some occasional spotting and rubbing to pages scarce in this early edition of this charming book

London: Frederick A Stokes. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1895. Second Edition. Hardcover. Large square 8vo; brown cloth cover with gold gilt outlines of children playing on cover; black writing on cover; some wear to cover corners and spine ends; fep has closed tear of approx 2 inches and large name written on, presumably previous owner; occasional mark on pages; centrefold has become detached; 67pp; advert at rear for The Michigan Trust Company; inside rear cover has foxing; Contains 12 children's singing games, giving first a page note about the game, then a page of directions how to play the game and then an illustrated few pages of music and words. Games are London Bridge, Soldier Soldier, Looby Loo; oats, pease, beans; round and round the village; here we go round the mulberry bush; little Sallie Waters; Green Grass; Uncle John is very sick; I'll give to you a paper of pins; Jenny Jones; the needle's eye; ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

Frederick A. Stokes, London, 1895. First edition.. Hardback.. Black and White illustrations. Very Good (-), without dust jacket. No owner's markings. Front cover has charming gilt illustration. Rear cover stained.